West Bloomfield Fire Department Tractor Pull

(Blacktop Pull)

West Bloomfield, WI

September 15, 2007

Start Time 11:00am 

Registration and Weight Scales will be open at 8:00am

Farm classes may register until 2:00pm, all other classes may register until the start of the class they wish to pull in.

Rules may be contested only during the Driver’s Meeting before the pull begins; rules may not be contested after the Driver’s Meeting.

Classes

Pure Stock Classes (1957 and Older)

Paced at 3.5mph, 20” Drawbar

3200, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, and 7600

Max Tire Size:

3000 = 13.6” x 38”

4000 = 14.9” x 38”

5000 = 15.5” x 38”

6000 – 7000 = 16.9” x 38”

Antique Classes (1955 and Older)

Paced at 4.0 mph, 20” Drawbar

3500, 4200, 4700, 5500, 6500, 7500, and 8100

Max Tire Size:

3500 – 4700 = 14.9” x 38” or 15.5” x 38”

5500 = 16.9” x 38”

6500 – 8100 = 18.4” x 38”

Open Antique Classes (1955 and Older)

Paced at 7.0 mph, 20” Drawbar

3750, 4250, 4750, 5750, 6750, and 7750

Max Tire Size: All Classes = 18.4” x 38”

No Oliver 88, Massy 44, Farmall M, MM, U, or UB in 3750, or 4250 classes

Farm Classes (Any Age)

Paced at 4.0 mph, 20” Drawbar

Non-Turbo:  7200, 8000, 9000, 9500, and 10000

Turbo:  7800, 8800, 9800, 10300, and 10800

No Tire Limits

CLASS JUMPING:

Antique Class and Open Antique Class tractors may pull in either the Antique Class or the Open Antique Class.  Any other class jumping is prohibited (Example: a Farm Class tractor may not be entered into the Pure Stock Class, an Antique Class tractor may not be entered into the Farm Class).

For more information, please call:  Jerry Loehrke – (920) 867-4982 or (715) 347-8282

General Rules for all Pullers

1.       All contestants enter at their own risk.  SAFETY IS THE #1 PRIORITY OVER ALL RULES!

2.       Drivers age 14 – 18 years must have written permission from their parent or legal guardian, and present their farm safety course certification.  No one under the age of 14 may enter.  Drivers must be 18 years of age or older in Antique and Farm (Turbo) classes.

3.       Driver must remain in tractor seat at all times, and operate the tractor in a safe manner at all times on and off the track.  Think of the safety of yourself and others.

4.       Kill switches, wheelie bars, and fenders are recommended in Open Antique and Antique classes.  Wheelie bars must be strong enough to hold tractor.  We strongly recommend a pad size of at least 5”.  Side shields and safety blankets are also strongly recommended.

5.       No pressurized fuel tanks are allowed.  LP gas tanks certified for LP gas only are allowed.

6.       All tractors will be flagged to stop when the front wheels reach 24” off the track if not equipped with wheelie bars.

7.       All tires must be on the tractor.  Tires may be mounted forwards or backwards.  No tracks, duals, or chains allowed.

8.       All tractors must re-weigh and have hitch height checked before hooking to eliminator.  Nothing may be added or taken off the tractor after you are officially weighed-in.

9.       The pull will start with a tight hook-up with no jerks.

10.   If anything falls off the tractor before it is unhooked from the eliminator, the tractor will be disqualified.

11.   All tractors must be in neutral while hooking-up.

12.   The officials have the right to stop any entry at any time during the pull, and reserve the right to disqualify or deny entry at any time.  The official has the final word, with no exceptions.

13.   The pull shall be considered over when the forward motion of the load stops.

14.   Any tractor violating the track boundary will be measured from that distance if driver stops when flagged.

15.   Tractors must be equipped with a 2 ½” clevis or pulling eye.  Absolutely NO floating drawbars will be allowed in any class at any time.  All hitches must be solid in all directions.  No bracing to drawbar behind rear cast of tractor above the point of hook.

16.   No T.A. or Power Shifting except in Farm classes.

17.   There will be one pull per tractor, per class.  The only exception to this will be in the case of a tie pull between two or more tractors.

18.   Drivers may not consume any alcohol while operating any tractor.

19.   All drivers should be in line and ready to pull at the start of their weight class.

20.   Rules made as a result of decisions made at the Driver’s Meeting take priority over any printed rules for the event.

21.   Classes may be added or subtracted on the day of the pull, no weight class is guaranteed.

  1. ANY PERSON CAUGHT TAMPERING WITH ANOTHER PULLER’S TRACTOR, WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT, WILL BE BANNED FROM THE PULL, AND WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM ANY PREVIOUS OR SUBSEQUENT PULLS FOR THE EVENT, AS WELL AS FORFEITING ANY ENTRY FEES.

Additional Rules for Pure Stock Classes

1.       The age of the tractor must be 1957 or older.

2.       HP & RPM: May not be more than 10% over the factory HP or RPM according to the serial number of tractor and according to the Nebraska Test.  Any Stock tractor with more than 10% over the factory HP and RPM will be disqualified.  A working PTO must be installed on the tractor; an unaltered positive throttle stop, and a working governor are also mandatory.  Any Stock tractor may be contested and be submitted to a test on the Dyno for a legitimate reason; these must be submitted to an official, and the official’s decision is final. 

3.       The maximum rear tire size is 13.6” x 38” = 3,000 lb class, 14.9” x 38” = 4,000 lb class, 15.5” x 38” = 5,000 lb class, and 16.9” x 38” = 6,000 & 7,000 lb classes.  No front cut tires are allowed.

4.       Tractor must have stock model block, carburetor, and serial number for the make and model of the tractor.

5.       Tractors must run only on stock fuel designed for that tractor.

6.       Tractors pulling in low gear, must verify low gear to track officials.  John Deere’s with a creeper low gear may pull in second gear and will not be paced with a horn at 3mph.

7.       Weights should be fastened to the tractor and in any safe way, including weight brackets.  No weights may be added in front of front casting or 24” behind the center of the rear axle.

8.       No striping of tractors below the dry shipping weight from the factory.

9.       All other general rules apply.

Additional Rules for Antique Classes

1.       The age of the tractor must be 1955 or older.

2.       HP & RPM – Recommended HP may not to exceed 15 HP above weight class.  Any qualifying tractor with over 100HP should pull in the Open Antique class.

3.       The maximum rear tire size is 15.5” x 38” = 3,500, 4,200, & 4,700 lb classes, 16.9” x 38” = 5,500 lb class, and 18.4” x 38” = 6,500, 7,500, and 8,100 lb classes.  No front cut tires are allowed.

4.       Weights may extend frontward, no more than 24” in front of the tractor casting and backward, no more than 24” behind center of the rear axle.  Weights should be fastened safely.

5.       Antique tractors must have a stock block for that make and model of tractor.  No 12 port heads, M-M 800 parts, or alcohol fuel will be allowed.  Officials will test for alcohol in the fuel.

6.       All other general rules apply.

Additional Rules for Open Antique Classes

1.       The age of the tractor must be 1955 or older. 

2.       All drivers must be 18 years of age or older.

3.       HP & RPM – Any horsepower is allowed.  If RPM exceeds twice original factory specifications, then safety equipment such as a bell housing blanket or a flywheel wrap are highly recommended.  A working governor and a dead-mans throttle are highly recommended.  In the opinion of the track officials, any tractor operating unsafely will be disqualified.

4.       The maximum rear tire size is 18.4” x 38” for all weight classes.  Front cut tires are allowed only in these classes.

5.       Weights may extend frontward, no more than 24” in front of the tractor casting and backward, no more than 24” behind center of the rear axle.  Weights should be fastened safely.

6.       Antique tractors must have a stock block for that make and model of tractor.  No alcohol fuel or nitrous gas will be allowed.  Officials will test and check for alcohol or nitrous fuel injection.  Any pullers caught using either alcohol fuel or nitrous gas will be disqualified from all classes.

7.       All other general rules apply.

Additional Rules for Farm Classes

1.       The tractor may be of any age.

2.       All drivers must be 16 years of age or older, and must present their farm safety course certification if under 18.

3.       The maximum rear tire size is 18.4” x 38” for all classes up to 9,000 lbs, and any size in all heavier classes.  No front cut tires are allowed.

4.       Weights may extend frontward, no more than 24” in front of the tractor casting; in the back of the tractor the weight may be fastened at any reasonably safe distance behind the rear axle, the official will make final determination on safe distances.  All weights must be safely and securely fastened.  A 12” wide opening must be left for hooking the chain to the drawbar.

5.       Tractors must hook off belly mount drawbar in stock location.

6.       Wheelie bars, kill switches, and dead-man throttles are highly recommended in all Farm classes.

7.       All other general rules apply.

Weight Order of Pull

1.            3200# Pure Stock

2.            3500# Antique

3.            3750# Open Antique

4.            4000# Pure Stock

5.            4200# Antique

6.            4250# Open Antique

7.            4700# Antique

8.            4750# Open Antique

9.            5000# Pure Stock

10.          5500# Antique

11.          5750# Open Antique

12.          6000# Pure Stock

13.          6500# Antique

14.          6750# Open Antique

15.          7000# Pure Stock

16.          7200# Non-Turbo

17.          7500# Antique

18.          7600# Pure Stock

19.          7750# Open Antique

20.          7800# Turbo

21.          8000# Non-Turbo

22.          8100# Antique

23.          8800# Turbo

24.          9000# Non-Turbo

25.          9800# Turbo

26.          9500# Non-Turbo

27.          10300# Turbo

28.          10000# Non-Turbo

29.          10800# Turbo