Pulling Advice - TDR Roundtable

Pulling Advice

02-11-2004, 01:02 AM

#1 (permalink)

Stroker Smoker

Non Member

Offline
Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Trotwood, OH Posts: 121

Pulling Advice

I am thinking about pulling my truck, just once, in a surrounding county's fair during the day pulls, usually stock trucks

I need some advice from the pulling veterans

My truck details are in the sig. and it last dynoed at 420 RWHP

Question 1: I only have a SBC Con-O, Should I even subject the clutch to this and expect it live much longer after the pull.

Question 2: If I were to pull, the track is very sticky and hard(gotta love the local clay) How should I start. I was told by someone that I somewhat trust that i should use 4Low 3rd gear

Question 3: Is there anything in particular that I should be worried about breaking on my truck while pulling

Question 4: What size clevice should I use, would a twisted clevice or regular clevice be best to use with a reese hitch receiver

Any help is very much appreciated - Phill

__________________
97 2500 SLT CC LB 4x4 5-Sp 4:10 LSD - Chipped (Lays BBQ under the seat),
25 Year Old Female Navigation Unit

I think i got ripped off, it smokes alot and makes a loud whistling noise.

I am no veteran puller but here is my OP

Non members can only view the initial post on threads more than 7 days old. There are 17 additional replies on this thread that you could view if you were a member.

TDR Membership offers many benefits including:

4 issues of the TDR magazine per year including these columns:
- Tailgating - A Letter From The Editor
- Letter Exchange - Responses From The Readers
- Member2Member - Members' Solutions To Members' Questions
- Technical Topics - Service/Parts Update
- First Generation - Owner-Specific Articles On The '89 - '93 Dodge Diesel Trucks
- 12-Valve Engines - Owner-Specific Articles On The '94 - '98.5 12-Valve Dodge Diesel Trucks
- 24-Valve Engines - Owner-Specific Articles On The '98.5 - '02 24-Valve Dodge Diesel Trucks
- Third Generation - Owner-Specific Articles On The '03 And Newer Dodge Diesel Trucks
- Blowin' In The Wind - Industry News
- Shadetree - Back To The Basics
- Celebrity Corner - The Shadetree Mechanic - Sam Memmolo
- From The Shop Floor - Tips From Turbo Diesel Repair Shops
- Products Showcase - Featured Products
- TDRelease - Vendor Press Releases
In many areas of the country a local chapter with events
A yearly printed copy of the TDR Travel companion listing approximately 700 TDR members across the country willing to help you if you have trouble on the road
Complete access to the TDR website including:
- Ability to do advanced searches over 1.1 million posts
- Access to members only forums (Truck 911, FAQ Forums, Discontinued parts support, Rigs spotted, Pay it forward, Other, and Political)
- Posting ability to the forums
- Ability to read an unlimited number of posts from the forums
- Can customize your forum list to your interests
- Can choose 1st, 2nd, 3rd gen, or rotating header graphics
- Limit searches to forums your interested in
- View posts since you last logged on
- Private message ability to other members
- Chat room access
- Diesel truck specific TSB listing by model year
- Online access to the Travel Companion database (with most current information)