Without the modern Sledge there could be no Tractor Pulling...
I would love to say this is a definitive list of all the Sledges used by Tractor Pullers in the UK but I am afraid that simply would not be true... Anyway, here are the ones I do know about.
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STPC - 'Eliminator'
Location: Aberdeenshire
Overall length: 8.4m
Overall weight: 10tons empty, (22.7tons box full and pan loaded)
Pan dimensions (L x W): 4.55m x 2.2m
Weight of pan: 2.8tons
Maximum weight-box load: 11.4tons
Maximum weight-box travel: 4.96m
Is the weight-box driven by the axles? Yes
Number of gears: 30
Click here to see the full specification...
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SWTPA - 'Total Friction'
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SWTPA - The Malpas Sledge ('The Radish Planter')
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SWTPA (?) - 'Total Overload'
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PPA Mini Pullers - 'The Judge'
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PPA Garden Tractor & Compact Pullers - 'Try Yer Luck'
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BTPA - 'De Stille Genieter', A BKTV (Belgian) Sledge used for MTPC & NWTPC events |
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Independent - 'The Stinger' - Peak Vale Pulling
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Independent - The Dorset Sledge
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Independent - 'Mean Chameen', Pickering
A very interesting modification of the original Sledge where the powered Weight Box moves itself using hydraulics. Look closely and you can see the ram... |
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Independent - The Welland Sledge
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Independent - The Cornish Sledge
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Independent - 'Pulling Power', Barnard Castle
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Independent - 'The Bogey Man', Barnard Castle
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Independent - 'The Challenger' (Kate & Stuart Seabridge)
Purchased from the Dawes brothers in Bedale, Yorkshire and brought down to Shropshire by Kate and Stewart in 2006. Used at Anglesea, Crew, Onslow Park, St. Asaph and other events in the Shropshire area. |
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Independent - Scottish
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??? - Unknown Sledge
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??? - Unknown Sledge |
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