WHGuy413 2,683 #1 Posted August 18 @WheelHorse_Kid has been wanting to build a puller. Summer has been busy but even with my bum knee this past week we managed to get a puller built. From my dad machining parts for a hitch to my friend helping weld when I couldn’t and a weight bar that I designed that actually worked (I’m shocked). He pulled in the 900lb class first finishing his last full pull being 1600lbs of weight and battled to the end with a tricked out wheel horse but ending with second. In the 1000lb class he took third pulling 2000lbs as his last full pull. He had a belt slipping issue at 2050lbs that knocked him out but he took third. We took a shot and weighted up for the 1200lb class and I added another spring to give us more pull on the idler and tension on the belt. First hook he took off the line great but the engine problems we battled all day finally decided to rear their head right in the middle of his pull. He moved 2100lbs 6 feet this time before the engine problems. The C-105 was a beast still. Successful day and he’s hooked. Already talking about building it better. Now to drain the gas check for stuff in it and water and redo the full fuel system to see if we can get it running right again. not a bad day for never pulling anything other than stock class. 4 5 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWL216 889 #2 Posted August 18 @WheelHorse_Kid wow!! Great job! Congrats!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,159 #4 Posted August 18 Great father son day. Hope your knee is healing up quickly. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,394 #5 Posted August 18 Well done guys!! 9 hours ago, WHGuy413 said: Now to drain the gas check for stuff in it and water and redo the full fuel system to see if we can get it running right again. Question A#1. Are you using ethanol gas? How much of the fuel system has been replaced? Has the carb been cleaned and rebuilt? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,683 #6 Posted August 18 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: Well done guys!! Question A#1. Are you using ethanol gas? How much of the fuel system has been replaced? Has the carb been cleaned and rebuilt? Fresh ethanol gas from the pump that morning. Our only option here in Mass. we will be running non ethanol in it from this point forward. We run av gas in all our small engines for the fire department and I can purchase that when we fill cans for the department also if I want to. Fuel system was on the list to replace anyway. Did not get to do it yet besides the tank was flushed. From the tank we are going to do a new grommet and petcock, fuel lines and filter clean the pump out and replace if needed and diagnose what is up with the carburetor. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,683 #7 Posted August 18 2 hours ago, 953 nut said: Great father son day. Hope your knee is healing up quickly. It was a great day. Knees doing better. Still limping around but not like I was. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,394 #8 Posted August 18 6 minutes ago, WHGuy413 said: Fresh ethanol gas from the pump that morning. Our only option here in Mass. we will be running non ethanol in it from this point forward. We run av gas in all our small engines for the fire department and I can purchase that when we fill cans for the department also if I want to. Fuel system was on the list to replace anyway. Did not get to do it yet besides the tank was flushed. From the tank we are going to do a new grommet and petcock, fuel lines and filter clean the pump out and replace if needed and diagnose what is up with the carburetor. Excellent. You'll see the difference there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,051 #9 Posted August 18 Not to be a downer but is that all that's hooked to the sled a Clevis? No safety's? If that let's loose the driver is going to get hurt! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,683 #10 Posted August 18 40 minutes ago, squonk said: Not to be a downer but is that all that's hooked to the sled a Clevis? No safety's? If that let's loose the driver is going to get hurt! Good call. I will point that out on on the ones who run the pulls. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,394 #11 Posted August 18 15 minutes ago, WHGuy413 said: Good call. I will point that out on on the ones who run the pulls. I agree with @squonk. That's a very weak connection between a 1000+ lb tractor and twice that in dragged weight. If the officials try to say the chain is super heavy duty or whatever remind them that there's a HUGE difference between STATIC weight DYNAMIC weight. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,303 #12 Posted August 18 9 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Well done guys!! Question A#1. Are you using ethanol gas? How much of the fuel system has been replaced? Has the carb been cleaned and rebuilt? Of course one could go to E85 (85% ethanol) then go considerably richer on the fuel mixture to gain horsepower. I have an unused fuel test kit like we used at our snowmobile drag races to see if anyone was cheating. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,303 #13 Posted August 18 6 hours ago, WHGuy413 said: Good call. I will point that out on on the ones who run the pulls. Just don't mention that the wheelie bars can lift some skid weight while transferring it to the tractor tires. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
