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Augie

02-03-2007 11:43:33




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Three years ago - MO State Fair - Dodge Arena - Ernie Conner - Gopher - USS - kicked a rod around 200ft - stopped in front of where we were sitting at 275ft - left side shield was hanging from one bolt - all the flying parts were contained by the safety shields and fell out the bottom - took the track crew 20 minutes to clean up the debris - safety shields work.




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I Was There

02-03-2007 21:11:36




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 Re: you'd be wrong in reply to Augie, 02-03-2007 11:43:33  
Ernies tractor was a 10,000 lb pro stock back then.He pulled alot with Outlaws.He has since rebuilt the Gopher as a limited pro and was out some last summer..He wrenches on Billy Millers Farmers Dream 966 IH pro stock and it lost an engine at the MO State fair pull last Aug.Parts were everywhere.



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JD hauler

02-03-2007 12:07:24




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 Re: you'd be wrong in reply to Augie, 02-03-2007 11:43:33  
what class and how much rpm, I dont think many antiques running in the range of 1500 to 2500 are going to break apart and I have seen hundreds of tractors go down the track.



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Augie

02-03-2007 20:02:40




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 Re: you'd be wrong in reply to JD hauler, 02-03-2007 12:07:24  
USS = Unlimited Super Stock

Big cubes, multi-stage turbocharged, lots of RPM.

I didn't say it broke apart, I said it kicked a rod - a billet steel rod the size of a man's forearm.

There are plenty of antiques running in the 1500-2500 rpm range that have tossed rods out the side. Stroker cranks, welded rods, no center main bearing... all good reasons to run safety shields.



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JD hauler

02-04-2007 07:01:38




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 Re: you'd be wrong in reply to Augie, 02-03-2007 20:02:40  
well, this is just the nature of the sport. Yes the big machines can and do come apart, but in antique's side sheilds are not ever mentioned in any rules I have seen, they are for looks and to keep peoples fingers and eyes out, end of story.



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AW Puller

02-03-2007 12:49:43




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 Re: you'd be wrong in reply to JD hauler, 02-03-2007 12:07:24  
In a world where "connecting rods" and "welded" are used in the same sentence, anything can happen.



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Not impressed

02-03-2007 17:45:01




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 Re: you'd be wrong in reply to AW Puller, 02-03-2007 12:49:43  
Especially some of the ones i've seen from some clown in Iowa, pretty ugly stuff!!



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