I've always liked tractor pulling....so this project has turned into the most fun I believe I have had on a build. I wanted my son to be involved in a hobby, that both of us liked. He seemed to like tractors, and I liked horsepower...so here we went. We had an uncle, Larry, that donated to the cause, a 1972 Sears Super Suburban Garden Tractor.
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| picking up the 1972 Sears SS15 tractor, from Enloe, Tx |
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| cleaning up the project |
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| bodywork on the hood |
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| prepping the new engine |
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| front tires |
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| new shoes |
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| mounting the new rubber...hard work ! |
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| new tires and new battery...vroom vroom |
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| rolling chassis |
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| roll cage and seat test fit |
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| time for some red paint |
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| re-assemble...where does this go ? |
first start...it's alive !
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| engine startup and break in |
test drive...and it was cold
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| first test drive |
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| a little Sunday morning drive |
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| all dressed up |
Enloe Christmas parade..very cold !
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| rolling down Main Street in Enloe, Tx |
first test pull in Bonham, Tx
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| first hookup to the LSGTPA sled |
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| very first pull...driver did perfect ! |
pull practice....
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| a little pull practice at PawPaws |
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| pull practice gets a little muddy |
time for a little dinosaur action...
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| trace out of the new engine panels |
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| mockup of the T-Rex artwork |
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| engine panel vinyl wrap and artwork |
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| engine panel lettering |
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| lettering and artwork |
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| more practice...in full suit and gear |
first pull event, Greenville, Tx
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| leaving the line at 3900rpm in Greenville |
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| high-fives after the Greenville first pull |
Nevada, Tx
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| T-Rex hooked up to the blackland track in Nevada |
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| T-Rex at 'The Pits'....sticky !!! |
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| Enloe, Texas 4th of July Parade |
Bonham, Tx
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| end of a good pull in Bonham, Tx |
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| pretty strong pull in Bonham, Tx |
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| unloading from Bonham, with a Third Place trophy ! |
It has been a blast building this tractor side by side with my son, and seeing him doing well in the sport after all the hard work he has put in to it, has been awesome. He seems to really enjoy it, and I think that knowing he built it, makes his success just that much sweeter.
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| Bill Halter Memorial Pull in Blue Ridge, Tx |
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| Texas T-Rex on a good pull |
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| T-Rex second pull |
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| Youth Class winners - Lane took runner-up ! |
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unloading from Blue Ridge, with a runner-up trophy
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| the calm before the storm |
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a wave to the crowd
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| another hook underway |
As the 2010 season comes to a close, we would like to thank all those that helped us. Thanks to Larry King, for the tractor for this project. Thanks to Richard and Nancy Duncan, aka Nannie and PawPaw for help in the shop and at the track. And thanks to all the friends and fans that helped us all along the way.
We are looking forward to 2011, and can't wait to see everyone again at the tracks !!
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