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TRACTOR PULLING

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Clint

08-01-2004 20:23:40




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YOU KNOW WHAT BUGS ME? PEOPLE WHO TAKE AN OLD JD OR FARMALL AND MODIFY IT HUGE WIDE TIRES AND MOTORS THAT COST DOUBLE THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THE TRACTOR.
I PULL TRACTORS TOO IN A ANTIQUE TRACTOR CLUB, BUT I DON'T "HOP-UP" THE OLD TRACTORS TO WIN A $2.00 RIBBON. ALL MY TRACTORS CAME FROM FARMS, AND COULD TONIGHT GO BACK TO WORKING ON A FARM IF NEEDED OR I WANTED TO. WHAT FUN IS IT PULL A MODIFIED JD-A THAT COULD OUTPULL A STOCK JD-70?
PERSONALLY I THINK YOU GUYS DESTROY GOOD TRACTORS WHEN YOU MAKE THESE THINGS. ALSO YOU GIVE A FALSE SENSE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT A REAL TRACTOR PULL IS, THAT BEING TWO OR MORE OLD FARM TRACTORS TRYING TO PULL A TRANSFER-SLED OR STONE BOAT FURTHER THAN ANOTHER ONE. YOU "PROS" MAKE ME SICK!

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G-MAN

08-03-2004 10:58:47




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 Re: TRACTOR PULLING in reply to Clint, 08-01-2004 20:23:40  
To each his own, but you're really only seeing one side of the coin. A lot of "pro" pulling tractors are fencerow derelicts that would still be sitting there doing nothing at all had someone not dragged them out, got them going and modified them for pulling. And like was already said, it's their money and time they're spending, not yours. I guess I'm fortunate to enjoy all aspects of the hobby - operating old tractors in the field, pulling tractors, going to shows and picking through scrap yards looking for a "treasure". Also, pulling brings a lot of the younger people into the sport. Teenage kids that don't have much interest in seeing a fully restored stock tractor sitting there in one spot at a show might have a blast getting on a tractor to pull. It's in our nature to be competitive. All pulling started with stock farm-use tractors, and naturally progressed to modifications and increased performance. Kind of like the guys that swapped flathead V-8s into their '32 Fords. Their desire for increased performance brought us some pretty incredible factory cars, did it not?

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Dale in Ar.

08-02-2004 21:10:14




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 Re: TRACTOR PULLING in reply to Clint, 08-01-2004 20:23:40  
Yes,I hate to see those old tractors modified but it is their tractor.They can do whatever they want with their tractor and we can do what we want with our old tractors,that is the freedom we have fought for.What does bother me is when they put these souped up tractors in the stock farm class and pull against real stock farm tractors.I won't pull in these shows,I'll set in my chair,drink a soda,and visit.Maybe,we need to encourage the promotors to more honest in classing the pullers.Around here,you can just about tell who will pull and who usually will be in the top list of pullers.I still watch some pulls but I don't make a special effort to see them pull.By the way,don't we make changes to our tractors when we add something to them that wasn't original ??? Like 12 volt system,bigger tires,auto paint instead of implement paint,clear coat paint to make them shine and other things!!! I'll get off my soap box.Thanks for reading and let's show our tractors.

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Redman

08-02-2004 19:32:04




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 Re: TRACTOR PULLING in reply to Clint, 08-01-2004 20:23:40  
when your pulls start to draw crowds like Tomah WI does,then you might have the majority of the people behind you.
this day and age HP sells,risk of bodily injury also sells and that is the truth!



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Jon C -Florida

08-02-2004 17:30:56




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 Re: TRACTOR PULLING in reply to Clint, 08-01-2004 20:23:40  
I know nothing about tractor pulling...but don't they have different classes, such as unmodified antique farm stock?

Personally I have no problem modifying old tractors, and I like to watch the pulls.

Anything that keeps the public interest in the old iron, even if it means doing modifications to the engine, is o.k. with me.



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MMB

08-02-2004 16:10:20




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 Re: TRACTOR PULLING in reply to Clint, 08-01-2004 20:23:40  
So Clint, are you saying that you are now sicker than you were before you witnessed tractor pulls? Why get sick over something that you could easily avoid totally and then you'd avoid the illness. Mind you, your "grumpy" illness would still be with you but even we could ignore that.



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bigreddm

08-02-2004 08:50:41




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 Re: TRACTOR PULLING in reply to Clint, 08-01-2004 20:23:40  
to each his own. but it is at any level, from go carts to drag racing. whoever got the most money usually wins. I relize in NASCAR they're running stock monte carlo's, taurse's, and grand prix's.So just sit back and enjoy the show.



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Right on!

08-02-2004 07:32:17




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 Re: TRACTOR PULLING in reply to Clint, 08-01-2004 20:23:40  
I agree completely. I find it so funny that people think it's somehow a "sport" to take a perfectly good tractor and destroy it. Any tractor that can't work in the field isn't worth the dirt it would take to bury it.


TheRealRon



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Redman

08-02-2004 19:34:25




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 Re: TRACTOR PULLING in reply to Right on!, 08-02-2004 07:32:17  
don't watch then.
does nascar and nhra also bother you guys?



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JT

08-02-2004 07:22:00




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 Re: TRACTOR PULLING in reply to Clint, 08-01-2004 20:23:40  
I enjoy watching all kinds of tractor pulling. Tnis kind of thing has been going on for years. Look at street rods, a lot of them cars are not stock, they are modernized, power steering, power brakes, auto tranny, 350 Chevy engines, etc. So this is the sign of the times. So instead of getting all upset, join in the fun and comradery to see who can do what with their engines. I do not like to see the old antiques modified either, but that is what is being done all the time.

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Coloken

08-02-2004 05:57:37




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 Re: TRACTOR PULLING in reply to Clint, 08-01-2004 20:23:40  
Personally, I would rather go to a good junk yard and wander around all the old machinery. My idea of a good vacation would be a tour of farm junk yards. Each to his own.



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Larry

08-01-2004 20:47:59




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 Re: TRACTOR PULLING in reply to Clint, 08-01-2004 20:23:40  
I agree with you 100%!! I have no interest in a tractor pull at all and haven't been to one in years. I really enjoy looking at old iron, but when it comes to pulling, it just don't float my boat....but then to each his own.



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