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Jonfarmer
06-12-2006 18:41:25
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Re: Getting my feet wet... in reply to Josh Lafond, 06-12-2006 15:08:25
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Anything with a 6 cylinder engine does the best right out of the box because they have excellent lugging ability and will hang in there that extra distance. Oilver 70, 77, 770, 88, 880, some of the Cockshutts had 6 cylinders as well, like a 570 turbo, now thats a puller!. Farmall H's and M's do good as well. I doubt you want a small one like a C or smaller like someone mentioned, those don't have much power or make much noise and thats part of the excitment for me. The Allis Chalmers WD and WD45 make excellent pullers too. The 2cyl JD make poor pullers in my opinion, they don't have much lugging ability like the others and depend on that big flywheel to keep going, but usually a good 4cyl Farmall of the same size (Farmall M V.S JD A or Farmall H V.S JD B)will beat it unless alot of money is spent modifying the Deere. The right tractor for you is what ever it is that you like, you say that you have been to the pulls and watched, so you must have an idea of a certain model tractor you would like. Now even if you follow my suggestions and buy yourself a good puller, you more than likely will not win the first pull you go to, since pulling is actually a bit of a science as well, you need to find where to put your weights for the best effects, finding the right gear, play around with the tire pressure, different width and tread tires, get your hitch within the rules and the most beneficial to the tractor, alittle luck sure helps too as you need to find some good traction to the track to effectivly get your horsepower to the ground. The key is to have fun, the prizes are not much and it's usually a $5 plastic trophy or a ribbon, or a t-shirt, and about $20 cash for first place, so buy what you like because it is not so much about winning.
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