Got to meet Lloyd Saturday

[dince]

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On 28/04/2018 at 11:41 PM, fishnwiz said:

Most of those tractors don't weigh 1400lbs! 

fishnwiz, Lloyd must weigh a lot more than we thouhjt! LOL!

[dince]

Silence from Lloyd!  Surely I haven’t offended him!  How are you going, Lloyd?

[fishnwiz]

1 hour ago, dince said:

Silence from Lloyd!  Surely I haven’t offended him!  How are you going, Lloyd?

He is busy breaking in the new pulling tractor. 

[720nut]

No , actually the grass has kicked in and growing, 80+ degree weather sure helps.

Now comes the hard part to did assemble to paint plus try to get some projects done that have been put on back burner to finish tractor.

And yes guys I weigh about 25 lbs more than I care to be right now, if I loose then room for one more weight  and a couple more beers

[dince]

Good on yer, Lloyd!

[720nut]

Been real busy cutting grass and helping stepson build his mini pulling tractor

[tadams]

Doing any pulling yet Lloyd

[720nut]

Yes this ones powered by a KZ 1350 bike motor

sorry guys mowing is taking most of my time right now, did get up north over weekend , much needed

[720nut]

Just got back from Archbold Ohio , was down for a two day pull but sled broke last night and they canceled for today.

I did however get to make one pass and extremely pleased with the way she ran, just wish we could have run today, an awesome track 

Sorry no pictures wife did get video of the run on her phone, but I don't have a clue as to how to put it on here

[720nut]

Another update, should I say we clobbered them, 2 firsts Friday night and 2 nd and 3rd Saturday night.

Am very pleased only five runs on new tractor so who says I can't build em, very pleased with finishs might have to keep stepson in the seat

Next pull is Waldron Mi. on  June 7th

[MARK (LI)]

You might have missed that one...it was 2 weeks ago

[720nut]

On ‎6‎/‎20‎/‎2018 at 8:07 PM, MARK (LI) said:

You might have missed that one...it was 2 weeks ago

Missed which one Mark ?

Sorry should have been July 7th, haven't been feeling good so everythings kind of screwed up

Edited June 22, 2018 by 720nut

[dince]

Lloyd, any chance my mate and I could borrow that machine for a few weeks in August to pick up all the treasures I’ve lined up, between western Kansas to New York State.  But then again, I suspect the fuel economy might be way above my budget!

[MARK (LI)]

On 6/21/2018 at 9:02 PM, 720nut said:

Missed which one Mark ?

Sorry should have been July 7th, haven't been feeling good so everythings kind of screwed up

Hope you feel better fast

[720nut]

17 hours ago, MARK (LI) said:

Hope you feel better fast

Thank you feeling much better but still on the anti botic

Well hear we are just before being disassembled to go get powder coated

I could not be happier with the way she's preformed, hoping to have her back together before July 7 th

[fishnwiz]

Tell me how that thing doesn't look like a vintage rail instead of a tractor. ...

[720nut]

4 hours ago, fishnwiz said:

Tell me how that thing doesn't look like a vintage rail instead of a tractor. ...

Has tractor tires not slicks ?

 

[fishnwiz]

1 hour ago, 720nut said:

Has tractor tires not slicks ?

 

Can't tell what's under them fenders. Just saying. 

Edited June 24, 2018 by fishnwiz

[tadams]

I bet that rattles the ear drums 

[720nut]

On way to be powder coated monday morning and of course dew was extremely heavy so was brown by time I got to Jackson

Will be Blue metallic II coating

Edited June 26, 2018 by 720nut

[fishnwiz]

Why not galvanize it instead...wouldn't that be more durable? 

[720nut]

8 hours ago, fishnwiz said:

Why not galvanize it instead...wouldn't that be more durable? 

Not my thing Mark, I really wanted a color similar to Dupont magenta but was told there magenta was not the same

[fishnwiz]

I have towed trailers my whole life and have NEVER EVER had a powder coated frame that didn't rust, chip, flake ect... It seems that galvanizing was much stronger coating to me IMO. Never had chips or cracked or rusted with galvanizing. 

Obviously your frame won't be subject to road abuse and use.

 

 

Edited June 26, 2018 by fishnwiz

[720nut]

It's hard to explain but it's a visual aspect of it and  like it's always been said if it don't go chrome it, in other words if it won't run then you do something to make it look pretty.

No it will be just for competition and It has to look good, this is the first time I've had one powder coated (usually just paint them myself but this is probably my last one) said that with blown small block to but who knows .

I've competed most of my life so really hard to just walk away and be a spectator. Started drag racing in late 70's and found tractor pulling and here I is .

 Not sure if I've asked but wouldn't it be nice to have a pulling forum like a couple other sites I frequent  ?

On ‎6‎/‎26‎/‎2018 at 5:43 PM, fishnwiz said:

I have towed trailers my whole life and have NEVER EVER had a powder coated frame that didn't rust, chip, flake ect... It seems that galvanizing was much stronger coating to me IMO. Never had chips or cracked or rusted with galvanizing. 

Obviously your frame won't be subject to road abuse and use.

 

 

The DuPont magenta I used on my blown small block cost nearly $900 for just paints and reducers

 

[720nut]

Here we are all back together with paint, sun going down so it looks a little different in the light