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Lyndon - AB

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Last I heard, the antique pull circuit in Alberta has capped Class 6 (heaviest class) at 12,000 lbs with driver on. My Oliver 990 is sitting at 12,800 right now, with me on. So I have to lose 800 lbs. Rear tires are 2/3 to 3/4 full of fluid, front tires are almost right full of fluid. I know the 990 tends to pull up in the front under a heavy pull, so my thought was to take 800 lbs of fluid out of the back. Leave the front heavy, hopefully draft will work in my favor and give me more traction than having that fluid in the back. I'm curious what the rest of you guys think. Any constructive ideas considered.

I think the Deere guys had their hands in making this new weight cap. They know I can't back off the throttle to hook up to the ground better without dropping out of my power band. :evil:

Oh yeah, and me going on a diet just isn't gonna happen! :mrgreen:
 
If you lose 200lbs each month, you could be good by the end of April. Since Febuary is a shorter month, you will have to work extra hard that month to maintain the same weight lose. Good luck with the Jenny Craig.
 
I'd love to see the looks on the clerks faces when I walk into mark's and ask for jeans for a -600 lb. man! :twisted:

I don't think Jenny Craig would know what to do with that kind of a success story! :twisted:

So, having a negative mass, would that mean I went from being an @sshole to a black hole? :shock: So confused. :?

February shorter? No no no, we work on the metric calender up here! Everything works in factors of 10. :p :roll:
 
If you are going to be pulling this tractor alot, get the fluid out of those tires. The tires work better without fluid traction wise. Been around tractor pull'in for many years, anything from antiques to NTPA hot rods. The tires need to "flex" for maximum traction and having fluid in them, doesn't allow the flex. Besides it also allows you to put weight in other places where needed. And yes, you want to keep that front end on the ground as long as possible. Losing hitch heighth is your biggest loss..... front end up = hitch down! It's that simple.
 
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