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Old 04-16-2015, 08:48 AM
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Default tractor fenders

These are some generic fenders we use on our pulling tractor builds. CNC router cut and numbered. The buck is for right and left sides, and the stations can be easily swapped for a larger or smaller edge radius. Stores flat when not in use. They take the guess work out of making two identical opposite hand parts

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Old 04-16-2015, 11:18 AM
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Why aluminum instead of steel?
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Old 04-16-2015, 11:32 AM
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Outstanding work, I love the buck.
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Old 04-16-2015, 11:54 AM
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Why aluminum instead of steel?
For a competition pulling tractor, it is all about weight distribution, The more weight that you take off the back, it can go on the front to keep the front end down.
Some are going to carbon fiber, although by the time they are braced and mounted, they are not much (if any) lighter than aluminum, and very pricey
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Old 04-16-2015, 01:04 PM
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Amazing that at the very fine edge of performance a pulling tractor has to deal with the same principals of physics as a racing motorcycle.
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Old 04-16-2015, 08:21 PM
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That's not your every day tractor. ----What a 47-bottom plow---

Nice buck. and metal.
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Old 04-16-2015, 08:55 PM
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First class work, very nice Mike, thanks for the pictures, Dan
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Old 04-16-2015, 09:03 PM
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Thanks guys, it is a blessing to do what you love every day and see the customers grin when they see them for the first time

Dan, I need to take a road trip soon to get one more hammer... (or 3)
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Old 04-16-2015, 09:29 PM
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You got most all the good hammers your last trip, give me a little time to find some more, Dan
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