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Danger_dave
Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 05:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It's on my ESPN now. I think they are interesting machines.

What concerns me is how they resolve drawn contests.
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Hughlysses
Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 08:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Definitely impressive machines. I lived in Ohio for a couple of years where the National Tractor Pull Association is headquartered. Living there was my first exposure to the sport.

"Tractors" with 4 or 6 blown Chrysler Hemis, Allison V-12 aircraft engines, etc. were cool, but what really blew me away were the modded diesel farm tractors.

A typical setup for one of these runs three turbochargers in SERIES and boost pressures of over 100 PSI (!!!). The aftermarket even makes overhead cam conversions for some engines. These things are by far the most astounding internal combustion powered vehicles I have ever witnessed.




Cool stuff.
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Danger_dave
Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 08:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The 'Pull Off' for a draw is a worry.
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Strokizator
Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 11:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I really dig the diesel exhaust stacks spewing out copious amounts of spent hydrocarbons.

Take that, Al Gore.
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Mayerhd
Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 01:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Video is long but there are some awesome tractors in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3eRru7LfMw
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Bbbob
Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 02:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

here in SW Florida we have Swamp Buggy Racing instead...
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Hughlysses
Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 02:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

here in SW Florida we have Swamp Buggy Racing instead...

That's pretty cool too.
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Bikertrash05
Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 03:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Whoa, quad jet engines at 2:23?
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