Time to remove cab.

Have her new shoes on. Started taking cab off this morning. Hard decision when the cab is in such great shape! Any cab removal tips welcome. Will be converting to open station.

I believe he is turning it into a pulling tractor.

Step 1. Disconnect batteries

Step 2. find fire extinguisher FAST if Step #1 not done....

Step 3. Kick yourself for not following step #1 and #2.....

3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112
Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor)

Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water

Cabs not allowed on pullers?

I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science.

The mirrors were not factory installed, they were added by the dealer or purchased from a dealer and then added.

They don't like narrow fronts at pulls in anything over 9000. Some would let you but many wont. I know a guy with a 7020 narrow. I already removed 3 point and removed smaller tank.

I hate to see that. Looks like a nice old tractor that could still do a lot of work.

Isn’t the cab rather integral to the integrity of the frame? Is this commonly done?

I see both sides of it. I like original, undisturbed, unabused tractors, myself.. I bought a spotless 190 XT last year to take pulling, but I didn’t have the heart to tear it apart. I left the PTO and hydraulics on this tractor with the intention of getting fieldwork out of it and dual purposing as a pulling tractor. I don’t like the abuse anymore than some of you, but there is another element to the story.. I have an 81-year-old father, who is having trouble getting around but always loved the entertainment of tractor pulling.. I have a 19-year-old son who has gotten himself in trouble and struggles to find common ground with me or his grandpa. I have a nine-year-old son who loves anything to do with grandpa, dad, his brother, tractors, and farming.. I had a grandfather who worked at Allis Chalmers in the 60s. I realize now that there is very few activities that can bring us four boys together better than tractor pulling. This tractor will secure at least four or five weekends next summer where I know that my father and two sons will be together with me with smiiling faces. I wanted to buy a heavier, tractor and strip the weight down instead of a lighter tractor and boosting horsepower and abusing the lighter drive train.. I saved every bolt washer and cotter pin. I took off this tractor and put it in a crate.. We also have seven other Allis’ that do fieldwork. I get what you’re saying though.

Mattman, it’s your tractor, so you do as you want with it… Hope ALL the men in your family enjoy your new 7040 pulling tractor. Thanks for sharing about pulling challenges/rules & your family history. Congratulations for having a grandfather that was employed by AC. What/where/when did he do/work at AC? I’ve never tractor pulled myself, but it’s dynamics are way cool. Please keep us updated as the 7040 progression.

Edited by AC7060IL - 21 Oct 2024 at 8:45pm

some one not long ago had one with the cab rusted out

SteveM C/IL wrote:

Cab is separate from tractor no relation to structural integrity

Ok. I wonder what conversation I’m thinking of…..

Way back in the mid 1960s when I fist became aquatinted with tractor pulling a fellow told me 3 basic things to do well at tractor pulling. They have served me well to having top performing tractors in every class and division the I've pulled in.

#1 have the lightest tractor that you can

#2 have the most power possible with that tractor

#3 go as fast as possible

Over the years I have seen many that just think weighting a big tractor up is the thing. I've seen times when the same group of tractors in in both a 10,000 pound class as a 14,000 pound class and with the sled set the same the 14,000 pounders didn't go as far as the same bunch did at 10,000 pounds. At the other end of the scale I've seen those the always do well with a heavy tractor get beat consistently with their lightweight tractor by a better driver. Anyone can get a big heavy tractor down the track, however skill is needed to consistently do well with a light tractor.

If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere.
Real pullers don't have speed limits.
If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY

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