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Dec 1, 2009 | 10:22 PM

Ford_Six

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Not your typical blown engine

I think he went a hair beyond the design capacity of this engine-
YouTube - Tractorpulling insane engine blow up, Engine flys out of the tractor!

Dec 1, 2009 | 11:58 PM

ford2go

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Pretty nasty, wonder what happened. I listened for a while, but all I got was that the uberferschmatzen gerfloped das fluglemenker.

Tractor must have been pretty stout -- didn't really look like anything else was damaged.

Dec 2, 2009 | 05:18 AM

Frankenbiker

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Interesting... I didn't realize that tractor pulls had crossed the pond.....

The sound of the turbos spooling up was truly EVIL....

-blaine

Dec 2, 2009 | 04:02 PM

Holiver31

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Sweet jesus.

Dec 2, 2009 | 04:11 PM

TheBestNeverRest

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There goes about $50k worth of motor.

Dec 2, 2009 | 04:32 PM

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It saves him the trouble of pulling the junker!! That wouldn't have happened if the tractor was GREEN!!

Dec 2, 2009 | 05:04 PM

Traxxis

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Originally Posted by TheBestNeverRest

There goes about $50k worth of motor.

Yeah... but it sure was cool.

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Dec 2, 2009 | 05:10 PM

Action4478

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I think he went a hair beyond the design capacity of this engine-

Um, a HAIR ?

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.. the entire block flying out , holy crap ...

Dec 2, 2009 | 05:10 PM

Furyus1

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I'd definitely have to change my shorts if something like that happened to me...

Dec 2, 2009 | 07:02 PM

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Ford_Six

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He did it again:
YouTube - Tractor Pulling Wierden 2009 crash European Maid

Dec 2, 2009 | 07:27 PM

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That had to be a GE engine.

Dec 2, 2009 | 10:06 PM

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me and my brother in law decided a while back that blowing the engine is ok as long as you get to watch the hood ripple when it goes. i guess he took it a step further...

edit: Holiver, your signature is sweet!

Dec 2, 2009 | 11:02 PM

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Ford_Six

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The same team runs another tractor called Maximum Risk- Apparently with a 10liter inline six running on methanol and pushed by THREE turbos in two stages.
Team van der Waal

Dec 3, 2009 | 12:51 AM

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I was looking for his boost pressure. Didn't find it, but the site sells boost guages that go to 60 bar, which is over 800 psi.... Seems like the block should be able to hold that.

Get out the JB Weld!