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Richard Pruitt

03-19-2002 12:40:49

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I live in Liberty, IN and I had never seen a Dead Weight Pull before. A little town 35 miles east of me called Rushville, IN has a sanctioning body that puts on a Dead Weight pull 8-9 consecutive Saturdays from mid-July to Mid-September. They have 2 sleds and 8 classses. I was truly amazed at the amount of strategy that is involved with this type of pulling. Also I have noticed the large amount of John Deere 720 Diesels that pull Dead Weight. I am just curious why they like these tractor so much over the rest?

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Richard

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03-20-2002 08:42:38

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Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to Richard Pruitt, 03-19-2002 12:40:49

I have never seen one of these pulls but it seems to me if you get the sled started and it doesn't get any heavier you could just keep going

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03-20-2002 03:10:13

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Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to Richard Pruitt, 03-19-2002 12:40:49

I Pull a bunch of dead weight pull during the summer and fall in the north east.They like the 720 along with the other 2cyl's because they have low gears , all kinds of torque to come out at a idle and not spin, lighter on the front than most tractors from the engine being farther back so they are easier to balance out.And for some reason the heavier they get the better they pull. One person I know starts out in the 8000 and stops in 15,000 from starting to power out.

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Kurt

03-19-2002 22:53:41

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Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to Richard Pruitt, 03-19-2002 12:40:49

Where I'm from we pull dead weight but its on concrete and you have to turn your tires around backwards. The trick is not to spin the wheels, but it much tougher than it sounds. The winner of my class only pulled 26 inches, and it was a john deere 60. Before he pulled I saw him slipping his cluth to get it warm so it didn't spin the tires from the get go. Its alot of fun!

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puller

03-19-2002 18:33:11

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Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to Richard Pruitt, 03-19-2002 12:40:49

I have to ask WHAT are calling a dead weight pull

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Tim

03-19-2002 18:57:40

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Re: Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to puller, 03-19-2002 18:33:11

Have you ever seen a mule pull. I think it is the same. Dead weight box of whatever weight. I also think i heard they snatch it.

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Joe

03-19-2002 19:37:54

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Re: Re: Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to Tim, 03-19-2002 18:57:40

No, they do not snatch it. I have pulled with the Rushville bunch on several occasions. The pull starts with a tight chain.

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puller

03-20-2002 17:00:27

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to Joe , 03-19-2002 19:37:54

Thanks I have never seen or heard of any in this area.Sounds like a good pull. I do know of a sled from Tn. That might as well be dead weight Pull. Took My H Twice to get it moveing. HAHA

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S.B.

03-19-2002 13:43:37

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Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to Richard Pruitt, 03-19-2002 12:40:49

Hey, I live in Rushville. they like the 2 cylinder big bores so you have more lugging power because bigger bore, longer stroke, and a heavy fly wheel. this allows you to pug down rather than spin.

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D17Luke

03-20-2002 18:30:01

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Re: Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to S.B., 03-19-2002 13:43:37

I beg to differ. Respectfully of course.

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Richard

03-19-2002 19:14:33

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Re: Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to S.B., 03-19-2002 13:43:37

Have you ever been to one of those pulls?

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John Banet

03-19-2002 20:45:49

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Re: Re: Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to Richard, 03-19-2002 19:14:33

This kind of pull is round robin. Every one in the class tries to pull the weight a certain distance[around here,N.E. ind. its 8 ft.] Anyone who pulls the distance moves to the next round. This goes on untill no one can make a full pull. At this point the one who pulls it the farthest in the last round wins. We did a lot of this type of pulling around here in the 70's & early 80's. There is still a small group who pull dead wt. every weekend around here.

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LazyHorse

03-19-2002 20:37:18

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Re: Re: Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to Richard, 03-19-2002 19:14:33

Yep I live about 20 miles north of you in greens fork, wayne county. They have good pulls.

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03-19-2002 21:12:14

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to LazyHorse, 03-19-2002 20:37:18

Used to have pulls similar to that here back in the 70's and early 80's. Called them Stump Pulls. I always enjoyed pulling there. How it worked here, the first puller would pull. It took a pull of 3 foot to quilify, and if you pulled it 27 1/2 feet then more weight was added. Again you pulled and 3 foot would quilify and if 27 1/2 feet wasn't pulled, the next puller would hook and proceed from there. Sure would make some of these HOT ones look pretty meek. Weighting had to be a lot diffetent too, because starting with the max load is a nother story.

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art

03-21-2002 04:28:17

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to DP, 03-19-2002 21:12:14

Morris, Pa "Home Days" on Labor Day weekend every year forever. Two weight classes, Saturday 8500 and Sunday 11500. This is a well attended stone boat pull and it is really hard to imagine anymore fun on a tractor. aRt

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Joe

03-21-2002 20:20:08

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to art, 03-21-2002 04:28:17

Hey aRt,

You've been to Rushville. You've seen the size of the fish in the pond. Most of those guys started pulling with the dead weighters. They just felt the need for speed! It is a fun and demanding type of pull though.

jOe

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03-23-2002 09:16:39

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Dead Weight Pulling in reply to Joe , 03-21-2002 20:20:08

I pull with a club in Greenfeild In. We start pulling in July pull every sat. till labor day.
The first pull you have to hook to the sled were the last tractor left it. You have pull the sled 15ft. If you cant you can spot the sled anywere you want in a 300ft. lane and pull from either end of the sled.After each round you add weight.Usually we end up with 9000to10000 on the sled in the 4700lb. class.Anyone want to try this kind of pulling are welcome.Not as easy as it sounds.

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