On Friday evening June 24th I pulled my Oliver 1950 at the Adrian,MO tractor and steam show classic pull..I hadn't pulled it in several years..They had added 2 new classes at Adrian for 2022, 9000 to 10,000lbs and 10,000 to 11,000 lbs for 1939-1970 models..Its a weight % pull and I was the lone entry in my class weighing 10,900 lbs..We used a 1970's sled.There were 40 tractors there in 10 or so different classes...I made the only pull to the cone which is going up a steep grade...They wanted to stop me so I repulled with them adding more weight..The pull back tractor was also a Oliver 1950 which weighed 11,500 with 23.1x34 tires and he wanted to pull against me...I pulled first and took it almost to the start of the grade and spun out..The other Oliver spun out about 10 ft behind me.I never did hear the weight percentage that we pulled..It was all for fun and we had a good time.
On Saturday evening I pulled my Hot Stock 1466 IH at Clinton,MO..4 out of 7 of us got the horn for being over the speed limit...Emma Potter was first up and got the horn but took her option and came back in a lower gear for 3rd place..The other 3 of us took the DQ...
DQ-Lonesome Loser (Me) 1466 IH 316.4
DQ-Hazel Hill Deere 4020 JD 316.2
DQ-Smokin Beer Deere 4020 JD-Unknown distance
1st Full Rut 6030 JD 314.00
2nd-Hayraker 5020 JD 312.04
3rd-Rocket Science 4430 JD 311.11 (Emma Potter)
4th-All Deered Up 4010 JD 307.5
My GPS showed 11.8 mph but the sled said I was over 13 mph as were all the others..I'm on my 4th GPS and can't find one that is correct or that I can read.
After just 3 pulls I'm already out of the points race..I guess I will try and drive it off the tach but that's hard to do...I have enclosed a link to pictures of me and Emma (2 pics of her)at Clinton,MO...You will have to go sideways for awhile to reach pictures of us...My tractor left the line with the front up..
Clinton Pictures