Posted by The Dukester on February 13, 2012 at 10:00:37 from (4.229.162.245):
In Reply to: Tractor pulling story posted by Glenn Warner on February 12, 2012 at 19:32:12:
They "fun pull" the steam engines some every year a the Natioonal Thresher's show at Wauseon, Ohio. Some engines pull better than other's, size being accounted for. Most of the steamers are stopped in their pull when the engine stalls but some do spin their wheels and some even get their front wheels up off the ground. Russells especially seem to have great pull power for their size. I'm told they are usually geared slower so they have good pull but are very slow on the road. Yes, generally speaking, they are all very heavy and have more than adequate "break-away", starting power. They don't use a clutch, the engineer just opens the throttle and start moving as the engine starts revving up, there's usually enough "gear lash" slack to get the engine the momentum it needs to start revving up with the low load at the start with the weight transfer sled and when the weight has advanced on the sled far enough forward it pulls so hard the engine is stalled...or in very rare pulls the big driver wheels slip and break traction. They are a sight to see pulling, but some of them vibrate and shake pretty bad and to me that's a little "scary". Pound for pound I believe a 20,000 lb. modern tractor would out pull a 20,000 lb. steam engine...usually because the tractor has more engine power, better gearing and more traction.
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