Showroom Shine vs. 2600hp in something most of you have never seen...

Brandon1

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Many of you know me as the resident "tractor" detailer. I have always done farm tractors, but these are the first pulling tractors I have done.

Now, these are not your normal farm tractors. These are designed for tractor pulling. They have a 300' run to pull a 40,000-50,000lb weight transfer sled down the track. Farthest to pull wins. These tractors left the factory as inline 414ci 6cyl turbo diesels designed to turn 125-135hp. Now they sit at 640ci turbo diesels designed to turn upwards of 1300+ hp...on normal #2 highway diesel. The upgraded displacement and turbo system brings in the high horsepower. The wheel speed on these tractors when they are pulling can be over 100mph.

Here is a video of the "Movin Dirt" tractor (driven by a girl).

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWlakIxwYXY]YouTube - 9300 SUPER FARM TRACTOR - MOVIN DIRT[/video]

Either way, on to the detail. Honestly, there was not much to it. They already had them washed and they were in great shape. I had to polish the metal with Zephyr, and the paint was done with EZ Creme Glaze and Opti-Seal. Tires dressed with Majestic Poly Pro.

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Thanks for looking!
 
That's by far one of the craziest things I've seen detailed. I've heard of people detailing their lawn mowers, refridgerators, even bathroom showers, this goes up there with them!
 
lol...hey i buffed out my refrigerator.

That is the first tractor i have ever seen with clean tires (out of the showroom that is). Great work. :)
 
That thing looks wicked.... got any under-hood pics? Or is that one of those "closely guarded secret" kind of things?
 
Secret lol. These are some of the top tractors in the state, and apparently the turbo selection is a secret.
 

Not much tread on the rears, is that the spec for all competitors?





 
God bless the man that invented the sport of tractor haulin!

Tim
 
Fly bye said:
Not much tread on the rears, is that the spec for all competitors?
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It allows more wheel speed and slip. If the tires had tread, when the tractor was sitting at the line spooling the turbo up and getting ready to dump the clutch, the tires would grab shattering the transmission. No mas...
 
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