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  • Vintage Rally and Tractor Pull

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ID:	394509We went across to Urana this morning to check out the tractor pull (first one we have been to) ......
    http://www.urana.nsw.gov.au/Visiting...tractions.aspx

    #1 In the heavyweight division
    Last edited by Sully; 19-10-2014, 07:53 PM.
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    #2 Middle weight division ..... a female driver

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      #3 Light weight division ...

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        Fordson ...

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        • #5
          Now I've heard of this, but never seen it - so what is going on? and why Is it like a tug of war?

          The competitions Aussies dream up never cease to amaze, confuse and astound me
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          • Alan
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            well that's just too silly - how long was 'a while'

          • Alan
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            ... and having all three divisions running at the same time is just not fair for the 'tractor pulling' aficionados present.

            I'd be writing to the organising committee

          • Sully
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            Was good having all 3 'at the same time' ..... usually spaced so only one tractor was actually doing a run at any one time .... but it kept the 'action' going ....... 'a while' was about an hour (in the sun) ... and we wanted to get home for the moto gp race
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          One of the tractors that participated in the Cooktown to Cape York drive in 2013 .... http://thestar.com.au/blog/to-the-top-by-tractor/

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          • wacko-ocker
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            some how the orange blinkers just don't go on a grey furgie

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          What happens in retirement .... Click image for larger version

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          • #8
            Ah yes!

            Is there nothing an Aussie can't make from a few rusting bits and pieces in the back yard

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            • #9
              Let's face it ....... the Aussies are gifted .....
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                1962 Chamberlain Crusader



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                • #11
                  gifted or mad

                  7000 kms and back across the Nullabor on a tractor surely has to be high one's list of things to do.

                  I know it's something I've always wanted to do
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                  • #12
                    having slashed counts less acres on a grey furgie, driving 7000k's would not be on my list......your back would be stuffed
                    Last edited by wacko-ocker; 21-10-2014, 02:05 PM.
                    cheers
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                    • #13
                      Great way to spend a day, I'm liking all the snaps of the old tractors and the stories that go with them...Thanks for the read. "Welcome back "


                      What if there were no Hypothetical questions?
                      CC always welcomed, feel free to post your ideas with an edit if you have time - Thanks.

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                      • Sully
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                        Thanks Gaz

                    • #14
                      Interesting, especially as you say with 3 tractors attached at a time. The first photo certainly looks like a tug of war. Not something I would think of going to - not sure whether we even have them up here - but then before photography I'd never been to a campdraft/rodeo either.

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                      • #15
                        Our first time to one of these Gabby

                        Some info regarding tractor pull competitions .... courtesy of Wikipedia

                        All tractors in their respective classes pull a set weight in the sledge. When a tractor gets to the end of the 100 metre (300 feet) track this is known as a "full pull". When more than one tractor completes the course, more weight is added to the sledge, and those competitors that went past 300 feet will have a pull-off; the winner is the one who can pull the sledge the longest.
                        The sledge is known as a weight transfer sled. This means that as it is pulled down the track, the weight is transferred (linked with gears to the sledge’s wheels) from over the rear axles and towards the front of the sledge. In front of the rear wheels, there is a "pan". This is essentially a metal plate and as the weight moves over this the resistance builds. The further the tractor pulls the sledge, the harder it gets.
                        The most powerful tractors, such as those in the 4.5 modified class in Europe, can produce over 10,000 bhp.
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