And I can pull a10 ft disk with my stock Oliver 88 in 3rd gear all day with no problems but that sled will make me go to 1st cause I will bog out in 2nd. BIG difference in pulling equipment and a sled. The equipment stays at basically the same resistance while the sled constantly increases. As for Farm stock and other classes, We have Farm Stock, Super Farm, and Open. Farm Stock is stock appearance, factory unmodified hitch with drawbar if it came that way, No hanging weights in front of the front tires and stock RPM,and must pull in first gear. There are still loopholes in that but it works pretty good. We have alot of shows around here and that gives the guys with show tractors a decent chance to have some fun. I pull Super Farm which is factory block and heads, pulling hitch, wheelie bars, hanging weights and a larger tire limit. Usually allow 10% on RPM with a 3.5-4 mph speed limit.More loopholes in this one but they are the same for everyone. Open is usually a 6-8 mph limit,larger tires that can be cut,and a motor from the same manufacturer. Some folks definatly sink some money in these but the crowd likes to watch them.
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