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High Octane
08-20-2007 07:30:23
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Re: High Octane Traction Problem in reply to stonerock, 08-19-2007 17:29:18
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At your lightest weight you pull, is the most difficult point to make a frame hook up. Not much weight transfer from the weights you place to give it a good balance transfer. Higher powered tractors have trouble, just blows the tires off it. Focus on trying to get lighter, a target weight would be in the 4600-4750# range. which will give you more weights to place to better aid the frames balance. I like to take as much off the front as I can and put it back on with suitcase weights in a place I belive it will help. I dont think there was much you could do more than what you did. An agressive tire, with a tractor with aggressive power on a track that has the flypaper track, but, the flypaper track is only 2-3 inches deep will rip up everytime and be put infront of the pan. The division one tractor, was less aggressive on the bite of the tire, gripping the track, but not enough to rip it up to put dirt infront of the pan, therefore he wont have the problem that you had with your tractor. Not every track is the same,,, and the best thing you can do is give your self options for weight placement. BUT,,, you cant do this because you dont have enough movable weight to help you out in the lighter classes. So, think of getting it as light as possible, to give you more movable weight. The tires ,you had for this track, Id change em to a tire that has a shorter bar,, or not as tall for the cleat as the ones you have. Reson would be for when the bars of the tires dig in, the taller cleat will dig deeper into the ground,,,, a shorter cleat will dig not as deep, and put the casing of the tire on the ground so it will "float" instead of digging down, it should grip and not dig as much as a tire that has taller cleats. We use this trick on sandy tracks, so we dont put a sand castle infront of the pan and not dig to china, just sit on top and grab hold of the track. This will or should keep your tractor up on top of the track,, keeping your hitch height, higher, less dirt for a restiction and hopefully pull farther. Shoot for getting 500# more off the frame,,,, if your running cast wheels, pressed steel, lighter seat bracket, every accesory you dont need, removed.
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