V10 tractor pulling
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I pull at the local events in the "Work Stock Gas" class with my truck. Weight class is 6500. I make that with a full tank, spare & tail gate removed, but add approximately 100 pounds in a box in the front of the bed. Mine is an extended cab short bed. Here is a video from 2008. Keep the volume down or my wife's screaming may hurt your ears.
http://photos.imageevent.com/carguy6...ull%20pull.MOV
http://photos.imageevent.com/carguy6...ull%20pull.MOV
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It's funny whenever someone I know is contemplating buying a new truck - "Those Fords get crappy gas mileage compared to the Dodge/Chevy, don't they?" (no matter what engine we're talking about). My answer? Yes - the truck itself is much heavier. If you're worried about gas mileage, get a bicycle
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Off topic, but what kind of power is your truck is making with the SC?
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I talked to my buddy today and he said it depends on the track conditions, he always uses 4-lo, 4th gear if its firm, 3rd if its like asphalt, and he even used 6th once when it was really muddy, now i'm not sure if the ratios are different in the 5 and 6 speeds or the 6 just has another o.d. i'm sure somebody will chime in with that info, his truck has 3.73's and 31"-32" tires. Mine puts around 300hp to the tires, the 35's with 3.73's are not helping, to be honest if i had it to do over again i would have turbo'd it. I just put a set of hedman headers on it over the weekend, but i'm not sure how much of a difference i feel, i need a little more seat time, i'm just happy to not have any more exhaust leaks.
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I pull at the local events in the "Work Stock Gas" class with my truck. Weight class is 6500. I make that with a full tank, spare & tail gate removed, but add approximately 100 pounds in a box in the front of the bed. Mine is an extended cab short bed. Here is a video from 2008. Keep the volume down or my wife's screaming may hurt your ears.
http://photos.imageevent.com/carguy6...ull%20pull.MOV
http://photos.imageevent.com/carguy6...ull%20pull.MOV
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Sounds good, Were planning on pulling at the jefferson township fair next week, their having pulls thurs, fri, and sat. the street gas class pulls on thurs. I'll let you know for sure, were not actually planning on entering a class, last year they let us pay the $25 hook fee and pull exhibition because we can't make weight, it works out for us and them, they don't usually have a big street gas turnout so we help entertain the crowd, hoping to have 5 or 6 of us this year, if you come you outta pull.
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I don't know if I could trim a thousand pounds or not, even if i could the blower would dq me, something about forced induction being against the rules in that class
They told me last year if i wanted to get in the points that i could compete in the diesel class but i know somebody would be whining when i pulled better than them. Monster-4, i'll pm ya, i'm starting to feel like i'm hijacking bill's thread.
They told me last year if i wanted to get in the points that i could compete in the diesel class but i know somebody would be whining when i pulled better than them. Monster-4, i'll pm ya, i'm starting to feel like i'm hijacking bill's thread.
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I won that night. There was another truck, a Dodge crew cab long bed with a Hemi that also had a full pull. They had a pull off with either more weight or a faster setting on the sled & I went further. I won at the Fair there 2 weeks after that too but it's been a dry spell for trophys since then. This years Fair pull is this Saturday 7/24. I know there is one truck in my class I have no chance against unless it breaks though.
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The link Mike posted had work stock classes up to over 10,000 lbs. If the guys with diesels have a problem with that they can get over it.
Don't worry about it. I have made more threads go OT than I can count.
Congrats! what muffler are you running? It sounds great.
Don't worry about it. I have made more threads go OT than I can count.
Congrats! what muffler are you running? It sounds great.