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David LaPerle
02-24-2004 16:39:46
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After having read the many postings regarding our pull, I felt it necessary to respond. My name is David LaPerle, and I am the chairperson for the Inverness,Fl Tractor Pull. We were pleasantly surprised by the great turnout of pullers. Due to this large turn-out,unfortunately we did have some problems that I would like to address. The first problem you may have encountered was the dust. As most pullers know the dust is virtually unavoidable in Florida. The land consists of some clay and but mostly sand, which produces a great deal of dust. We did the best we could to keep the track hard and not dusty, and at the same time keep the pull moving. Addtionally, we had a couple of delays - most of which occurred Friday night. This was largely due to the large turn out and some computer problems (which were addressed and fixed the following day.) As for stopping the pull early on Friday night(11:00pm), that was out of our control. We must adhere to the provisions of a local "Noise Ordinance" which requires us to stop by that time. Also, another reason for stopping early on Friday was it was getting cold! The temperature dropped to the low 30's, and to Floridians, 30 is COLD! (All our people who work the pull are volunteers, and we didn't feel as if we could ask them to work in such umcomfortable temperatures.) After reading a response from "Jim M." in which he refers to the Case 500 tractor, I feel as if I should address these concerns as well. I am the owner of the Case. Sorry, Jim, if I out-pulled you. I pulled in the 7500 Farm Stock and the 7500 Super Antiques. The way we pull is if you weigh UNDER 8500, you pull in the 7500 class. The Case 500 which I own weighs around 8350 to 8450, depending upon the scales. Also just to let you know, this tractor is so stock that it even has a cracked head on it! (I bought it in Montana and never touched it.) However, I am thinking about giving it an ouverhaul, so beware! I also pull a Farmall Super H in the 4500 Farm Stock and the 4500 which puts me in the 4500 class, as per the tech manual for NATPA - the weights on the Case 500 are 8128-8015. The HP is 63-81. This is all per NAPTA. Like most of us, I pull for the fun of it. If you want to send me your address, I'll be happy to send you my trophy. Should you decide not to come to our pull next year, we will ceratinly miss you. We anticipate a bigger and better pull as we learn from our past problems.
Sincerely,
David LaPerle
Chairperson
Citrus County Tractor Pull
Inverness,Fl
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