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Greg H.
07-22-2002 09:59:58
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Re: 1st pull with my 4020 in reply to John, 07-21-2002 10:17:03
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John,
do you have any fluid in your tires? if so you might want to try to let it out, and try to get your nose down,by adding some more front weight. The reason is you have to figure that it takes nearly 2,000 pounds of down pressure on you draw bar to raise the front end on that tractor, so you know the sled is adding considerable weight to the back of your tractor. Once the front of the tractor is lifted you loose drawbar, and alot of the downforce on your tires,not to mention steering, and lastly traction. I pull a 4020 gas that is stock, and when i had 34 inch tires on it I'd run 5 sets of back weights, and the double starter with 2 80 pounders on the front in the 10,000, and I could get out around 250 to 260 fairly consistantly,on a sticky track but no farther. Now I have 18.4x38 FS F&R on the back, and I find myself needing to go 300 pounds heavier on the nose to be able to not rare up, and spin out. I don't have quite the lug that you have so sometimes I pull 1st in the 10,000, but always 2nd in the 9,000. I think if you get the nose of that tractor down, so you can stay out of the other guys holes, and let the sled keep adding weight to you, than you ought to craw on out amoung the tractors that beat you. At any rate good luck. Greg H.
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