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PaulB 
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 Topic: Ready to go pulling with the new to me toter
Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 4:07pm |
I now have the Astro ready to haul my tractors. Or first pull will be this Saturday. I hope to see some other 2500 pound pullers, although I'm betting none will show as they would rather pull somewhere else than be beaten.
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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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DougG
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Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 5:31pm |
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Nice road tractor ,, does it have the screaming Detroit in it ?
Edited by DougG - 10 Apr 2019 at 5:32pm
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PaulB
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Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 1:27am |
 DougG wrote:
Nice road tractor ,, does it have the screaming Detroit in it ? |
No: This one has a real diesel, a Formula 290. This truck is nearly identical to a 79 that I had back when I was an OO. Back then I has also previously had. 69 that had the piss poor 238DD. After that truck, I swore I’d never own another Dogtroit. As for cabovers, I have always liked the Astro cab.
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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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Ken in Texas
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Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 4:17pm |
Nice looking Tractor hauling rig. You got loaded I See. Im going pulling in 2500 even if I'm the only one. If they lift the speed limit I wonder if my stock engine will make a decent pull in 3rd gear in the 2500 open class.
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JayIN
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Posted: 14 Apr 2019 at 6:25pm |
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What???? No 4 dr diesel 4x4 dually with a $75,000 price tag???? You will never win. You ain't doin it right!!!! Have fun,
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sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?"
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PaulB
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Posted: 16 Apr 2019 at 6:54am |
JayIN wrote:
What???? No 4 dr diesel 4x4 dually with a $75,000 price tag???? You will never win. You ain't doin it right!!!! Have fun, |
My wife call those kind of pickups either “daddy’s pertty woddle truck” or P.E.V.s Giong to the pull last Saturday was a breeze. I don’t think it hardly used any more fuel than the pickup would have.
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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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bradley6874
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Posted: 16 Apr 2019 at 7:29pm |
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Paul don't know if you need more truck parts but April 27 Dorchester lumber is seeling 3 Astros at there auction
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You can wash the dirt off the body but you can’t wash the farmer out of the heart and soul
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DanWi
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Posted: 16 Apr 2019 at 9:21pm |
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Ken was talking about his tractor getting caught in the rain, with a truck like that you could put a single axle 28 ft van behind and the tractors would stay clean and dry
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