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Re: tractor land speed record
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Posted by Dr Cy Kosis on November 01, 2003 at 18:05:11 from (65.174.44.114):
In Reply to: tractor land speed record posted by terry on November 01, 2003 at 17:16:28:
One of my old tractor books has an account of Raymond Johnson, a man who used to race a Jumbo Simpson at County Fairs and usually averaged over sixty mph to win. It also tells of him getting stopped by a Nebraska Highway Patrol for exceeding 70 mph. Jumbos used a Chrysler industial engine, 5 speed Dodge truck transmission and a 2 ton Dodge truck rearend. Johnson reportedly replaced his tranny with a 10 speed Dodge truck trans with overdrive. I'll bet that was a scary ride on a tricycle rowcrop tractor.
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