billonthefarm 904 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Dubuque County IA Fairgrouds to the tri State Farm stock shoot out. 13000 lbs. Finished 12 out of 31 very good running tractors. I ended up at 296.44’. If I could have squeaked out another 2.6 ft I would have finished 5th. 2.5 feet less and I would have been 16th. Winner went 304’. Heck of a good set of tractors. They paid out $2k to the top 16 places. 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stronger800 838 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Nice job. Congratulations Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Dinan 613 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Good pull, Bill!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MTO 10,099 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Sweet tractor Bill! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cool1566 561 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Glad to hear you did well. Awesome looking tractor! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
searcyfarms 2,477 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 awesome!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
88power 1,569 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 What kinda rules are the class your pulling, i know around here farm stock can be totally different then what one thinks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brewcrew 1,749 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 33 minutes ago, 88power said: What kinda rules are the class your pulling, i know around here farm stock can be totally different then what one thinks Rules?!! Lol you’re funny!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
88power 1,569 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 hour ago, brewcrew said: Rules?!! Lol you’re funny!!! Some places around here would say side panels, press steel wheels maybe even a center weight bracket ain't farm stock Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ihfarmer1586 482 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Must have been pretty exciting to run there, looks like a great tractor you have to run! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Missouri Mule 1,642 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 As always bill nice rig. I'm certain I've asked this question before but what kind of money does a guy have into a competitive farm class tractor? I realize one thing leads to the next and the next. There's a good farm class pull out here that lots of guys get into with 1066's. I notice alum fenders, steel wheelie bars, and a rops. Most guys are running inline pumps and stamped wheels. Beyond that I'm not sure what they do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billonthefarm 904 Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 16 hours ago, Missouri Mule said: As always bill nice rig. I'm certain I've asked this question before but what kind of money does a guy have into a competitive farm class tractor? I realize one thing leads to the next and the next. There's a good farm class pull out here that lots of guys get into with 1066's. I notice alum fenders, steel wheelie bars, and a rops. Most guys are running inline pumps and stamped wheels. Beyond that I'm not sure what they do. Its just like any time there is competition involved. You can speed as little or as much as you want. If your tolerance to lose is low, its going to be expensive. My tractor is about as cheap as you can do something that will get you in the hunt, you will not be a perpetual winner, but you will have a chance every hook. By far the most expensive thing was the tractor. I bought a good clutch with a steel flywheel. It has a t/a that will take big hp. It has a 13mm 100 pump. Still running a 3lm turbo. We built the weight brackets and side shields. We did all the mechanical right in my shop on the farm. We spent most of a winter cleaning it up for paint. I painted it in the barnlot on a weekend after I finished planting. All 4 tires are used. I could have spent many times more money. If you have the tractor already and can do your own work $10k will do what you need to do. You could even space it out and do it in steps. If you have specific questions let me know! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Missouri Mule 1,642 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 7 hours ago, billonthefarm said: Its just like any time there is competition involved. You can speed as little or as much as you want. If your tolerance to lose is low, its going to be expensive. My tractor is about as cheap as you can do something that will get you in the hunt, you will not be a perpetual winner, but you will have a chance every hook. By far the most expensive thing was the tractor. I bought a good clutch with a steel flywheel. It has a t/a that will take big hp. It has a 13mm 100 pump. Still running a 3lm turbo. We built the weight brackets and side shields. We did all the mechanical right in my shop on the farm. We spent most of a winter cleaning it up for paint. I painted it in the barnlot on a weekend after I finished planting. All 4 tires are used. I could have spent many times more money. If you have the tractor already and can do your own work $10k will do what you need to do. You could even space it out and do it in steps. If you have specific questions let me know! Thanks Bill. That's as good of answer as I could of hoped for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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