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Farmall Propane pulling?

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John

02-13-2004 10:28:19




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Son went to first tractor pull this weekend. Has idea to use his 400 or 450 to enter in stock pulls. How good can they pull? And is it a real effort to even get them in shape to compete? We know little of the sport. Any help appreciated.




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Dave

02-13-2004 21:01:59




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 Re: Farmall Propane pulling? in reply to John, 02-13-2004 10:28:19  
We've been pulling our 400 for several years now. Depending on the rules for your pulls, you need to set your hitch as high and as close to the center of the rear axle as they allow you to. Again depending on the rules, you can use tires from 13.6X38 up to 18.4X38. Throw away your oil bath air cleaner and use a K&N paper element air filter. Get some 100# IH suitcase weights, make brackets on front, middle and rear of tractor, so you can move weight around for different classes. Use a tighter governor spring for more RPM's. Use a hot coil with electronic ignition with 8mm or larger spark plug wires. Use 8-15# air in tires, depending on track/ tire combinations. Road worn tires usually work best. Running in 1st gear-TA back will slow you down from 2.5mph to about 1.6 mph. There are alot of guys that post on this board who can help with getting alot of HP out of your tractor, just depends on how much money you want to spend. You have a good base tractor to get started with and should be very competative in the stock classes. One good idea is to use a journal to record pull information, (track conditions, weather, tire air pressure, weight placement, pull results). The only way to learn how to pull is to just do it. Have fun, great way to spend time with friends and family. Good luck.

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a puller

02-13-2004 17:26:15




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 Re: Farmall Propane pulling? in reply to John, 02-13-2004 10:28:19  
I'm a JD person myself, but if the 400's have the T/A, then u can pull up to the 8000# weight class I think. just pullt he T/A all the way back. the main thing is ballance. Air pressure can be big too, but ballance of the tractor is much much more important. the best way to see how you are is to be in the middle of your class, and watch a similar tractor that pulls ahead of you to see where his weights are and watch how the front end does. You wnat your front end to just bob goin down the track, and at the end of the pull just before it stops when ur spinning..the front end should be about 4-10 " off the ground. hope this helps

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Proredpuller

02-13-2004 11:35:48




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 Re: Farmall Propane pulling? in reply to John, 02-13-2004 10:28:19  
In my opinion, if you're going stock pulling, you've got a good one to start with. You could spend as much money on it as you would a new pickup if you so desire. But, if you're pulling stock, keep it in first gear, weight it up and have some fun. When you decide you want to go up a division or compete at at level other than stock, the sky's the limit. Good luck and welcome to the sport.



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