Little more RPM's for the B

Might do my first pull this weekend, 3,000lbs class.
I thought I would bump up the RPM's a bit to get an HP or 2, at least to get within CA territory. What do I need to adjust to do this? Just swap out the governor spring with a CA one?

You can go to the hardware store and get what is called a cot spring. That is the next thing to stringing a wire. If you are pulling a transfer sled the extra rpm's you get won't help much. You get extra horse power only if you can maintain the higher rpm's unless you have changed to a larger bore or stroke or both. The only way you will be able to maintain the extra rpm's is if you spin in the 3000 pound class.  

Find some more weight and don't get the drawbar above 15 inches. The front comes up to easy if you don't have a lot of weight on the front. I pulled the C at 13 inches. I used spacers under or over the drawbar to bolt the clevis fast to get the bet balance height. Hook low on a big tree with about six foot between the tree and clevis where you can get good traction to test the balance. Set the rear tire pressure at about 6 pounds. That way when the tractor starts to pull down you will already know how it will react.  You will be pulling against other tractors that will be at 3005 if they can get away with it. 

When I was pulling I bought as many hooks as they would let me buy and went down the track with different drawbar settings as well as different air pressures. I also watched the tires on the sled as well as the tires on the other pullers. You can some times get an advantage going where the others have not gone. Other times you will want to be in the longest pull ahead of you exact tracks to get a inch or two longer pull.

Bottom line be aware of all that is happening and by all means have fun.
It is always more fun to win than lose but you can have fun when not winning by learning. I always went home happy.


Edited by Dick L - 07 Jun 2010 at 6:56am

Hey Wes, I didn't know about Weyers Cave, they have their Annual pull then?