Wrinkle wall tractor tires (1 Viewer)

[Cliff]

I enjoy watching videos of the tractor pulls. Have noticed that those monster rear tires are wrinkle walls. Didn't realize you could do that on dirt. Not like a drag car, but you can see the tires in photos & they are wrinkle walls. Am always amazed at the class that features 5-6 supercharged engines, or turbines, or old Allison airplane engines. So cool to watch. Those tractors are first cousins to drag cars. You really can say those are drag races.

 

[ironpony]

We go to several pulls a year and they are impressive but you know the 5-6 engines are "only" putting out about what one nitro engines make in HP. Tractor engines are in the 2500 HP range

 

[dr flames]

Only 2500 HP each x 5 = 12,500 HP, how lame

 

[ironpony]

John Force interview...
2500 HP...well he!!, my Chevy makes that on ONE cylinder.........while upside down and on fire......He!! I was waving to Elvis at 1000'

 

[HEMI6point1]

Several years ago I asked someone who works on a pulling team via his blog site why don't they use just 1 nitro motor instead of multiple alky engines, he stated that Nitro wouldn't survive a single run in tractor pulling, and it's a moot point as Nitro is banned in most pulling organizations anyway.

 

[stitcherbob]

no nitro but @ 18 sec it may have well been!

 

[dr flames]

I don't care how you get 12,500 horsepower ( 2,500 x 5 ) those unlimited tractors are a wild beast

 

[Cliff]

Cool video! I saw a Pro Mod truck and what I think was a rear engined sidewinder. Wow....

 

[TooTall999]

My favorites are the minis, short wheelbase and a blown alcohol motor. The fuel altereds of tractor pulling!

 

[Nunz]

I agree David, they literally look like an exaggerated altered.

 

[ironpony]

the minis are insane, definitely takes some nads to drive one, have seen several on their sides at the end of a pull

 

[Cliff]

I think the design of a lot of classes is interesting, what with the engine almost over the front axle. And they STILL do big wheelies! Some really cool tractors & what have you. Those folks are really into the pulls, just like we are into drag racing. So how many drag racers have gone into tractor pulling? Didn't Ken Veney get into pulling? Maybe Don Garlits could build a monster tractor, call it the Dirt Rat.

 

[Nunz]

Veney was a big hitter in the pulls, don't know if he's still running them or not.

 

[mgty3whlr]

I remember being around 15 yrs. old at Buck in Lancaster and seeing unlimited garden tractor class, Single cylinder with something like a 4-71 roots blower on them. The Mini's there too and Bada$$....All engine and tires.

 

[dr flames]

Ya, the minis are to pulling what the AA/FA was to me at the drag strip, a blast to watch

 

[HEMI6point1]

This is one of my favorite pulling tractors, don't know if it's still running though:

42-cylinder patrol boat motor.

 

[TooTall999]

A nice combination, Ken Veney in his mini rod

 

[HEMI6point1]

Cool video! I saw a Pro Mod truck and what I think was a rear engined sidewinder. Wow....

I did a quick search, that sidewinder is called the "City Slicker," it's a tractor that races in the nostalgia pulling class. Pretty cool looking machine!

 

[Cliff]

Thanks for the info Sam. That is a cool tractor!

 

[HEMI6point1]

Here is another unusual machine from Denmark:

How does he see past the black smoke?