tunica rules

[Anonymous-0]

I went to tunica for first time. On website they talk severly about safety, particularly on wheeliebars. It says that they must be pads with a certain square inch size. Why do people use tires on wheelie bars? Obviously the contact area on a round circle is not same....especially on a loose track. This is a safety rule that some people ignore. Kind of makes one wonder what rules people break to gain an edge.

 

[Oliver88Fleetline]

I am not one that uses the wheels because I think it looks bad, but I always thought it was to prevent excess friction in a sense. The wheels would roll where as the pads will drag.

 

[The Dukester]

Yeah but, what could be wrong with wheels as long as they have adequate capacity, are properly positioned and a footprint large enough to prevent sinking on the average track and/or track conditions?...Actually pads need the same capacity. Neither wheels or pads can guarantee holding up on any track condition. For example, what if the pad or wheel falls into a softly filled hole or rut? You gotta be reasonable about what to expect from wheelie bars...with wheels or pads.
I will say this.....you can't expect wheelie bars with handtruck, wheelbarrow, or light equipment wheels with hard rubber or pneumatic tires, on them to be adequate...and you do sometimes see such equipment. Such "token" equipment shouldn't be allowed.

 

[jims dandy]

ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY

 

[Lamont]

Excuse me again. Would you like some cheese with that WHINE?

I know you didn't ask for it, but let me give you a little free advice, and remember, no one asked for your thoughts either.

ADVICE:
1. If you go to someone else's place and don't like the people there or the way things are conducted, just leave and don't forget that you didn't like that place or those people.

2. Don't go back. Chances are both parties will be happier.

3. Don't badmouth the place or the people. Give other folks the same option that you had to make up their mind whether they like it and/or the people.

4. Get over getting beat. It's a game.

 

[big confederate]

AMEN BROTHER JEFF!!!

 

[Anonymous-0]

I amen you totally Lamont, we are from missouri and make the trip every year. When the aluminum rule for farm stock 1 came about i moved up to fs2, when the rule for size of wheely pads came about we welded larger pads on (took about 15 minutes). Tunica is the one I look forward to all year its well run people are polite competiton is the best of the best. You know this is a once a year pull if you really want to go you got 365 days to get ready,If you dont go or dont like it if you do then dont go back. I am sure the other hundreds of us will not miss you.If I would have a problem or question about anything I would address it at the drivers meeting at the part where Mr Benett says, (any questions)not on this forum. I myself am already looking forward to next year. Kevin McClung.

 

[TravisM]

never been to tunica, don't know what the rules say, but if it says 5 in. by 5 in. pads then thats what everything should have. If it doesn't than it shouldn't pull.

 

[NOS88]

My opinion. Rules are rules. I f it dont match the rules it shouldnt pull. I ve had to make mine match the rules at the pull before.

 

[NOS88]

My opinion. Rules are rules. I f it dont match the rules it shouldnt pull. I ve had to make mine match the rules at the pull before.

 

[GR Gold]

I would think that if either were on the ground at the end of the pull, it wasn't a good pull anyhow.

 

[Anonymous-0]

kevin was wondering where your buddy was that has the good pulling h

 

[Dusty770]

Make your tractor fit the rules and go have fun, thats what its all about.

 

[Lamont]

Congratulations on your first trip to the biggest antique tractor pull between Venus and Mars. It's the biggest because tractor pullers like it!

I went back to the Mean Green website, and while did notice the rules on the wheelie bars, I did NOT notice any "severe" talking.

If you want to know why people put wheels on their wheelie bars it would be easy to walk up them and say, "Excuse me, I notice you have wheels on you wheelie bars. What's the idea behind that?" They'll probably tell you.

To the next point, I noticed you wrote "a round circle." Is there any other kind of circle?

Assuming you were referring to the wheels on the wheelie bars, the actual "contact area" between the wheel and track is greater on a loose track than on a hard track.

The safety rule of "wheelie bars" was addressed; not ignored.

If you wonder what rules some people are willing to ignore to get a certain edge, again, I suggest you simply ask, "Excuse me. What rules do you break to gain an edge?" They'll probably tell you something. It may not be the truth, but...

Now, let me give you my opinion on this issue. There are some rules that need to be overstated to help assure that all reach a certain safety level. Let me give you a "for instance." Have you ever noticed out on the highway that when you come into a curve, the highway commission requires signs to be posted listing a "maximum safe speed." Now, do you enter that curve that has a posted maximum safe speed of 45 MPH going 45? I don't. I know that I can take that curve fairly easy between 50 and 55, and that's exactly what I do. See what I mean? If the rule didn't say "5 inch square minimum," some pullers would come in there with insufficient pad sizes, or at least questionable pads anyway. If you don't understand by now, you probably won't ever understand. I hope this helps.

 

[6pack]

If safety was that big of an issue, we would have seen fenders on all tractors! Pads or wheels who cares? long as they are built properly and not held on by tie wraps (actually seen that once) tell me where these "illegal tractors" finished. Tractor pulling has evolved to he who has most money wins and can stretch the rules the longest! Perhaps next time you can take some pics of them to show everybody.

 

[Kip-Utah]

I have a couple of tractors with heavy cast steel roller bearing wheels on my "tip bars", like you would see on a freight cart. I like these when loading, driving up the scale ramp etc. They roll rather than drag when they make contact. I though no one would ever ask!! Kip

 

[Anonymous-0]

Massey, My buddy with the H had some family sickness pretty serious, he wished to be there and really missed it.

 

[Anonymous-0]

So when do wheeliebars make difference on how far a tractor pulls? If that the reason you think you lost a pull you should wake up!! Stop IT!!!