Missing home.

[Bradleyrj]

I got home tonight and started missing home, missing some of my old friends. Got to thinking about some of the guys I used to hang out with and wrench on the trucks for them (notice I said trucks)..Back home we play in the dirt as much as we do the race track. Here are some pics of some of the stuff I do when im home. The "Miss Behavin", and "Wild Horses" trucks are owned by the same man. His wife drives Miss Behavin and his son is in Wild Horses (the kid started driving when he was 14). Myself and the trucks owner completely built these two trucks.



http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Pulling%20trucks/Mitchell.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Pulling%20trucks/Kim.jpg

Randel Miller, kinda the ring leader of the group. Also has two trucks. One Pro street and one Pro stock. The pro street trucks lacks mufflers and insurance and it would be street legal (and removal of the weight box up front). The pro stock trucks are allowed to run what are called "bar tires". Similar to Chevron pattern tractor tires but like in Monster truck racing they cleats are almost completely shaved off and sharpened. I also had a huge part to do with the builds of both of these trucks.

Pro Street truck
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Pulling%20trucks/RandelHard2Handle2.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Pulling%20trucks/RandelHard2Handle.jpg

Pro Stock truck
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Pulling%20trucks/RandelHuster3.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Pulling%20trucks/RandelHustler.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Pulling%20trucks/RandelHustler3.jpg

Now Chuck and Danny. Father and Son team, each have a truck. Chuck is in the Kentucky Express, Danny in Scrambled. (Danny and his brother own a chicken farm, hence the name)

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Pulling%20trucks/Chuck.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Pulling%20trucks/Danny.jpg

And lastly Donald. Donald plays the same role I do in this operation. Mechanic to everyone but he chose to build one of these toys where I chose to stay with Mustangs.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Pulling%20trucks/Donald.jpg

All the trucks are big block fords, limited to 480 cubic inches, Pro stock can run aluminum heads, but all have to run one carb, and head / intake package must accept a "stock type" gasket.. so most run super cobra jet heads or a variance on those.

Here is one vid of Randels truck. 300 feet is a full pull, the sled typically weights about 30K lbs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iM4KCnAl0c

[Bradleyrj]

Oh and yes if you have not already figured it out I AM A REDNECK!

[wade w]

Might go with county boy not sure about red neck.

[Bradleyrj]

Might go with county boy not sure about red neck.

Yeah actually both. Southern by birth, Redneck by the grace of God!

[clubracergt1]

There's some memories. I remember going to truck and tractor pulls with my dad and uncle all the time when I was a kid. Lots of noise, power and broken parts. Good times.

[slow04]

Are you required to run a long bed truck? Seems like a short bed would be better....

[Bradleyrj]

Are you required to run a long bed truck? Seems like a short bed would be better....


There is a wheel base rule, and actually the shorter wheel base trucks do not pull near as well as the longer wheel base trucks. The shorter wheel base trucks do not want to stick the front end restaurant down like the longer trucks. The Hitch point is the same, the longer wheel base are used for leverage. Same way with drag racing, short wheel base cars are much more prone to being harder to drive, pull the front tires. Same way with trucks, even with 1000 lbs hanging off of the front of the truck. The extra leverage out front helps hold the front tires to the ground.

We also build the trucks to do what is called "half tracking" Where the rear tires do not follow the exact path of the front. They are usually sit out so that atleast have of the rear tire is always in fresh dirt.