(quoted from post at 23:52:15 03/25/15) Hi The 2 comments I will make is 1 Safety of the crowd and you, is the first thing to get right before you start spending on anything else, so please find out all the rules, if they pretty well say enter at your own risk( means you got no insurance cover by the event organizer),Or there are no safety rules for rpm's, flip bars hitch stuff and safety inspections, Run forest run, don't get involved, you carry the can if it goes wrong!.
2 if you just bought this tractor and still want to pull, i would be splitting it and checking the clutch and flywheel for heat cracks/ broken/cracked other parts . The higher you Rev a cast iron clutch and flywheel, the greater the explosion risk at 3000rpm + or - a bit. Heat cracks or out of balance due to a part falling off while running increase that risk.
Many of these machines have worked hard before you get them, parts condition is unknown in there on many of them.
There is a post on the case forum Titled more problems 52 case SC, go look at his clutch mess he didn't know about until it was apart, thats a prime example of what i see in my shop many times,even with newer tractors.
There is also a Video of a 1206 farmall/ international, pulling on youtube that runs away and explodes . The flywheel/clutch safety is very lacking on that tractor,and gives you a good idea of how much worse things could of been, that day.
Some pulls are starting to get wise and write safety rules with strict rev limits and equipment needed to exceed stock RPMs, as you will see it's done for a reason, not just the fun of it.
Some pulls and pullers Don't care and run crazy high rpm's with nothing like steel clutches/flywheels or steel catch plates or scatter blankets. one day the it won't or doesn't happen theory will come home to roost. Then they will find out how important insurance and safety rules are when guys get sued and fined after an accident, it's not if its more when it happens!.
pulling is a great sport and a lot of fun if done right. I haven't run for 15 years due to my tractor being an odd ball and no off the shelf safety stuff at sensible prices. it all had to be custom built and the cost was crazy, as the rules changed for the rpm's it ran at. I valued my and the crowds safety more than having cheap fun and taking a risk every time I ran it, that somebody got killed/ hurt and i got sued/ jailed for something that could of been avoided.
Regards Robert
, I wasn't picking on you in this comment, just stating the fact there are a 
