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New Land Speed Record on a Tractor

Walston

Walston

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108.5 MPH on a 1961 Allis Chalmers D19.

These people are close friends of mine, I was at the Arkansas 1 Mile Challenge on Saturday with them when they set the record. It is an impressive tractor and an impressive family.

http://www.thenewscenter.tv/content/news/Local-family-sets--484795101.html
 
Why would anyone want to do something like that? Don't even like driving on road at over 55MPH.
 
These people are close friends of mine, I was at the Arkansas 1 Mile Challenge on Saturday with them when they set the record. It is an impressive tractor and an impressive family.
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What a waste of human endeavors. I am very happy I don't have friends like that.
LA in WI
 

Pretty sure I was going significantly faster than that when I missed a shift going up a steep hill one day and ended up careening backwards down the hill frantically steering and attempting to use the so called brakes..... :lol:
 
I would rather see people doing this kinda stuff instead of tobacco, booze, drugs, cheating on their significant other, fathering children with no intent to be a Dad, etc. etc.
 
Here is a better write up:http://www.mariettatimes.com/news/2018/06/speed-record-in-a-tractor/

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So just how do you call that a tractor color and decal are the only thing even close to being a tractor verry interesting
 
What is the difference in building that tractor than restoring some old tractor from the 1930's with no practical use and costs 5X as much to restore as any value it'll ever have?
 
(quoted from post at 10:32:33 06/07/18) Same reasons to climb a mountain, because it is there and I can.
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Exactly.

Dave, the owner had a double lung transplant a little over 2 years ago. He used to drag race and he has done tractor pulling for years. Kathy was born with the same bug so to speak. Rebuilding his original pulling tractor into a land speed tractor was basically a therapy project for him. It certainly helped him recover. I am glad that at least some of you enjoyed it.
 
What's impressive is they used an original engine!

Be interesting to see what some of the rules are, evidently there is more tractor still there than appears.

Father/daughter teams are rare, never could get any of my kids remotely interested in anything mechanical.

Great story!
 
Allis Chalmers also set the first land speed record for a farm tractor way back in 1934. This tractor had a custom made high speed road gear and rear tires to reach record speed. At the time most all tractors were on steel wheels and Firestone was trying to convince farmers to buy rubber tired tractors and Allis wanted to sell tractors.
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(quoted from post at 06:56:46 06/07/18) . What kind of tractor tires ?
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Since it only went a little over 100 mph they probably used front tires made for drag racing that can safely go 350 mph. Doesn't look like much of AC tractor is left on that "tractor".
 
Ding ding-ding and double Bingo. We have a winner in the best reply category. Normally only see this on New AgTalk. How?s that saying go ?you would complain if they hung you with a new rope? I sometimes get upset when I see people with better toys than me. Then I just remind myself...remember the time you screwed away on absolutely worthless shananigins...yep you probably could have made something of yourself if you would have applied yourself better. So it goes Solomon Grundy. What does that other guy end his posts with...Be Blessed..Be Grateful.
 
(quoted from post at 11:35:16 06/07/18) What is the difference in building that tractor than restoring some old tractor from the 1930's with no practical use and costs 5X as much to restore as any value it'll ever have?
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While all the sourpussing is sad and sorta pathetic, I'd argue that there is a significant difference between this and restoration. The restoration has a significant historic value, where a land speed record is only generally important if it's the first. Once it's beat, no one would care much.

I'm too curious about the qualifications of a "tractor" here. There are many actually decent looking hot rods that have the front clip of a tractor (letter series Farmalls and 8ns being pretty popular), that I'm sure can go faster than 108. Is it being a tractor drivetrain?
 
Agreed. Just taking a guess here but I would assume the in person experience isn't any better than the online experience.
 
I think I would rather go over 100 MPH in that hot rod than 65 MPH in the old one in 1934.
Thanks for posting that!
 
(quoted from post at 10:47:54 06/07/18) Allis Chalmers also set the first land speed record for a farm tractor way back in 1934. This tractor had a custom made high speed road gear and rear tires to reach record speed. At the time most all tractors were on steel wheels and Firestone was trying to convince farmers to buy rubber tired tractors and Allis wanted to sell tractors.
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Now that IS scary.
 
That would be a ride I would love to take. A speed record is only yours until someone else breaks it and then you start over and try to get it back. If I had the time and
the money I would love to do something like that. I bought some flathead Ford V8 parts some years ago from a old Gentleman near me and was surprised to find out he had
held numerous records at Bonneville in classes using flatheads in the 50's and early 60's. He said one year he held and lost the same class record four times in one week
so no matter how fast you go someone else out there is going to find a way to go faster. I guess you could tell me you are going to try and set the record for the world's
fastest mini bike and if was close enough I'd go watch!
 
really 100 mph in a custom built tractor seams slow to me look up asphalt snowmobiles 150to 165 mph in 1/4 mi and only 1000cc
 
007...... easy for you to say, but those guys who do all that bad stuff might have an
argument that they have a lot of fun, more fun than building a hot rod tractor.
 
Also take a look at those rears. They look a little "tuned" to me. The lugs have been cut way down. What do you think? No way would I want to go that fast on that tractor. No thanks.
 
(quoted from post at 10:28:30 06/07/18) Ding ding-ding and double Bingo. We have a winner in the best reply category. Normally only see this on New AgTalk. How?s that saying go ?you would complain if they hung you with a new rope? I sometimes get upset when I see people with better toys than me. Then I just remind myself...remember the time you screwed away on absolutely worthless shananigins...yep you probably could have made something of yourself if you would have applied yourself better. So it goes Solomon Grundy. What does that other guy end his posts with...Be Blessed..Be Grateful.
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People who modify tractors like that have an adventurous positive attitude. They have enough confidence in themselves to try something new. Most of the people I know who are looking down on everything everyone does, especially something new being tried, don't get anywhere in the world themselves.
 
don't know anybody like that, but sounds like your familiar with people like that really sad to hear , good luck with your life .
 
The rears were not thought to be typical tractor tires, some say they were a type of aircraft tire of that era. Ab Jenkins and Barney Oldfield operated that tractor on county fair and state fair tracks in the 1930's, they attracted crowds from their name. The "U" would have a low center of gravity from it's design of the engine /power train being the frame. Would no doubt be dangerous at speed. Ab and Barney were highly trained race car drivers, they may have driven in the Indy 500 and other races at that time.
 
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