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Originally Posted by Espeefan
I think it's a cool idea. I've always enjoyed truck, tractor, and semi truck pulls.
Someone is going to have to design and build a good pulling sled though. It would be neat to keep the sled scale looking, but many times the best and functional sleds are anything but scale. It's just bragging rights in the end anyway. No one is going to care what the sled looks like, as long as it performs the same with every hook.
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We are working on getting one drawn up right now and we would like to make it as scale looking as possible but still be functional and reliable.
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Originally Posted by Lil Giants
Why not try doing something constructive? like take that dirt pile over there & build some roads, or a runway up to an overpass.
Build a quarry site complete with a jaw crusher, conveyers, screening plant... crush road gravel into scale road gravel.
Lots of you guys now with newly build dump trks, put 'em to work!
Try working together to do something constructive instead of competing against one another to be individuals.
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We do stuff like that at the shows but not everybody is into that. Many of us do full size tractor and truck pulling and would find doing it with scale models just as enjoyable. In the 1:1 pulling we are a family, we go out to eat together, help each other get there tractors ready including wrenching on them if need be and we celebrate each others accomplishments at a banquet at the end of the year. It is not just about the competition it is about the friendship and the enjoyment we get out of it.We are also trying to offer things to do that will get more people exited about the hobby and we had a lot of interest in the truck pulling at the Jackson Tenn. show. There were quite a few people that thought the equipment was neat but were more interested in the truck pulling.
Travis