Pics and Vids from our Haspin trip 2012 *Video finally added!*

Videos should be coming soon.....

The Tool trailer with the backup ride.


The offroad/racing mowers all snug and ready to transport


Opposite view of loaded machines


Bus and camper ready to pull out

Unloaded and ready to rock!


Ghostrider


Banshee


Green Hornet


Chaos


The Silver Bullet

The Mower Cycle Gang!

Nice tractors. Is that a Deuce they are riding in? I personally like the "Silver Bullet". They sure look like fun.

Yes it is. We go each year to the Steel Soldiers Military Vehicle Rally at Haspin Acres in Laurel, IN. Lots of those trucks at this rally as well as some other very interesting rides. We enjoy looking at the trucks and hanging out, but its lately a good excuse to get the tractors out and beat the crap out of them.

Cool. I love those trucks. Practically indestructible. Sure sounds like fun.

Do you have a Youtube channel? And i love the duece

I do, but not much, if any tractor stuff on it. The tractor stuff is on Stretch44875's youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/stretch44875?feature=g-all-u

Looks like fun. I'm digging the RER. How does it go with all the weight over the transaxle?

I assume it'd be like the old rear engine VW bugs from back in the day.

Very cool fellas. Which I had some friends around here that'd go with me and do that haha. Instead I'm left with me lol. I like them mowers, they looks sweet. What size tires are those on the from of most of them mowers (Silver Bullet, Chaos, etc).

Cody

Fronts are 4.80-8.

The rear engine is the oldest one, and almost always runs. It climbs hills like an animal, but is tough to stay on when racing. It's downfall right now is lack of good brakes, and not a low enough gear for climbing and descending hills. You end up going way too fast up and down. I will be install a different transmission on it, to get better gears. Not sure what I am doing for brakes on it.


The front engine ones climb hill well also, and have a granny gear that makes going down hills easy. They race much better than the RER.

Hopefully we will have all the video edited and compiled in the next couple of weeks, lots of action on film.

Stretch44875 wrote:

Fronts are 4.80-8.

The rear engine is the oldest one, and almost always runs. It climbs hills like an animal, but is tough to stay on when racing. It's downfall right now is lack of good brakes, and not a low enough gear for climbing and descending hills. You end up going way too fast up and down. I will be install a different transmission on it, to get better gears. Not sure what I am doing for brakes on it.


The front engine ones climb hill well also, and have a granny gear that makes going down hills easy. They race much better than the RER.

Hopefully we will have all the video edited and compiled in the next couple of weeks, lots of action on film.

I've got a 3 speed out of a Murry RER if you were intrested. It was mated too a 5HP motor.

Thanks for the offer. We have about 6 extra transmissions, just need to pick out one. Going to see if I have a peerless 5 speed in the pile, that way some of the parts will share with the other tractors.

Here is a video of Stretch climbing the devil's backbone... check the angles of the trees to get an idea of how steep this is.

https://youtu.be/lq8-Lopugbs

Stretch is going to create a compilation from the bunch of 10 second or so clips we have from this trip. He will get it posted here.

I knew I was forgetting to do something....

Cool bus i always wanted to do that.

It has been something I wanted to do for a while myself... finally got the Mrs. on board with it.

Since Stretch is a little too busy to get the video processed, here is another tidbit while you wait patiently.

https://youtu.be/MBYK5jGY8Mo

Sorry video is a bit grainy, it was shot using a bit of digital zoom.

Here's some video at last!