RE: (ET) pulling power?

["Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>]

If you DON'T TURN (the back end shifts...) I have pulled a 160 bushel 
grain wagon filled on soft sod in L.  Forward and back.  It was wheat; 55 
to 60 lbs/bushel plus the steel wagon.  Thats 8800 to 9600 lbs + about 
another 1000+ for the wagon, on sod.  When I turned the tongue, it 
stopped.  That's a E12, with no extra weights.

On cement, I pulled a combine (LL) back a few feet.  Burned rubber.  I had 
to 'rock' it to move at all.  14,000 lbs empty (30,000 full), and it wan't 
quite empty.

Larry Elie


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Coate [mailto:jbc coate org]
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 3:25 PM
To: elec-trak
Subject: (ET) pulling power?



We all know that the ET's are amazing strong, what with the reports of 
tractor pulls and such. On smooth pavement, an ET could probably tow an 
airplane.

But... any ideas as to how heavy a trailer a large-frame ET could pull 
across un-paved areas (i.e. basically level but somewhat bumpy turf or 
lumpy bare dirt)?

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Jim Coate
1992 Chevy S10
1970's Elec-Trak
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