Truck vs Tractor TOW

[radman1]

Don't be fooled by how easy a smaller tractor or Cat challenger can pull the sled. If the weight is toward the back near the wheels and not on the sled, it doesn't take much hp or weight to move the sled either forward or backward.
I remember watching a local tractor pull many years ago back in the early 70's. They had the regular divisions and weight classes for the true tractor pulls. To entice local interest, they let farmers come in with their farm tractors in an unlimited weight class but not 4x4s. These bigger 2 WD tractors come in with duals, weights, loaded rear tires and saddle tanks. They would hook up and pull in normal field gear at 4-5mph. There was no stopping them. Too much weight and too low gearing. These tractors loaded down probably weighed over 20K lbs or more. Many full pulls, even with the rear tires on the sleds sliding and locked.

 

[bx23barry]

To answer the original question; If a truck was the better puller why aren't they out there plowing?
There was an roadside bailing operation I remember that used Chevy pickups to pull the bailers. Those trucks got "used up" pretty quick.