I know absolutely nothin about sled pulling, but what is the most a Duramax can pull in one of these comps?

I think most street diesel classes are in the 40K range. Maybe somebody else knows an exact #. I'm sure Mtomac or heartbeatcanada would know.

I think most street diesel classes are in the 40K range. Maybe somebody else knows an exact #. I'm sure Mtomac or heartbeatcanada would know.

NATPA may be regulated on exact sled weight, but we pull on 3 sleds out here (Northeast) ranging from 41-49 thousand. Our club's sled was weighed in around 45 thousand FWIW.

Like Leadfoot said, most sleds range from 40-50 thousand lbs that we use up here. My first pull ever i thought i had the world by the tail, truck rolling good, had some good speed and distance on the track and then the weight came on and deflated my ego. If you've never pulled, you would never know how fast and hard it comes on and how it feels in the truck...............something i think everyone should experience at least once. Well if you do it once you'll be "HOOKED" for life :D

holy sh*t 45,000 lbs, wow. I thought maybe like 25 or 30 wow thats alot

holy sh*t 45,000 lbs, wow. I thought maybe like 25 or 30 wow thats alot
Remember though, when it comes to sled pulling, all of that weight is on the wheels of the transfer sled when you are getting it started.....So, in effect, most of the weight is on wheels.

i believe for the stock class at springfield missouri, i heard the anouncer say it was at 36k. but it also was a, ohh, lets say, not good track!!

A Dmax could probably pull 200,000lb.

Dragging through the dirt? Somewhat less. In my case, 44,000lb one foot in the mud on street tires. :(

A Dmax could probably pull 200,000lb.

Dragging through the dirt? Somewhat less. In my case, 44,000lb one foot in the mud on street tires. :(

Good point.

At the start of the pull (even on a dirt/clay track NOT asphalt) the sled is fairly easy to move (considering it's size), and most trucks can get it ROLLING pretty good as the weight is over the sled wheels. Once that weight comes up and the plate digs in, it's all over. Like heartbeat said, it's almost scary how quick it changes. As with him, my first time ever pulling I thought I was doing great (in a gasser) and the motor was revving and the sled was moving pretty quick (had a smile from ear to ear under the helmet), and then I watched the tach drop and momentum stopped QUICK! I ended up being 70 ft short of the farthest pull -:t :eek: ):h

Even so, I have been "hooked" ever since.

At the pulls here they don't use sleds...

Its like a 5000 gallon tank cut in half, and filled with Concrete slabs and it lays on the ground and you pull it up this hill track!!! I only got about 3/4-track at like 12,500 pounds...

ITS DEAD WIEGHT AROUND HERE!!!!

We have some local pulls that use a sled called heaven bound and the weight comes on real smooth, it is alot easier on the trucks in my opinion. Two years ago I went to the Sheid pull in Terra Haute and I was rollin' along then the pan dropped and I about bounced my head of the windshield. I had new Goodyear MT-R's and they rode smooth on the way to the pull, on the way home they had bad vibrations at certain speeds. The dealer said I had busted some cords. The sleds that make the quick change seem to break more equipment.

Hey guys, I will be getting my dads '02 2500HD, and was wondering what I should do to it to try and take down some of the Cummins and Powerstrokes out here in MN in the street legal classes...we have a 1976 IH 1566 tractor that pulls in the 12,500+ lbs. Open Tractor classes...and let me tell you guys, that is one of the wildest rides you can take...hence the name BlowingBlackSmoke1566...but anyway, what do you boys suggest I do to my soon to be D-Max? I know my way around a tractor, but when it comes to the trucks I dont know where to start, and info would be great! And when I am pulling around here, the sled we use always use does two clicks and then the weight comes down hard and fast...so I just wait for those two clicks then get ready for the 1566 to start working...lol...ITS A HECK OF A RIDE!

At the pulls here they don't use sleds...

Its like a 5000 gallon tank cut in half, and filled with Concrete slabs and it lays on the ground and you pull it up this hill track!!! I only got about 3/4-track at like 12,500 pounds...

ITS DEAD WIEGHT AROUND HERE!!!!

That's how truck/tractor/horse/oxen pulls first started. They refer to it as "stone boat" pulling around here.

holy sh*t 45,000 lbs, wow. I thought maybe like 25 or 30 wow thats alot
No two pulls use the same setup due to air temps, humidity, type of soil, moisture, ect, ect. But yes, it is in the 40,000#+ some times more then 50,000# They also control the speed the weight is transfered to the front of the sled (Truck end of sled!)

There are two types of pulls that I am aware of, the transfer pull (Which is the most popular type, and the type being used with almost all truck pulls!) and dead weight pulls, mostly used in horse pulls, and some tractor pulls.

I have seen dead weight pulls where the puller pulls one direction, then the next puller pulls it back, and I have seen where the puller pulls both directions, and then an average or total distance is used. I don't care much for these dead weight pulls. With trucks, tires can make a 200 feet difference between 1st and 2nd place, not often but I have seen it.