I have hopes of entering my E15 or C185 in a local grange fair ( Riverton, CT) this fall with my 6 year old daughter driving.
Just think of stories that my daughter will have, to tell her therapist when she grows up.
Any pointers of how to drive a stock Elec-trak in a pull would be appreciated.  What gear to use, strategies etc..
Thanks
Jeff

 

Sincerely, 
Jeffrey A. Krug 
Test Engineer I 
The Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Co. 
640 Hopmeadow Street                
P.O. Box 429 
Simsbury, CT 06070 
Phone: 860-843-2072 
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E-Mail: jakrug@EBA-D.com 
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-----Original Message-----
From: tchapin [mailto:tchapin@umich.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:17 AM
To: elec-trak
Cc: tchapin
Subject: RE: (ET) Somebody needs to be shocked!! /tractor pulls

They are pulling 2 different kinds of weight sleds (depending on who is running the event)..  One type of sled is a straight sled with an amount of weight put on it and you pull for a distance.   If you pull the full distance, you advance to the next round (ie...  more weight on the sled).  The person that pulls the most weight for the longest distance wins.  They just keep adding weight until no one can pull it..

The other type of sled actually transfers more weight to the sled from a rolling axel as the sled is pulled forward. If you advance to the next round, the weight transfer is faster and more.

I would love to put my e12m in a pull but around here they have moved away from lawn mower pulls and into kids peddle tractor pulls. 

 Still looking for one close,  If I find one I will get my 7 year old son to run the e12m (just to add insult to injury).

-----Original Message-----
From: elec-trak-bounces@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu [mailto:elec-trak-bounces@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu] On Behalf Of daveb
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:00 AM
To: John B Reinhard; elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu
Cc: elec-trak-bounces@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu
Subject: Re: (ET) Somebody needs to be shocked!! /tractor pulls

now I have to ask a really naive question (since there are no dumb ones right?).   these tractor pulls are they pulling dead weight or are they pulling against each other directly?  

dave

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From: "John B Reinhard" <reinharj@frontiernet.net> 
To: <elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu> 
Sent: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 09:31:21 -0500 
Subject: (ET) Somebody needs to be shocked!! /tractor pulls 

> Hi Daveb, and all, 
>   
> Regarding toothed belt or Motor damage, etc, during a tractor pull: 
> If using an Alltrax Controller - would it limit current & protect motor? 
> Would that reduce the E-20's chances of winning a contest? 
> Could someone (Steve Richardson, etc) reprogram the controller just for tractor pulls? 
>   
> John 
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