Liberty Antique Tractor Pull
White Plains, GA
2008 Rules
*****We are strictly enforcing rules this year to maintain saftey and provide even competition. Pay special attention to the red highlighted rules because we will making sure they are right on your pulling tractor or truck.****
***Also we have done away with Modern Farm classes. So now we just have Farm Stock Classes with an 8 M.P.H speed limit and Hot Farm with no speed limit!***
As With Any Tractor, The Main Objective Is Safety – First, Last, And Always
No Alcoholic Beverages Of Any Kind Are Permitted
Alcohol Consumption and Unsportsmanlike Behavior Are Grounds For Disqualification
Rules For Stock Antique Class
1) Antique Models – 1900 thru 1967; must have original serial number. Tractors will be checked if in question.
2) Tractors must retain stock appearance.
3) Gasoline, LP, and Diesel Fuel Tractors only. No Alcohol. No Nitrous.
4) Tractors must weigh within limits of each weight class. No overweight allowance.
5) One class entry per tractor. Total of two pulls per tractor.
* 6) No altered tire cutting, trimming, etc. allowed
7) No Dual Wheels.
8) Tire size 18.4 thru 7500 # class; tire size 24.5 in 8500 thru 16000 # classes (all classes)
* 9) A pair of Wheelie Bars are required
* 10) Draw Bar with Clevis Required.
11) Draw Bar must be stationary with NO movement.
12) 20” maximum height to the top of the Draw Bar with minimum ¾” Draw Bar Thickness; 18” minimum Draw Bar length from center of rear axle to back of hole.
13) No part of Draw Bar can be touching sled chain while pulling.
14) Tractor must have Working Brakes.
15) No Turbo or Super Chargers unless Factory Equipped.
16) Use of Factory T A and Multi-power will be allowed one time only.
*17) Add-on weights allowed. Add-on weights are not to extend over 11 feet from centerline of rear axle.
18) No one is allowed on the track except pullers and officials
19) Pullers 16 years of age and younger must have a signed release by parent or guardian to pull. Kill switch is required on tractor.
20) Tractor must weigh out after each pull. Driver is to stay
on the tractor
21) Drivers must remain seated during the pull with at least one
hand on the steering wheel.
* 22) No tractor will exceed 3½ mph. Two warnings
will be issued. Pull will be disqualified on third violation with no
measurement recorded.
23) Pull must start with tight chain. No jerking of sled. Rough starts will be red-flagged.
* 24) Each puller has two attempts to pass the 20
foot mark. Pull is official after the 20 foot mark is passed.
25) Front wheels may not leave the ground more than 18” during pull.
26) Excessive lost of liquid ( stream or intermittent stream)
discharged on the track will be red-flagged.
* 27) The pull will be red-flagged and measured at the spot the
tractor runs out of bounds if any part of the tractor or sled
crossed the boundary line.
28) Pull is over when forward motion of sled is stopped or red flag is dropped.
29) A Protest must be filed within the weight class before the next class begins at the sign up booth.
A $50.00 Protest Fee must be paid before the protest will be allowed.
30) No reckless driving of tractors will be permitted on or off the
track. Track Officials may disqualify any tractor driver
for non-sportsmanship conduct, intoxication, or failure to stop when red-flagged.
31) Rules are subject to revision at any time by Track Officials.
32) At all times the tractors, drivers, and pulls will be governed
by Track Officials and Flagmen.
33) Entry fee will not be refunded if disqualified.
34) Track Official’s Rulings and Decisions are Final.
* indicates rules applying to Stock Antique Classes ONLY!
Rules For Super Antique Classes
1) Maximum RPM 4000.
2) Pull is automatically disqualified when boundaries are exceeded.
3) Fans removed on engines over 3000 RPM.
4) All tire sizes allowed. Cut tires allowed.
5) Must have closed ring hitch with min. 3” ID and ¾” diameter. Tractor must not obstruct chain or clevis.
6) Must have working kill switch.
7) Tractors can pull in any gear. Rough starts will be red-flagged.
8) 75’ False start allowance
9) Tractors not meeting specifications will not be permitted to pull.
10) Super Tractors can not pull in Antique Classes. Antique Tractors can pull in Super Classes.
11) All Stock Antique Rules apply.
Rules For Hot Farm Classes
1) Roll Cages or Factory ROPS with Seat Belt Required
2) Any year model allowed.
3) Must have a pair of Wheelie Bars.
4) Transmission Wraps Required
5) Fans removed on engines over 3000 RPM.
6) Spring loaded hand throttles that will automatically return to idle speed are Required
7) All tractors must have working brakes.
8) All size tires allowed. Cut tires allowed.
9) Must have working kill switch, Air shutoff preferred
10) Tractors can pull in any gear. Rough starts will be red-flagged.
11) Pull is automatically disqualified when boundaries are exceeded with NO distance recorded.
12) 75’ False start allowance.
13) Any tractor deemed unsafe by Track Officials will NOT be allowed to pull.
14) All Weights Must be Secure – No Loose Weights
15) All Stock Antique Rules apply
Rules for Farm Stock
1) Stock Tractor any year as Factory Equipped
2) Maxium Speed of 8 M.P.H.
3) Factory Draw Bar no higher than 20” with Clevis
4) No Duels No 4X4
5) TA’s, Multi Power, and Power Shifts allowed – One Shift Only
6) Weights and Weight Brackets allowed
Rules for V8 Modified Classes
1) Tractors Must Retain Tractor Appearance
2) Roll Cages with Seatbelts Required
3) Wide Fronts Required
4) Wheelie Bars that Support the Weight of the Tractor are Required
5) Maximum Tires of 18.4
6) Break Away Kill Switches Required
7) Spring Return Throttle Required
8) Single Carburetor; Gas or Racing Fuel Only – No Alcohol or Nitrous
9) No Engine Driven Fans
10) Steel Shield or Blanket Wrap Required for Bell Housing.
11) Hitches have a 20” maximum height, Min.18” from center line of rear axle, Min. ¾” thick and 3” D Ring with NO movement
12) All Weights Must be Secured – No Loose Weights
13) False Start Distance of 75’ Allowed
14) Pull is automatically disqualified when boundaries are exceeded and No distance is recorded
15) Any Tractor deemed Unsafe by Track Officials will Not be allowed to pull
16) Rules are subject to revision at any time by Track Officials
17) At all times the tractors, drivers, and pulls will be governed by Track Officials and Flagmen
18) Entry fee will not be refunded if disqualified
19) Track Official’s Rulings and Decisions are Final
Rules for V8 Rail Tractors
All V8 Modified Rules Apply Except as Follows:
1) Any Tire Size Allowed
2) Roll Cages with Seat Belts Required
3) Any Single Engine / Any Fuel Allowed
TRUCK PULL RULES 2008
Street Class Trucks
1) Driver must be 18 or older with a valid driver’s license. Drivers 16 & 17 may compete with their parent’s approval
2) No alcoholic beverages of any kind are permitted. Alcohol consumption or unsportsmanlike behavior will be grounds for disqualification
The classes are as follows and will pull in the order listed:
Two wheel drive with a maximum weight of 5500lb
4X4‘s with a maximum weight of 5500
Two wheel drive with a maximum weight of 6500 lbs
4X4‘s with a maximum weight of 6500 lbs
Street Class with a maximum weight of 6500 lbs
4X4‘s with a maximum weight of 7500 lb
Street Class with a maximum weight of 7500 lbs
Open Class with a maximum weight of 8500 lbs
Street Class with a maximum weight of 8500 lbs
Any truck can hook only once per class.
3) Trucks must be Street Legal. This means have must have Tag, Insurance, and D.O.T approved tires(no cut or altered tires)!
4) All trucks must have a hitch height of 30” maximum height to the top of the hitch.
All trucks must pull from a clevis or D ring with 3’’ ID.
5 No shifting allowed on Manuals.
6) A puller may have a second try if he/she stops within 75 feet of the start line. However, in a pull-off the puller has only one try.
7) No passengers allowed in the truck while it is pulling
8) Loss of equipment under the green will stop the pull
9) There will be an automatic disqualification in all classes if the pulling truck touches the sidelines.
10) All trucks when entering or leaving the property are not to exceed 5 mph and when not pulling must remain in the pit area
11) All registered pull trucks must have their number cards visible at all times in the windshield.
12) Pullers may have sled spotted on starting line where desired if he/she notifies sled operator in sufficient time when sled is returning to the starting line from the previous pull
13) All decisions concerning truck classification and/or eligibility will be made by the Track Officials.
14) Rules are subject to revision at any time by Track Officials.
15) At all times the trucks, drivers, and the pulls will be governed by Track Officials and Flagmen.
16) Entry fee will not be refunded if disqualified.
17) Lack of adherence to these rules will be grounds for disqualification.
18) Track Officials decisions are final.
Modified Truck Rules
1) All trucks must have factory-like hood, doors, seats, and bed - either pick up bed or flat bed.
2) All trucks must have a hitch height of 30” maximum height to the top of the hitch.
3) All trucks must pull from a clevis or D ring with 3’’ ID.
4) All trucks must have a kill switch on the rear of truck to stop engines in case of emergency.
5) No Nitrous or alcohol fuel.
6) All trucks must have working brakes with factory brake pedal.
7) Trucks will carry no fuel or batteries inside the cab.
8) Automatic transmissions need blanket.
9) Manual transmissions must have steel bell housing and fly wheel.
10) U joints on drive shafts must be shielded.
11) Trucks manufactured for pulling must have drive shaft loops.
12) Lack of adherence to these specifications will be grounds for disqualification.
13) Rules are subject to revision at any time by Track Officials.
14) All decisions concerning truck classification and/or eligibility will be made by the Track Officials.
15) Track Officials’ decisions are final.
