Josh in Pa
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I restored an Oliver super 88 gas last winter. It has m&w 3-7/8 pistons,and 1600 manifolds and carburetor. It has new 14.9-38's, but they are the older 45 degree style. It also has a wide front. Cast wheels all around, no wheel weights or fluid. I am guessing it's between 5500-6000, but need to verify. The pull at the fair is for "stock" tractors and they have 3.5 and 5 mph classes. I was going to use the factory drawbar, with a bolt on plow loop. I have pulled one time before, many years ago on an Oliver 77. What drawbar length should I try? I thought a longer drawbar, because the wide front and cast front wheels put a lot of weight up front? How about tire pressure? And should I try 3.5 or 5 mph classes? I thought maybe 5, I was thinking a super 88 would be more powerful than a lot of the tractors in the 6000 lb range. It seems a lot of guys with similar sized tractors weight up for 7500. How about practice? I have some much bigger tractors on the farm. I was going to rig up something that would approximate the chain angle on the sled, hook it to the front of a larger tractor and have someone ride the brakes on the larger tractor to see how it pulled. Is there a better idea? Thank you,
Josh
Josh