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DEPARTMENT U - DAILY ACTIVITIES DIVISION IV - ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULLING CONTEST Thursday, August 24 Tim Klink, Superintendent, 433-0515 RULES 1. Please read general rules and regulations beginning on page 12. 2. Contestants must provide the Superintendent with their Social Security Number. 3. The Antique Tractor Pulling Contest is limited to 1940 and earlier models. 4. All tractors must be weighed in at the Chelsea Fairgrounds on Thursday, August 24 between 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Tractors in light class should be weighed by 8:30 a.m. Pull will begin at 9:00 a.m. SHARP. Tractor to be weighed with driver on the seat. Contest Officials reserve the right to re-weigh winners. 5. Entry fee is $10.00. Percentage pull on cement slab. 6. All participants must be at least 14 years of age. Cards must be signed by parents of minors (under 18 years of age) before tractors will be weighed. 7. Class 2390 (Women's Powder Puff) will be first class to pull. Tractors are to be 1940 and earlier. Tractor and/or driver can enter in classes 2391-2394 after participating in the powder puff. 8. Tractors are allowed wheel weights or channel weights front and rear. Weights should be fastened securely and not interfere with hook. Any weights or objects falling from tractor during the pull will disqualify contestant. 9. Drawbar or point of pull not to exceed 18 inches from the grounds and no less than 18 inches from center of rear axle unless manufactured otherwise. Pull from factory drawbar or safe equipment. 10. Clevis to have 3 inches minimum hole for hook. A large twist clevis preferred. Homemade clevis should be 3/4 inch plate bolted tightly. D clevis will be allowed if bolted tightly, no shims. 11. No cut down smooth tires, no industrial tires, no wear between lugs, no dual wheels allowed. Wheels shall be size and type available at time of manufacture or early conversion from steel. 12. No 4 wheel drive, no altered tractors. Tractors must be complete such as hoods, air cleaners, etc. 13. Each driver allowed only one tractor in each class. Each tractor is limited to one class. 14. Driver will be allowed 30 seconds to complete their pull after starting. Two pulls will be allowed if needed. Second pull will be taken immediately after first pull. (unless mechanical failure) (first time 3 pulls if needed). 15. During the pull you are allowed to use brakes. You cannot shift up or down or disengage clutch, front wheels are not allowed to remain over 18 inches off the ground. Bouncing will be allowed if driver remains on seat. If chain jerks or is slack during pull, whistle will blow and pull is over. 16. RPM not exceed 15% of factory recommendations. MPH not to exceed 5 mph. 17. Tractor must have original looking block. 18. Same rules apply to all classes
SLIDING PAY SCALE Entries in Class 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12 or more $100 $85 $75 $65 $55 $45 $35 $25 $15 $10 10 $100 $80 $65 $50 $40 $30 $20 $20 8 $100 $75 $50 $35 $25 $10 5 $ 75 $50 $25 $10 4 $ 40 $20 $1 *Trophy and rosette for 1st place all classes, Rosette for 2nd & 3rd all classes DEPARTMENT U - DAILY ACTIVITIES DIVISION V - TRACTOR PULLING CONTEST 9:00 a.m. Friday, August 25 Brian Trinkle 433-0319, Dennis Trinkle 475-2234, Superintendents (Classes 2400, 2401, 2402) RULES 1. Please read general rules and regulations beginning on page 12. 2. Contestants must provide the Superintendent with their Social Security Number. 3. Pull will begin at 9:00 a.m. SHARP. This is a dead-weight pull on cement for the first three classes. All tractors must be weighed in at Chelsea Fairgrounds according to the following schedule. Scales open at 8:00 a.m. Tractors up to 3,750 pounds (Class 2400) are to be weighed by 8:30 a.m.; Tractors in classes 2401 and 2402 to be weighed by 9:30 a.m. All tractors in classes 2403 - 2411 should be weighed in between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. 4. Entry fee is $15.00 for Farm Stock classes. Entry fee is $20.00 for Super and Pro Stock. 5. All participants must be at least 14 years of age. Cards must be signed by parents of minors (under 18 years of age) before tractors will be weighed. 6. Contest is open to rubber tired, wheel type farm tractors. Not materially altered from original factory specifications. No 4-wheel drives. No cut down, smooth tires allowed. No wear between treads. No industrial or knobby tires. 7. Entry limited to one tractor per class, and one driver per tractor. Each tractor allowed in one class only. 8. Winner will be determined on a maximum deadweight basis. Tractor pulling greatest weight in each class will be the winner. Full pull is completed when marker is tipped over. 9. Drawbar height for classes 2400, 2401, and 2402 limited to 18 inches. Tractors over 6,000 pounds can have a drawbar height to 20".The drawbar cannot be raised after the pull has started. If you have to pull off more that once because of drawbar height, you will be disqualified. Must not be more than 1 inch of washers between drawbar and clevis. 10. Each contestant will receive three pulling chances at first weight, two pulling chances at each weight thereafter. Clevis should have 3 inch minimum hole for hook. Clevis to be flat and parallel to ground. Thirty second time limit per pull. No jerking allowed. Brake or differential lock can be used. 11. R.P.M.s will be checked on all tractors. Tractors may not exceed more than 15% over factory recommendations and not exceed 5 mph. If the R.P.M.s are too high, it will have to be changed before they pull or you will be disqualified. If the judge questions the R.P.M.s, they can also be checked after the pull. 12. Front end height will be no higher than 24 inches. The judge can and will stop the pull if they feel you are operating unsafely. 13. Wheelie bars can be on the tractor for safety, but if they touch the concrete, the pull is over. 14. Tractors will be weighed in with driver. No driver changes allowed after weigh-in. All weights to be bolted or affixed in a secure manner. If a weight is not secure, it must be made safe or taken off. 15. No modified tractors. 16. There cannot be any support of drawbar or clevis with a three-point hitch top link. 17. Absolutely o drinking of alcoholic beverages during contest either on or around Fairgrounds. 18. All rules will be interpreted by the superintendent and the official judges until the start of the contest, thereafter, the judges decision will be final. 19. The superintendent in charge of pull will have full power in any dispute or matter not covered in rules. 20. No standing on tractor during pull even if it appears driver is sitting in seat.
DEPARTMENT U DIVISION V - TRACTOR PULLING CONTEST RULES FOR FARM STOCK-SPEED PULL EVENT Friday Evening, August 25 Brian Trinkle 433-0319, Dennis Trinkle 475-2234, Superintendents (Classes 2403 - 2411) 1. All tractors are to be farm owned and pulled as worked on the farm. 2. Contestants may use brakes, differential locks, torque converters and auto shifts. 3. No L.P. gas topper or pressurized tank. 4. All tractors must be in neutral or park while being hitched or unhitched. 5. All pulls must start with a tight hitch, no jerking permitted. 6. Contestants will be allowed two consecutive attempts within 75 feet to start the sled. 7. Number one puller will be test puller and may take pull if weight machine is operating properly, or he may pull in 3rd position. If machine needs further adjustment, first puller after each adjustment will be treated as number one puller. On any re-pull caused by a contest malfunction, puller, at his discretion, may drop back 3 positions. 8. Contestants will receive their number as they are weighed in. Once the class has started, no numbers will be distributed for that class. Contestant must pull in order drawn within 3 minutes of the time after sled is in readiness; any delay will mean disqualification. 9. Tractor and sled must remain within boundaries of course during the pull, or be disqualified. 10. No one is allowed on the track except for track officials and contestant; no helpers. 11. All tractors and drivers must re-weigh IMMEDIATELY after they have completed their pull. Any tractor found to be overweight will be disqualified. THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. 12. A Farm Stock tractor is not allowed to exceed 15% over manufacturer's recommendations. 13. Tractors in classes 2410 and 2411 are to be farm stock field tractors, must have working PTO, no cut tires, cannot exceed 5 mph and will be the last classes to pull 14. Any protest must be accompanied by a $200 protest fee. 15. When filling out entries, please include all information. Include name, mailing address, phone number and Social Security Number. 16. Must get number and register at time of weigh-in. If have not drawn, do not pull. 17. All rules will be interpreted by the superintendent and the official judges until the start of the contest. Thereafter, the judges decision will be final. 18. The superintendent in charge of pull will have full power in any dispute or matter not covered in rules. ADDITIONAL RULES FOR PRO STOCK AND SUPER STOCK CLASSES 1. Pro Stock and Super Stock must abide by NTPA Safety Rules 2. Pro Stock and Super Stock must be NTPA approved 3. Classes will be NTPA official weight classes.
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