You have a tractor built for tractor pulls? That's Cute

Being a fan of antique and classic tractors, I love this video.

http://youtu.be/FLQhvruimfs

That steam tractor is badass.

That was fun to watch

Damn that seam tractor was not even trying!

Unfair drawbar angle, but I'd guess weight has a lot to do with it.

Yeah steam tractor has a weight and therefore a traction advantage. The draw bar angle is just a bonus. I am actually impressed with the Deere plowing backwards

Impressive! Take that technology!

Wrong color green tractor.....granted most don't realize how powerful the old steamers were.

Timing is also of no object to the steam tractor in this situation as it makes full torque from a stop. That's why he lets the green tractor pull him for a few feet, doesn't matter.

Green machine was probably 7000+ pounds.

Steam machine was probably 20K+.

End of story.

Given the right weight and gearing, I could wax him with a 5hp Briggs.

Steam....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd_CAvruEIg

(Saw green tractor) ..."that doesn't look steam powered to me"

(Saw 2nd tractor).... "aaaaaah.... I gotta quit drinking..."

I Saw a similar demonstration when the CAT tracked tractors where being introduced. They had just ran the "ultramodified 7 engined" Pulling tractors. After the last one had been eliminated they hooked up the CAT and did a full pull and then turned around and just kinda dragged the sled around like it wasn't there.

Rather entertaining. I will have fun sharing this one.

I like that.

that steamer was just playin' w/ the greenie

Shows just what three horsepower and 81 million pounds-feet of torque can accomplish.

"Pour the Coal to her Buford,Get a full head of Steam"

That's why they were called traction engines back in the day.

In reply to Jerry From LA:

In all reality from the size of that "Road Locomotive", its probably about 30 drawbar horsepower and 100 or so pulley horsepower.

nocones wrote: I Saw a similar demonstration when the CAT tracked tractors where being introduced. They had just ran the "ultramodified 7 engined" Pulling tractors. After the last one had been eliminated they hooked up the CAT and did a full pull and then turned around and just kinda dragged the sled around like it wasn't there.

And those cat tracked tractors won't sink or dig in......which oddly enough makes them less capable of pulling than a properly weighted wheeled tractor. They only exist due to "compaction" concerns in certain areas of the country.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: In reply to Jerry From LA: In all reality from the size of that "Road Locomotive", its probably about 30 drawbar horsepower and 100 or so pulley horsepower.

Notice it was a bit exaggerated on each side of the equation.

This is my family's idea of a road locomotive...

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It's not the only one we own. We have two others that need rebuilding. Here's one back in the day:

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In reply to Kramer:

That is SUPER cool.

Jerry From LA wrote:

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: In reply to Jerry From LA: In all reality from the size of that "Road Locomotive", its probably about 30 drawbar horsepower and 100 or so pulley horsepower.

Notice it was a bit exaggerated on each side of the equation.

Oh I could tell.