Stock tractor pulling question

 I seem to be the only one here that has only pulled stock tractors, and had fun doing it.

I have done that also..fun to beat the big $$..my Jeep was like that, bone stock..at first and was protested. After they seen the head bolts heads were all but rusted off, the guy said he screwed up and I got an extra 100 bucks that day of his money.  It is fun just trying to squeek that last tenth of an inch over the next guy

Pull a stock WD-45 at antique pulls, usually does pretty good against 20-30 tractors, brought home a lot of 1st-3rd place trophies. I love pulling, no matter what it is, I usually hit about 20 some pulls a year, sometimes two in one day, pull the WD and WD-45 during the day, then go home, throw all the weights on the 190XT, and pull that the same night. It always fun and relaxing. Also pull another WD-45 with duals, that's always fun too!

Carl

I bought a rough old straight 190 back in 1990 , put good Safemark tires on it, 18.4-34,s and went farm pulling, i always read the track good and took that old 190 to 1 st place a bunch of times !!!That was great as most guys were blowin + going, that ole 190 just cruised right thru! ! Farm/ stock pulling is fun as long as the players arent bending rules too much!

GAry, we finally invested in the speed control for our sled so for the 2013 season we will have a MPH limit, not sure what that is yet......

 Don ,our club years ago was 4 or 4.5.... was lowered to 3.5 because more big tractors were abusing the transfer sled. Your clubs sled is stout, I would like to see 4mph.  BTW , I always thought your second gear rule was fair for all.

Some places I go have the 1st gear rule which I like

With one exception all of our pullers are really just well tuned stockers with nothing more exotic than using a CA governor spring on our B and C. The exception is still nothing too wild, just a styled WC with high-crop gears & a WD45 engine turning about 2000 rpm. Even this one has uncut stock size tires on the original 8" wide rims. We run either 3mph or 4.5 mph farm stock. Dad has won lots of hardware with a bone stock 37 WC that even runs a mis-matched set of tires (one 33 degree Firestone & one 45 degree Goodyear). We have blast with our stockers!! Kip

Around here most stock classes for the lighter weight tractors like we're talking about here is 4 mph.  We typically have hard clay trackd and short chains.  A good running WD45 can be killed in low gear more times than not.

I've got sharp 38" tires on mine, in low gear it will hit 4 mph and need to be held back a little, but it'll power out probably half the time. Engine isn't anything to special, 11.25 to 1 compression 240 CID with some head, manifold and carb work and a stock cam degreed in differently, Murphys rockers.  No idea if it's got 50 hp or 70.  Probably never go on a dyno to find out either, never had a timeing light but I do have a vac gauge in the intake manifold plugging the hole.

 

It's beat up on much bigger engines, but it's been beat by some pretty stock ones also.  Sometimes a little shorter tire lets them crawl further before killing.  It's alwayse fun to take it and see how it'll do.  A guy can get 2nd in a class of 25 one day, and 4th in a class of 7 another day.

 

I don't like gear rules, but I see the point sometimes, say I have a WC with tall tires and in low gear it'll go pretty fast compared to a D-17 in low gear.  At the end of the day though it's best to have a few drinks and bs with friends.  If the winner buys with the $20 he won, we all still donate to the Lions Club, FFA or whoever at the end of the day.  

you're absolutly right Gary.  Good gas and retarded timeing really help it lug.  It also stays up top a little longer with a little higher compression, which depending on can help.  It just gets further down the track before it needs to lug.

Edited by wi50 - 20 Dec 2012 at 9:55am

I have done rather well with my D19 and I know that it is just stock.   Pulling in the 7500 to 8500 paced classes, most of them non turbo.  I'm sure there are some tractors in there that are "souped" up a bit, but I am running stock. I did put dished rims on the back with 18.4 x 38's on the back as that's as big as we are allowed to run and I found a D19 narrow front for it and have a set of six bolt 15" rims/tires on it.   And weight brackets to add weight to get up to 8500.  I have been pulling in 1st high and most of the time, I lose enough juice at the end, that I go down to 1st low and finish.   Out of six times pulling last year, I think I placed 2nd once and 3rd twice.   Not bad for the first year and I'm still shaking out bugs.   This winter the head is getting pulled off as it needs a good valve job and valve guides.   I will also tear into the transmission and go over some things and make sure it is all up to snuf.   I guess I could cheat like the rest but I am more then happy with it's performance just the way it is. 

Edited by ChuckLuedtkeSEWI - 20 Dec 2012 at 12:43pm

 I know its wishfull thinking , but I was hoping not to hear from the peanut gallery.......

Mrgoodwrench wrote: i think he's got the math right on this one...but higher comp. brings more hassels with it after a point and too much lug with high comp can detonate and go bad in a hurry

Its why I run methanol theres a remedy to every problem

Edited by mlpankey - 21 Dec 2012 at 9:59am

I hear ya Dave. Seems like such a pro, but nothing to show.

Pank, this says stock tractor pulling question. You have no reason to be taking over this thread either. Leave to us who actually pull and pull with stock tractors.

Thanks Much.
Carl

Come on guys, think just a little. When you're 90 to 100 feet BACK from the leaders does anyone care what you do?

In my past experiences people care about the winners, some help the loosers when the loosers deserve help. When they don't though they get laughed at and take up lie telling on the "net.

This keyboard commando clown isn't worth any one of our time anymore. He's skipped from one lie to another. The peanut gallery is reguarded as the back seats or people who's opinions are insignificant........

Back on topic (and a little story telling) though I must be the worst driver ever trying to go 4 mph and pay attention to tires, brakes, letting off to maintain traction etc. I drive an NTPA alcohol light super stock tractor and it's easier than trying to figure out a "stock" tractor. Put all the weight you can on the front and set the drawbar to where you hope to be able to controll it for that track. Set the seat so I can stiff leg the clutch, hold the brakes for all they are worth. Push the go stick ahead and she'll go when ready. 2 seconds in the tires hook, the front lifts and then hopefully sit back and enjoy the ride. Tap brakes verry early for slight steering corrections, to late and you go all over the place.

Edited by wi50 - 22 Dec 2012 at 6:24am