Garden Tractors & ATV Weight Transfer Pulls

General Regulations - Garden Tractors

Tractors must have hood, grill and fenders to be legal. Tractors must also have at least 6 inch seat back. A bullet flywheel and/or side shields from the hood to frame one both sides of tractor made of 16-guage steel or equivalent. All pulleys and clutches must be shielded to prevent the possibility of parts from flying off tractor. the maximum wheelbase of tractors is 52 inches. All tractors must have "wheelie bars." All tractors must have a working "kill switch" (tether switch). Locked rear ends are allowed. Four-wheel drive  tractors are not allowed. All puller enter at their own risk. Two drivers per tractor are allowed in each class; each driver is allowed only one entry per class. Drivers under 12 yrs of age must wear a helmet while pulling. All pullers must be able to control their tractor in a safe manner. Drivers must remain seated on their tractor (not on the seat back) and have at least one hand on the steering wheel during their pull; they must have their tractor under control at all times. Shifting is allowed while you are pulling as long as the tractor continues in a forward motion and the sled is not being jerked. The pull will be over when forward motion stops. All tractors must stop at the request of the flagman. The pull will be disqualified if a weight or any other part of the tractor or driver falls off. The pull will be disqualified if a tractor clearly goes out of bounds after the 20 ft mark. No alcohol or drugs permitted before or during the tractor pull.

Wheels & Tires

Cut and un-cut tires with a maximum size of 26x12x12 are permitted. Tire loading is allowed. Dual tires are not allowed. tire chains and studded tires are not permitted. Threaded rods on wheels are permitted as long as they are no more than 1 inch beyond the wheel weights and are covered by a protective boot. Solid bar tires, such as Cepeks and Pit bull, will only be permitted in the Open 1000 and higher classes.

Wheelie Bars and Draw Bars:

Wheelie bars must support the weight of the tractor, one wheelie bar at a time. It must be at least 5 inches from the back of the tractor tire to the center of the wheelie bar or skid plate. Metala wheels are the only kind permitted. Skid plates must be 1/8 inch thick by 3 inches square. Wheelie bars and skid plates can be a maximum of 5 inches from the ground to the bottom of the wheel or plate, Wheelie bars are subject to inspection by track officials. Maximum draw bar height is 15 inches from the top of the bar. Draw bar can be no longer than 6 inches beyond tires. The hole in the draw bar must be 1 1/2 inches in diameter and 3/8 " to 1/2" in thickness. Pulling point may not be more than 3/4 of an inch from the back edge of hitching device, parallel to and not more than 15 inches above the ground. The draw bar must be stationary in all directions and will be checked at the scales.

Engine Specifications:

STOCK - Maximum engine horsepower is a 16hp single engine. All engine parts should be the same or equal to the stock parts used for the make and size of engine used. Engine modifications permitted: 30,000 maximum over bore head planning port and polishing governors removed or altered air cleaner, K & N, etc. exhaust pipe   OPEN - Maximum engine horse power is 20hp single or twin. This may be reached by a two engine combination (NO STROKE CRANKS) The engines can be gas, diesel, air/water cooled. They must be naturally aspirated, Naturally aspirated does not include supercharger, turbocharged, etc. Two cycle engines are not allowed. Stock flywheels that have been modified are not allowed. Stroke cranks are not allowed. Spacer plates between the carburetor and the intake manifold are permitted in the open classes only.

Scales:

All tractors will be in the staging area before classes starts. They must be weighed and draw bar checked before they go to the staging area. Each tractor MUST be weighed and have draw bar checked after each pull. If they do not get weighed and checked, or the weight is over or draw bar is high they will be disqualified.

Track Information:

track distance is 150 feet. Width of the track is approximately 14 feet. The out of bounds lines will be clearly marked. There is a 20 foot shut down area. If you begin pulling and are not satisfied with your performance may stop within the shut down area and start over. This can only be done once, and is not allowed during pull-off situations.

Hooking to Sled:

All pulls start from a designated pull line. This pull line can not be changed during a class, but it may be changed between classes. The tractor will not be hooked to the sled until the driver gives the necessary hand signal. This is to indicate the to the track officials that the tractor is in neutral or park and the drivers hands are away from the controls until the track official says to start to pull. A track official must hook each tractor to the sled.] All pulls start from a tight hitch with no jerking of the sled permitted. The pull will be over when forward motion stops (no digging holes in the track). All tractors must stop at the request of the flagman,

Pulling Order:

Pulling position numbers will be drawn before drivers meeting for each class that each puller intends to pull in. The first puller in each class will be a test puller. This will determine whether the sled is adjusted correctly and fairly. If the test puller is not satisfied with the pull then he/she can elect to do another pull in the last position. The puller must tell the track official before being unhooked from the sled. Failure to do so will result in the first pull being measured. If a puller's tractor breaks down in the shut down area (the first 20 feet of the track) and he/she can fix it before the class is over then the puller can pull again in the last position (after the test puller). All pullers will be in the number position they have drawn unless the.