I think I'm hooked

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12valvetater

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Well after having my truck all these years I finally did it. Just a local 8000 pound street diesel class. I belive there may have been nine or ten trucks altogether and I managed a 3rd place pull. I managed 261 feet which was 6 feet behind second and 17ft behind first. The track always takes a bunch of power so I left the tires at 70 lbs and ran 4th low. No traction bars and I made a set of El cheapo suspension stops the night before. We only had 4 extra weights laying around the farm so the truck only weighed 7280 with me in it but I couldn't be happier. Hopefully I can get the video from a friend so you all can see it.
 
Your phucked!!! Hope you like PB and J 3 meals a day to fund your newly found pulling habit
 
Pulling is a total bich. She lures you in by making it seem all fun and stuff. "Oh, im a dependable hobby. Buy the right parts and you won't have to worry."

Once youre committed and you've sold all of your possessions to fund a truck, bam the whole driveline shatters, engine over speeds, takes out the valves and turbo after it spins the mains.


Its a freakin blast. LOL Im just joking OP....kind of.
 
I've destroyed my front driveshaft 2 out of the 3 hooks I've made, one of which was when the truck was still in the stock class.....
 
I wish I could say that I was concerned with buying the parts to dependably pull, but no. I don't want to have to think about paying $20 a hook. It is very addicting though.
 
Highwayman said:
I wish I could say that I was concerned with buying the parts to dependably pull, but no. I don't want to have to think about paying $20 a hook. It is very addicting though.
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The hook fee is honestly better than the gate prices. Around here you pay $20 to hook and whoever is with you gets a wristband to watch.
 
zfaylor said:
The hook fee is honestly better than the gate prices. Around here you pay $20 to hook and whoever is with you gets a wristband to watch.
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Glad it got better, many places I went they tried to charge me for my kids(2 of them) that were both under 12.
 
zstroken said:
Glad it got better, many places I went they tried to charge me for my kids(2 of them) that were both under 12.
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Some pulls they try to make you purchase wrist bands but if you remind them that your class has a $100 1st place payout for you to put on a show they hand you some wristbands.
 
zfaylor said:
Some pulls they try to make you purchase wrist bands but if you remind them that your class has a $100 1st place payout for you to put on a show they hand you some wristbands.
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Oh trust me I had conversations about this(IE the only reason they are here is because we brought a truck!). The issue really arises when it is a sanctioned organization, as the promoter pays the organization. Then plans to make their money on concessions and entry fees.
 
zstroken said:
Oh trust me I had conversations about this(IE the only reason they are here is because we brought a truck!). The issue really arises when it is a sanctioned organization, as the promoter pays the organization. Then plans to make their money on concessions and entry fees.
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100% agree. Some organizations are the problem unfortunately. There is a reason truck pulling is much smaller than it used to be. An organization I will not name demanded the promoter pay them at a pull last year and the organization had 2 trucks for 3 classes. It was pretty disheartening.
 
You guys have it better than me. $40 and 2 wristbands. Additional bands are $20. And most locations around here are no alcohol, so the little yeti mugs get used often haha
 
Last year we paid $8 gate fee and then $20 To get into pits. Didn't matter if you were driver or not. Then paid 25 dollar hook fee. Luckily that changed this year.

Truck pulling is horribly addicting. I hook mine when I have spare money to repair anything I may break. I also have my brother with his pulling truck to keep me hooked. Very budget built truck but we've had a blast this year.
 
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