I got roped into doing an ATV pull at our state fair in a month going against a friend on a polaris 500 scrambler. They use a small version of the big tractor sleds and all machines have to weigh 1100 pounds with rider. I've never pulled before and need help. Where do I put the extra weight, and what technique should I use. We have a $100 bet on it, but I want to win so I don't have to listen to how great his Machine is forever. Of course, if I win,I'll be very nice and never say a word[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Well I pulled my recon in the same type of thing and when i did it i put all the weight in the back and just used myself to mve the weight around ex. if it wheelies lean way forward , if not lean back and grab all the traction possible. since you have 4X4 you will probably want to spread the weight out 60 40 or 70 30 the heavier amount in the rear.ALSO hears a good tip if your spinning the tires put the hitch higher and it will put more traction on the rear tires. if theres not enough wheel speed then hook it lower. hope this helps , Zeebo

 

Thanks for the advice. He has a 500 sportsman (brain freeze). Do I just nail the throttle or ease into it?

 

Well in regular truck pulls they ease into it , but then again they have about 800+hp. When I pulled my recon I just gave it all it had from the start , watch your competitors too see how they do it. Just guessing but I would say that If you have stock tires ease into it so you dont just spin the whole time but if you have aggressive or oversized tires then just go full throtle. Also you have a slight edge over him in weight distribution since his POLARBUS allready weighs in at close to 800 pounds were is the rubicon weighs around 600.

What mode do you plan on running in ? low , high or esp ? I would think esp would by the way to go to keep the revs up.

 

I did the same thing with my Recon. But I got my but kicked when I went up against a 4trx 300. My Bandits did not do to well against the aftermarket tires on the 300 (can't remember what they were) Anyway, what kind of tires are you going to be using. Ohh and what kind of terrain are you going to be doing it on. But my competion was not a sled pull they would hook up the two quads and see who could pull who backwards.

 

I have a stock machine with the stock tires. The pull is being held in front of the grandstand on what used to be a horse track. It seems to be gravel/clay. I was going to use D1 and leave it in auto.

 

Try using ESP that way you can keep the revs up and keep it in the right gear.

 

I also have a rubicon (no crap). When i was trying to pull a small tree out of the ground for a reason i don't know.. I tried it in D1 for starts and the tires didn't slip but the engine just slowly bogged down but never stalled. Then i put it in D2 and it did just about the same thing. Then i put it in low gear with the esp and it didn't bogg down as much but i still didn't get the tree out... it was about a eight foot tree. I also just eased into it. i never gave it full throttle for the fear of the chain slipping and smacking me in the back of the head... how much is the sled supposed to weigh?

 

I think texmud would be a good one to talk to on this subject,he won a sled pull with his Ruby.As far as what gear to use,I would go with low esp, you problably can start off in 2nd and maybe shift to 3rd, since the weight tranfer sled starts off light and then moves forward and gets heavier,then you could shift down to 1st if it starts bogging down.I just wonder how low auto would do?I dont know if it would down shift quick enough or not,what do ya think?

 

I would not trust auto, mine doenst shift down quick enough even when rideing and I hit a steep hill. Use LOW ESP and take off in 2nd then shift fast up to 4th or whatever, but keep the dam revs up and when it gets tough shift down never letting the engine bog! keep most of the weight in the rear as the front is a limited slip and wont help nearly as much. oh, and take off as fast as you can withouth burning out that way you got some speed to help you get that extra inch.