Rivian pulling a tractor pull sled

[Heimat]

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[COdogman]

It’s hard to tell, but it appears to be doing that with the stock AT tires, wheels. Gotta love Rivian owners’ sense of adventure

 

[Harvest]

Now that is funny! Having grown up on a farm, I was taken by my parents to many tractor pull competitions in my youth, mainly because a farmer uncle had designed a tractor pull sled that was commonly used in our area. I hated the outrageously loud noise of the modified tractors and trucks and swore I'd never go to a pull as an adult, which I haven't. I really have to wonder what the people at that tractor pull event thought to see (but not hear) a Rivian storming down the track pulling a sled!

 

[R1Sky Business]

Now how strenuous is that on the drive train????

 

[COdogman]

Now that is funny! Having grown up on a farm, I was taken by my parents to many tractor pull competitions in my youth, mainly because a farmer uncle had designed a tractor pull sled that was commonly used in our area. I hated the outrageously loud noise of the modified tractors and trucks and swore I'd never go to a pull as an adult, which I haven't. I really have to wonder what the people at that tractor pull event thought to see (but not hear) a Rivian storming down the track pulling a sled!

When I was a kid I relentlessly begged my parents to take me to a tractor pull and all I remember is that it was so loud it scared me and I never went to another one

 

[Max]

Now how strenuous is that on the drive train????

The rear wheel don't seem too happy

 

[Mygrain]

In my lifetime, tractor pulling has always been a cutting edge competition, particularly in the classes that require the original tractor engine block. In the antique classes, the tricks and techniques to "bore" and "stroke" the engines to the absolute maximum are incredible. And the top engine builders command big $$$. In the turbocharged diesel classes, the power they can deliver (for a few seconds) is incredible. Here's an old photo of my favorite "super stock" tractor from the early '70's. Before the days of side shields that totally hide the engine, this guy was notorious for adding extra hoses and "junk" that did nothing ... to confuse his competitors who studied his tractor to discover how he was so successful. But somewhere behind all that "junk" is the original Minneapolis-Moline 6-cylinder engine (not turbocharged from the factory).

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