In the 8500 5 mph paced farm class. Lot of the boys were pulling in second and were running out of snot, so I went down the tractor in 1st high and a screaming pace of 3.3 and about 230 dropped to 1st low. Interesting track as the end goes uphill so the sled really digs in and kills any momentum you had. Here is the video link:
Got beat out by a couple tractors but one was a beautiful D19 diesel, so didn't feel too bad about that. Also pulled in the 7000 paced farm but should have did some things different as I took 8th out of 12. I think there was 14 or 15 tractors in the 8500 class so I felt good about my pull. Not bad for a tractor that I bought with a bad clutch, and alot of other worn out stuff. This tractor's hour meter no longer works and it rolled over 10000 when and alot of change before it stopped so you can imagine the amount of hours it has on it. Got things together enough to make six total pulls this year and placed in three of them with a second, third, and fourth. Was looking for some recommendations of what to do in the offseason. I am gonna take the head off for sure and have it gone through as I know I have some worn valve guides etc. so it definately needs some attention. Looking for some other ideas like would this engine benefit from some cam lobe work like Barney Taylor does to the WC/WD/WD45 engines? I will most likely tear down the rear end as well and go through bearings etc. because this tractor has alot of hours and wear on it. I think if I could get some more power out of it without going crazy and just getting the engine running top notch, I think I could really have a good competitive tractor for this coming year. What would you guys recommend? Unless I find another pull close by I have alot of time to start tinkering with this thing before next year.
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