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allischalmerguy 
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 Topic: A few photos of some tractors at Sigourney on Sat.
Posted: 19 Mar 2016 at 6:08pm |
I had the opportunity to get down to the Sigourney Iowa Tractor pull today (Saturday, March 19, 2016) for a few hours. I had never been there before. And I don't think I have ever been to a place where there were so many puller tractors either. I would like to have stayed longer. It was a bit nippy this morning. Thanks to Dr. Allis for putting up with me and some of my questions. It is really neat to talk to a guy who has been pulling for over 40 years and knows the sport inside and out. I did not get a photo of Dr. Allis D17 though..I don't know why I missed that! I hope this works to share some photos from this directory on photobucket-- click here to see photosPastor Mike
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allischalmerguy
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Posted: 19 Mar 2016 at 8:34pm |
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Photos of some of the ACs there are more towards the end of the slideshow.
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Posted: 19 Mar 2016 at 8:50pm |
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what class are they in ? how many weight classes ? how many rpms , speed ? tractor pulling out here is almost non existant around here when you say tractor pulling they say whats that some kind of racing with a tractor
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Posted: 19 Mar 2016 at 9:12pm |
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They have a list of rules I am sure..some tractor pulling groups have different rules.....others on the forum will chime in I hope. I know there is weight classes from like 3000 lbs to 10 to 12 thousand lbs. It depends on the class as to what tires they can run, what height the drawbar can be and how many rpms they can run...and the speed they can go. I know one of the classes they had at Sigourney was the Antique classes for some different weights too...the tractor had to be so old. ..
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Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 7:46am |
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Looks like a lot of "poor farmers" have plenty of money to buy those aluminum rims. The only ones around here that can afford them are the dairy farmers that were paid with our tax dollars to go out of business.
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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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Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 12:25pm |
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Yup always have money for - important stuff-
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Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 1:21pm |
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that is my wd 45. head gasket gave out on the 4500# class. had it hooked to the track but ,couldnt getr done, thanks for posting
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Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 1:27pm |
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Thanks for posting the pictures. It's fun to see the personal touches on them.
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Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 4:14pm |
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Just to defend some of the pullers,,, many did not look that nice. You only saw some of the nicer ones. There is a bunch of them that didn't have the big shiney alum wheels..including many of the Allis Chalmers tractors. I suppose some of the farmers who do farm, can take the tractor for a tax deduction for part of it if they take and disk or mow once a year with it...LOL!
Phil Brown sorry to hear that about your head gasket. Your son did a good job driving. You have a real nice looking tractor. So does Mr. Allis. There were a bunch of WC pullers there.
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HaroldOmaha
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Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 9:21pm |
Speaking of Sigourney, Ia. they have a large Oliver Museum there. Lot of the large muscle tractors. Well worth the visit.
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Posted: 21 Mar 2016 at 9:04pm |
 PaulB wrote:
Looks like a lot of "poor farmers" have plenty of money to buy those aluminum rims. The only ones around here that can afford them are the dairy farmers that were paid with our tax dollars to go out of business.
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So you know they are all farmers pulling these tractors? Reminds me of the saying don't complain about farmers with your mouth/belly full.....
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Making A living everyday farming with and working on Allis Equipment
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Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 6:58am |
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I see you did get a picture of Dr. Allis' Wd
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Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 1:54pm |
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It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa,
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coggonobrien
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Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 2:01pm |
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That tractor is a real beast
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