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

Ouch...

[teh-canidz.livejournal.com]

It is /never/ good when you can look at an engine from the side and see the crankshaft, along with mangled pistons and rods.

And were those jet engines on some of those tractors? Last time I saw this kind of stuff on TV, there weren't any of those being used at all. o.o

Re: Ouch...

[cal-foxx.livejournal.com]

Yeah, apparently this is the new trend in tractor pulling... I recall using 3, 4, or even 5 V-8's or a couple Allison V-12 in tandem... but turbines? Wow, we've got to find a tractor pull this summer methinks. I gotta see these in person.