Tunica Question

[Bouncer]

Should a feller like myself that pulls a Farmall M in Pure Stock un-cut tire classes even entertain the thought of going to Tunica to pull? The rules seem to be the same as I pull with around home here, but just wondering how much motor most guys are running in the uncut tire classes down there. It says pre-1960 tractors with stock engines in Farm Stock 1, but we all know how "stock" goes.

Thanks for any input!

 

[colekicker]

I pull a bone stock Super M. I think I did well in the 5500 FS1 class last year. I put 16.9x38s on for Tunica. It normally runs 15.5s.
If your motor isn't fresh, it will be tough. Some people slip stroked tractors into FS1 and run big bores with stock stroke. The only way to stop this would be to measure cylinder volume.
Its just like any other pull you go to. I am planning on going again, but I think I will take a different tractor.

What I think will be interesting this year is 18.4s allowed in all classes. Keeping under the speed limit will be hard for many tractors unless they have a really slow first gear.

I feel that Tunica has the best competition out of any antique tractor pull I have ever been to. It is also one of the smoothest running pulls you will ever see. Just like Lamont said below, there is no where you can go see 1000-1200 hooks in 3 days.

 

[Bouncer]

I just talked to my pulling buddy and we are going to come. We are used to getting beat, so it won't bother us to get beat in MS either. lol We are bringing his John Deere A and I am going to bring my M. We are in it for fun and as long as we have fun, that's all that matters. We are looking forward to seeing the 8 and 12mph tractors run, since 5mph is about as fast as it goes around here.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[colekicker]

Its a great time and the Mean Green guys do one heck of a job. The Fitz is a good casino. The rooms are top notch.
I will say this, pack some insulated coveralls. I didn't my first year and just about froze to death.

 

[bobidan]

a big portion of tractors that normally pull in antique and modified classes in their part of the country will throw on a set of deep treads and pull farm stock dont know if you are running cast centers or not but where i pull you cant put pressed rims on an M and still pull farmstock now with that being said i look forward to going all year long and i will have my "farmstock" M there with cast centers and 13.6 tires i dont really stand a chance but if im gonna be there for 3 days i might as well play and hey if you get beat at least it was by the best tractors in the country

 

[Ol Gray A]

Those folks swapping tires are not from our part of the country.

 

[Ol Gray A]

You will freeze one year and sweat the next. Can't ever tell what the weather will be.

 

[Bouncer]

I run cast centers as well, because rules state so.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I wish such a place existed. One where you could pull your true farm stock and be competitive. I wish you couldnt enter a tractor in a class below its shipping weight. All tractors dynoed those that qaulified as stock pull farm stock. Those that dont pull modified. Now that would be a pull.

 

[colekicker]

Ol Gray A, maybe I just have terrible luck. I came in 2007 and 2009.
Worst was 2007 when I left my jacket hanging in the house. My spare had gotten taken out of the truck for some reason.
2009 was pretty dang cold too though. Made sure I was prepared though.......jacket, coveralls, long johns, long sleeve shirts.

 

[Lamont]

I plan to be there with my Case 400, "Ruff-N-Raggid," with stock engine, complete with anti-fouler on the plug in cylinder #1. I do run pressed steel wheels with 13.6 X 38s and I've done a few more things to lighten it up. Don't feel like I did too bad last year as that was the very first time I hooked it to a sled. 5500 FS1 left me almost at the bottom, but 6500 and 7500 FS1 turned out better just being only a couple of feet out of the money and well into the top 1/3 of the class. I go for the fun; really don't have the $$$$ and time it takes to take the class at an event like this one. Who knows? I might hit the right combination sometime and come out on top. When you pull in classes that consistently have 30 to 65 tractors from 15 or 20 states, you're gonna get beat more than you win. It's always been worth every penny I've spent going to this one.

 

[ncpapaul]

Absolutely try to make Tunica, in Farm Stock or whatever class. It is a real class event that runs well and is run by nice folks. You also get to see a lot of tractors from way off that you normally won't see and meet some new pullers, most all of em good guys. Great facilities and bring your cold weather clothes. Paul in Mississippi

 

[Ollie Pulller]

Bouncer,
This is an event you will never forget, first year we went, we just watched didn't take our tractors. Figured out real quick, we should have brought our tractors. I think that was in about 03 or 04. Have been ther every year since with our tractors. Lay back have fun, you may be very surprised with the results.

See you there,
Smith Pulling Team

 

[Pulling39]

Why did the pay outs drop in all the classes and King of the Hill? for the 7250???

 

[Hillbilly Hooker]

Depression!!!we didnt get any of the bailout money. H.H.

 

[560-M]

Did Fitz Casno Cut Back On The Money? They Have Been Donateing $15,000.00.

 

[Lamont]

If costs keep increasing while income remains the same, cuts have to be made somewhere. I think they (Mean Green) played it right by NOT increasing hook fees and making some cuts in the payouts. The facility dang sure ain't cheap along with insurance, advertising, sled rental, scale rental, computer/other equipment, etc. These costs for an event on a scale of this size add up in a hurry. Trust common sense on this one. Ain't NOBODY gettin' rich. Like I said earlier, the hook fee is the same. For people like me who don't have to worry about being up there high enough to get a payout, my costs overall won't change much at all. LOL!

 

[Big R]

Bouncer, It is alot of fun...We drive up from South Texas every year and wouldn"t miss it for the world. But, it does look like a carhart convention.