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TG in Mich

04-03-2002 09:07:33




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What is prefered, narrow or wide wheelbase when pulling? I have only been to pulls, have yet to compete. A friend has a Farmall M that he's pulled with. He's met with some success with the rears wide.Last fall he moved them in and didn't do well at all. Not sure if my JD B has what it takes to be competitive. Thanks for your time TG




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phil

04-04-2002 19:27:11




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 Re: WheelBase in reply to TG in Mich, 04-03-2002 09:07:33  
TG, the late B's will pull great compared to the smaller early B's - your 50B might be very competitive just as it is. A stock late B with the cast wheels will weigh about 4450, and they have a creeper first gear so you need not worry about power, you will never power out (unless you run in 2nd or 3rd gear). Just raise the drawbar a couple inches & go have fun.



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A.P.

04-03-2002 14:36:50




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 Re: WheelBase in reply to TG in Mich, 04-03-2002 09:07:33  
Generally a narrow width is a little better. Now that doesn't mean it is always better or that people don't beat tractors with narrower spacing.

Part of the reason is that the tractor is less likely to steer towards one side of the track or the other. Why? Beause the wider scacing is a longer lever from the center of the tractor. When one tire has a bit more traction and the other a bit less it makes the tractor move to the lower traction side wheel.

This will at the very least require more brake riding to correct esecially if you are running near the side of a track. If you go out you are disqualified. You may be doing this because of the better traction to one side or the other.

How heavy is your B? Boes it have a slow 1st gear? Does it have a power block. Stock B's seem to power out in the 3500 class on a tight power track with a short chain. Of coarse, so do stock Oliver 70's and Farmall H's. A lighter track and a longer chain will be in your favor. Tracks and chain length's in Michigan vary all over the place so your mileage may vary.

Good luck,
A.P.

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TG in Mich

04-04-2002 05:36:38




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 Re: Re: WheelBase in reply to A.P., 04-03-2002 14:36:50  
Thanks for the insight! My B is a stock 1950 with no weights or fluid in the rear tires(both are new). It doesn't have a power block but it does have a fresh carb from Robert's.
My friends are pushing me to get off the bleachers an onto the tractor this season. What the heck, I'm just there to listen,learn and have fun! Win or Lose.
Thanks guys! Happy Pulling!
TG



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A.P.

04-05-2002 02:34:21




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 Re: Re: Re: WheelBase in reply to TG in Mich, 04-04-2002 05:36:38  
Your friends have the right idea. Now you need to find out your tractors actual weight. hen find weight to take off or add to get you to the nearest class. It's also a good time to be checking on what your local rules are like and make a hitch and wheelie bars to conform it required.

Good Luck,
A.P.



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J. Banet

04-04-2002 23:19:55




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 Re: Re: Re: WheelBase in reply to TG in Mich, 04-04-2002 05:36:38  
To bad you bought new tires. Older worn tires usually work best because they don't throw as much dirt in front of the pan. Also on hard tracks a new soft tire will tend to roll the lugs. No way would I trade my old weather checked hard as a rock tires for any new tires. Not pulling anyway.



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Todd

04-03-2002 09:40:09




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 Re: WheelBase in reply to TG in Mich, 04-03-2002 09:07:33  
I have seen some narrow tracks with a crown in the center. Narrow wheels do better because the tractor will actullay sit higher on the crown than a wide one. This is not the case on all tracks. I don't personally see an advantage either way if the track is uniform. The only thing I have been told is that wide wheel spacing takes more horsepower to spin, but that may be bogus. Several years back I pulled a WC that was very narrow. It would always come down to myself and 3 other WC's. I won 80% of the time and the other tractors were wider in the wheel spacing. Who knows? We all ran 14.9 X 38 Firestones, everyone copied each other about weight placement, tire pressure, etc. Maybe competition caught up with your friend. That was a great year for me (I KNEW I would place it was just a question of 1st or 2nd) but the next year I came back to earth.

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