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Re: Slow Races Question ?????
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Posted by Dan from PA on June 22, 2000 at 19:29:39 from (141.151.152.127):
In Reply to: Slow Races Question ????? posted by Alberta Mike on June 21, 2000 at 12:24:56:
The whole point of having a tractor is to go slow. The idea isn't to get from one point to another, but rather to do work, usually by pulling something. Most field work is done at 3-5 mph, rarely more than 10mph, usually at full throttle. You can pull a house with a lawnmower engine, if you're geared low enough (and have the traction!). Some tractors even have transmissions with super-low gearing for tasks like roto-tilling, snow-blowing, transplanting, and orchard spraying. People started racing cars because their job is to get from one place to another faster, to see who was the best at it. So, people slow-race tractors to see who's best at that. It's just another way to be around the machines we love to work on.
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