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mshultz
02-24-2006 04:37:08
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Re: FFA Safety Day/Antique Pull - 10 minutes from in reply to WIL;DMAN H , 02-24-2006 04:15:58
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I'll give you a basic overview of the rules. I'm waiting for a word document from our club secretary that I can e-mail to those who are interested, but off the top of my head here we go: All weight classes have several divisions - non cut tire, cut tire(tapered cleat, not front cut), 1939 and older, and several different open type classes(turbo, non-turbo, & car engine classics). Every other class is paced (example - 4000, 5000, 6000), while classes in between are non-pace(4500, 5500, 6500, etc.) - reguardless of cut or uncut. We've been doing it this way for about 6 years now and the pull continues to grow. Even the stockers like to open it up and see how fast they can go (most of the 1st timers stall before the 100' mark, but it's all in good fun:). I won't say that it's perfect as it relies a little bit on honesty, but there aren't many people around here that would sacrifice their integrity for a 30 cent ribbon. We don't put an RPM limit on anything - everything is by tire size and cut, pace or no-pace. We use a pace rope that goes approximatley 3mph. The flagman walks the rope, and the tractor's rear axle can not pass the flagman. The flagman will never walk faster than your front tire - if you go 1.5mph he lets the rope slip and walks beside your front tire - limiting "slingshotting" for the stronger tractors to the length of their wheelbase. The non-cut tire class is designed for farm tractors and show tractors - basically a division 1 or 2 NATPA type class. The cut tire class is designed for somewhat of a blend between NATPA divisions 3 & 4, but with no RPM limits. We keep the tire sizes small in these regular classes - 13.6x38 up to 5,000, 15.5x38 up to 7,000(ish), 16.9x38 to 9,000(ish), and 18.4x38 the rest of the way up (might be 20.8x38 for above 14,000?). Open classes can run 18.4x38 tires with any cut all the way up through I believe. We have a place for just about anybody. We don't get picky about everything being stock, etc. - just as long as it's safe and the tires match up you can pretty well run anything. Sorry I don't have the official rules to send out yet. When I get them I will gladly e-mail them to anyone interested. Thanks for your interest. I'll get back to you with the rules ASAP, Take care, Michael R. Shultz
Ag Science Instructor
and FFA Advisor
Danville High School mshultz@danville.k12.pa.us
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