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Art

01-06-2003 16:43:10




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i have a 74' ford 2000 with a 3 cylinder gas motor. My brother has a 91 chevy s-10 4x4 4.3L. He thinks he can outpull me but i don't think he'll win. With the weight i've added i have the tractor up to 9000 pounds. Will this hurt anything if we try to pull on cement?? who do you think will win and why?




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Steve

01-08-2003 09:18:09




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 Re: Ford 2000 vs pickup in reply to Art, 01-06-2003 16:43:10  
A lot depends on where you hook the chain or strap. I had a Ford 5000 SOS lock up in gear, and even with the disconnect lever pulled it wouldn't release. My Dodge 4x4 5 speed Cummins Power pulled it like it wasn't even there (low range), skidding both rear wheels that had chains installed. This was on hard packed dirt. The hitch point makes a difference though, you want the vehicle doing the pulling (your tractor) to be attached to the chain at a higher point than it is on the truck so that the trucks weight is added to yours so that you get better traction, and inversly for them, they loose weight and therefore traction. The now fixed 5000 will pull stumps better than my truck, and will plow more snow than any truck plow in my area.

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ron

01-07-2003 17:26:33




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 Re: Ford 2000 vs pickup in reply to Art, 01-06-2003 16:43:10  
Well I agree with most everyone else, the tractor will win but I think it would be foolish to try. Go to a tractor pull, maybe they will even let the Chevy take a turn, but be safe. Besides, what if your tractor dies or you miss the shift and the little v-6 actually wins? You will never live that down, or worse what if one of you get hurt, never live that feeling down either. Talk don't cost nuthin' but accidents do. and just how did you get that 2000 to weigh 9000lbs?

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Chris (IN)

01-07-2003 14:33:21




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 Re: Ford 2000 vs pickup in reply to Art, 01-06-2003 16:43:10  
A Ford 2000 that weighs 9000? Sounds like the weight of 3 of them. Do you still have a rearend left in the tractor? I would like to be there to see the event. I wonder which one will break first. Dirt might be little more forgiving on the equipment than cement. Speaking from Ford tractor experience--I don't think either one you will go anywhere. I have an IH 450 that weighs around 7500 and I would be willing to play tug-o-war will both of you at anytime. I'll even let you two hook in series to try to pull me. I have a 4000su that gets stuck in a mud puddle--so I feel pretty sure of my 450 against both of you. You both might want to order some parts before you pull.

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Tommy D

01-07-2003 11:25:18




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 Re: Ford 2000 vs pickup in reply to Art, 01-06-2003 16:43:10  
I saw a couple of guys, after a few beers, start arguing about whether a D6R Cat or a John Deere (Something) dozer would pull more.....

Since both dozers were parked outside, and after several more beers, it was decidsed that they would chain them together => a$$ to a$$ => and just see who won..... .

Thank God the owner of the Cat came by about that time and threatened their lives if they even spoke of it again..... .

Ended up tying an F250 Ford to a 1-ton Chevy flatbed - both 4X4. Was a draw at first, but the Chevy started winning at the last => just before it broke the front U-Joint.....

It is amazing what us "good ole boys" down here in Ga. do for amusement.....

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paul

01-07-2003 10:18:14




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 Re: Ford 2000 vs pickup in reply to Art, 01-06-2003 16:43:10  
The parts dealer will win. That will be the only winner.

On cement, with a tight chain, traction is the only issue. Both have more than enough power with low gears, it's whoever has the best tires for the surface, plus the best weight load. Which has more soft rubber contacting the cement with the most psi? There's the winner.

With a loose chain & a flying run, parts will fly all over the place & hurt someone, but in theory faster acceleration would help...

If I were to pull a trailer 20 miles to the next town, I want the pickup. If I were to plow a small field, I'd want the tractor. A chain between them - I really wouldn't care about it at all. Why does comparing apples to oranges matter?

Now on this thread, I VERY seriously have to disagree with Kim's disclaimer: I am NOT responsible for any foolishness anyone tries, my comments do not endorse any action of any kind on this or any other topic.

--->Paul

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iceman

01-07-2003 09:55:15




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 Re: Ford 2000 vs pickup in reply to Art, 01-06-2003 16:43:10  
Never try to teach a pig to fly. It wont work, and will only annoy the pig.



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Stan-in-AL

01-07-2003 07:33:06




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 Re: Ford 2000 vs pickup in reply to Art, 01-06-2003 16:43:10  
9000 lbs.? What does that 2000 weigh as delivered from the factory? I'm guessing about 3500. So how to you get another 5500 on it? Anyway, I don't think that s-10 could pull the tractor on concrete, dirt, mud, gravel, glass, or chicken litter, if all you do is sit on the tractor and hold the brakes. Have fun.
Stan



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JohnG

01-07-2003 06:08:38




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 Re: Ford 2000 vs pickup in reply to Art, 01-06-2003 16:43:10  
Why risk maybe killing yourself? Of course the tractor is geared for pulling so common sence( if available ) tells ya who would win. What if the chain snapped and nailed ya in the head? Let your brother think he will win :) lol



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Scottey841

01-06-2003 17:48:08




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 Re: Ford 2000 vs pickup in reply to Art, 01-06-2003 16:43:10  
Sounds like an accident in the making, especially for the person on the tractor. Find something that you can take turns pulling but don't pull each other.



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Ron(IN)

01-06-2003 19:29:04




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 Re: Re: Ford 2000 vs pickup in reply to Scottey841, 01-06-2003 17:48:08  
I agree with scottey, but if you realy want to know,you got dubble the weight of the S10 plus better gearing for pulling. Thats what tractors are supposed to do. Instead of hurting your selfs, try hooking up a 2 or 3 bottom plow to the S10 and see how it dose. Just my thougts. Ron(IN)



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