450 ready for Seth’s pull

[forwhldrv]

Loaded up the 450 to head up to Seth’s Fire department Benefit pull. We made our way there last fall and had a great time nice laid back time and it was fun watching the kids pulling and getting hooked into it. There was a boy that was there last year recognized me this past August at another tractor show on the eastern side of VT. And he asked me if I was coming to the pull this year we said yes we had a good time so here’s the 450 freighted up to drag over the mountains to western Vermont next Saturday 

[bitty]

9 minutes ago, forwhldrv said:

Loaded up the 450 to head up to Seth’s Fire department Benefit pull. We made our way there last fall and had a great time nice laid back time and it was fun watching the kids pulling and getting hooked into it. There was a boy that was there last year recognized me this past August at another tractor show on the eastern side of VT. And he asked me if I was coming to the pull this year we said yes we had a good time so here’s the 450 freighted up to drag over the mountains to western Vermont next Saturday 

Good luck and have a great time. Our fall pull is September 20th 

[forwhldrv]

33 minutes ago, bitty said:

Good luck and have a great time. Our fall pull is September 20th 

This one is the 20’th then we will take this to another fun pull at a landscape nursery October 4-5 2hours southwest of us then another fun pull the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend  then the last one of the year on October 19th then it’s home pull some weights off em and they will sleep until spring plow days 

[Sledgehammer]

I heard he was bringing some real hp this year and "taking no prisoners"

[forwhldrv]

8 minutes ago, Sledgehammer said:

I heard he was bringing some real hp this year and "taking no prisoners"

One of the best part of these fun pulls is seeing some young kid bring out his dads old tractor and have a good time. 

[Sledgehammer]

I wish we had stone boat pulls here for fun

[bitty]

2 hours ago, Sledgehammer said:

I wish we had stone boat pulls here for fun

Relatively cheap to build a boat . Concrete blocks to set on . Loader or backhoe for setting blocks on and a bigger pull back tractor. It's really quick to build what it takes to stone boat compared to a transfer sled 

[vtfireman85]

OoOoOo free publicity! Very excited, we are moving the date up this year for the weather I hope people can make it, we tried to not conflict with other events. 830 start, one of the guys is wanting 3 “fun” classes. Idk, but he’s offering to buy prizes. Stay tuned, either way it promises to be a good time. 

[forwhldrv]

10 hours ago, bitty said:

Relatively cheap to build a boat . Concrete blocks to set on . Loader or backhoe for setting blocks on and a bigger pull back tractor. It's really quick to build what it takes to stone boat compared to a transfer sled 

Yes it is we have also started pulling the boat both ways it really speeds up the process with the smaller tractors till  they start dropping out then a pull back tractor comes into play. 

[560Dennis]

Nice and neat weights organize. Best way I’ve seen so far . 

[560Dennis]

I improved my pulling skills immensely learning to pull  stone boats .  As Joe Friday said “just the facts “ I found out. 
First time for me I pulled less than a foot ,what ? Yep 

[Kevin in ky]

Tractor looks great good luck and enjoy the pull.

[forwhldrv]

7 hours ago, 560Dennis said:

I improved my pulling skills immensely learning to pull  stone boats .  As Joe Friday said “just the facts “ I found out. 
First time for me I pulled less than a foot ,what ? Yep 

One of the pulls we go to there a few young boys on green tractors they pull good we pull the boat 80-100 feet. And if good watching them learn to operate the tractor and listen and feel what it’s doing to keep it moving down the track. Usually if you spin out in the first 5 feet they will give you a chance to rehook the kids generally get 2 times to try then. If they can’t pull it don’t the track they are out and the boat is pulled back to the start someone takes over the tire holes and next tractor is up having to negotiate the soft spot made by the previous tractor. My 14 year old daughter came home with the prize for the 7500 pound class last month on the 350 she was happy. Last fall at Seth’s pull I was second to last pulling with this tractor against an Oliver 1950 I think it was that was heavy. I changed some weight around this time so we will see how it does next Saturday. 

[forwhldrv]

Tractors pulled good today we used up all the blocks. Got to talk to a few red power forum members that made it to VT today I’m horrible with names I’m sure Seth can chime in with them. I did end up the day limping the 450 on the trailer after loosing a inner axle bearing and having the bull gear decide it didn’t want it near it anymore so it pushed it and the oil out of the bottom of the case. So now I search for a back half of a 450 or will a late 560 with the updates fit on it from the TA housing back?? 

 

 

the last video of the 450 is where it let go I heard and felt something under my foot about 3/4 the way down the track.

Tractor Dan pulling his sweet sounding 560 

we broke today now to find the parts over the winter to put it back together I think I found the weak spot in the 450 

 

[TroyDairy]

That looks like alot of fun!  Just guys hanging out 

[Lazy WP]

I wasn’t going to add any close up pictures but since you did, I will!!

[forwhldrv]

Crawled under the 450 tonight after we got home from the ride today. I may have found a rear end for a 450 today in western Ny about 400 miles from me so now hopefully it works out 

[searcyfarms]

oh my im sorry you had a break down thats a bummer 

[forwhldrv]

16 minutes ago, searcyfarms said:

oh my im sorry you had a break down thats a bummer 

Not that I’m happy it happened but just like anything your gonna play your gonna pay. I had the 450 freighted up to around 12500 pounds I just found a weak spot in it now to build it back up 

[searcyfarms]

4 minutes ago, forwhldrv said:

Not that I’m happy it happened but just like anything your gonna play your gonna pay. I had the 450 freighted up to around 12500 pounds I just found a weak spot in it now to build it back up 

its you brave guys that try the crazy stuff, im the guy that sits in the stands and goes man i feel bad for that guy thats going to be a lot of work to fix and $$ i dont like tearing things up usually cause it involves $$

[vtfireman85]

I need to do a clutch, brakes and power director on the AC  D-14 hopefully next year I will see how it does with half tracks. 

[Lazy WP]

So who was the last tractor going? Or better yet a picture would be better 

[forwhldrv]

5 hours ago, Lazy WP said:

So who was the last tractor going? Or better yet a picture would be better 

My friend AJ with his 720 

he just built a new shop at his place e and  put a 100 foot long clay and stone dust track in his yard for us to play and is having a pull at his place like this Columbus Day Saturday. We have made a bunch of blocks I think I made him over 40000 pounds of blocks to play with 

[bitty]

16 minutes ago, forwhldrv said:

My friend AJ with his 720 

he just built a new shop at his place e and  put a 100 foot long clay and stone dust track in his yard for us to play and is having a pull at his place like this Columbus Day Saturday. We have made a bunch of blocks I think I made him over 40000 pounds of blocks to play with 

You must have a big lunchbox for hauling them home and massive biceps from lifting them out 🤣 

[vtfireman85]

26 minutes ago, bitty said:

You must have a big lunchbox for hauling them home and massive biceps from lifting them out 🤣 

He sneaks them out in his buddy’s mobile home…