Competition How Much Does Your Sled Weigh?

[cahammer]

HEY ALL YOU PULLERS OUT THERE I AM STARTING THIS THREAD TO SEE WHAT THE AVERAGE SLED WEIGHS EAST COAST AND WEST COAST AND WHAT PULLING ASSOCIATION YOUR WITH AND OF COURSE THE NAME OF THE TRUCK YOU HOOK WITH FOR EXAMPLE



I pull with rocky mountain pullers association and the sled weighs 38K LBS

i also pull with united pullers of utah and the sled weighs 36k lbs

truck name DONT ASK thats the name



thanks in advance for the info

 

[Fishin Guide]

I pull a sled that weighs about 3K.



Of course, it's a jetsled! Oo.



Dave

 

[Smokin_Monster]

Do you guys really drag these sleds around without finding out how much they weigh?



I pull the same sleds as cahammer



Rocky Mountain (Bully Dog) 38,000

United Pullers of Utah 36,000



And My truck goes By "Smokin Monster"



Now I need some more SMOKE! :-laf

 

[supersonic]

In SuperStock or Modified, we dont have a "set weight" it varies widely depending on the track conditions, length, runoff area, and generally how much the operator has been around our class, sometimes they get it off a little bit and it gets dangerous, running 35-45MPH out the gate into a sand pile or a crowd of stupid people that dont have enough sense to not stand in front of a charging pulling truck coming towards them.

We pull everywhere from Michigan to Florida, and east coast to the other side of Kansas if there is a pull worth going to.

 

[Smokin_Monster]

So they actually change the weight in the weight box? The two sled I've pulled they just change the speed of the weight box depending on class and track conditions, length, etc.

 

[MMiller]

A good sled and operator rarely has to change weight, unless there is a huge differnce in the vehicles pulling(ie street gas trucks, to super stock pulling tractors. If we use a small sled, more for antique tractors, then the weight changes drasically, becuase the sled is much less forgiving and adjustable(ie unable to stop the bigger trucks).



Also a real tacky track were the sled starts real hard, the operator sometimes has to drop weight to allow the trucks to get out of the hole and lit.



I have never asked what the sled weighed, to me it doesn't really matter. Do you change anything on your truck after hearing what it weights?



Michael

 

[Smokin_Monster]

Do you change anything on your truck after hearing what it weights?

Good point. I guess knowing how much your sled weighs is some of that useless knowlege that's good to know. Good for bragging? :-laf

 

[Nate]

Didn't get video of me, but this is 5500lbs... .



http://98jeepzj.com/videos/november192005towtest.avi



Competetion was on speed not distance, though about 1/2 the rigs couldn't pull it.

 

[Smokin_Monster]

Hey, that's one way of having your own sled pull without dishing out the $$$ for your own "Old Ironsides. " Me and my buddies use an empty 10 wheeler and pull the parking brakes at about 100 ft! :-laf

 

[jwilliams3]

Did any pulling trucks hook up to that and pull?

 

[MMiller]

Didn't get video of me, but this is 5500lbs... .



http://98jeepzj.com/videos/november192005towtest.avi



Competetion was on speed not distance, though about 1/2 the rigs couldn't pull it.

Well now I can see why 1/2 didn't move that. Kinda hard to get 5500# of dead weight moving with a 2500# 6 cylinder jeep. I can't imagine it started any harder then the average sled around here.



Michael

 

[MMiller]

Oh, and to add to the topic. The only sled I hooked to this summer was the Kon-trap-shun sled owned by the Newton boys. I *think* it weights in the neighbor hood of 38,000# or so. I don't pull a diesel yet, my 75 Dodge with a 440 is named "Matilda" , its not painted on the side of the truck though. Kinda try and keep it incognito.



Michael

 

[Smokin_Monster]

Did any pulling trucks hook up to that and pull?

To the 5500 lbs of concrete or the 10 wheeler?

 

[Fueler Bob]

Just watched the draft horses pull a 10,500 pound sled on skids on clay sand. Afterwards they dropped the weights in a heavy trailer pulled by a Ram 3500 duelly. Had to put it in 6 wheel drive to pull the trailer out of the arena. 2 , 2,000 pound horses must make amazing torque to pull that sled.

 

[jhenderson]

When truck and tractor pulling started everyone used the same stone boat as the horses and oxen. 10ft was a full pull. Lots of burned clutches and transmissions. U joints and axles also took a beating. The real mechanical fun was the doodlebug class. Truck frames, multiple transmissions for gearing and many still used chain drive axles.