More power!!!!! Hmmmm, maybe not such a good idea?

[calientra]

Anyone who knows me fairly well knows of my love for antique farm tractors and equipment... well, I was perusing YouTube earlier for videos of tractors to show Spectra and found a few nice ones. Also, I found something that I hadn't seen in quite a while... Super Modified Tractor Pulling. Here is a representative video, which I believe was shot in Germany or Denmark. Let me know what you think.

And this video below shows what happens when one of these monster tractors blows an engine under power. I have seen this happen once, but not as bad as this one.

Watch on YouTube

Comments

Oooh. What a mess!

[shastzi.livejournal.com]

My tech instructor (who was cajun) used to tell us about that.
"Ah Garruuntee..when that connecting rod comes thru the side 'o thet engine an slaps you up side the head...it'll make a believer outta ya."

All those engines are on the bleeding edge of self desctruction and sometimes they do! (as the film shows)

(famous last words: "this can't be good...")

Glad no one got hurt anyway. :)

Hooo-weeee! That sucker is gonna have some kinda repair bill!
That thing flat came unglued. The whole side of the engine was gone...
=^.^=

Re: Oooh. What a mess!

[shelleybear.livejournal.com]

I had a van engine throw a rod when it was under load.
*THUMP*THUMP*THUMP*

BANG!