I'm gathering info on RC pulling tractors. There is a group in my area that has been pulling tractors for about 15-20 years but they are not RC. They make a gear box for a die cast tractor and run an Astroflight colbalt (can't buy anymore) motor for power, and use a 12V power supply. They are very nice looking machines but they have a guide wire to keep them on the track and have no throttle. Scale appearance in very important to them and it is written into the unwritten rules that they must look like a real pulling tractor, even the very inefficent tires they run.

I tried to explain to them about brushless motors and even nitro but they don't want to hear it, I'm told it's impossiable to drive one of these tractors by RC. They also told me an Astroflight motor has more power than any nitro engine, they have never even heard of brushless motors. I thought if I could gather info to show them and they would see RC is very possiable in a pulling tractor. I would love to build one but only if it's RC, the guide wire thing is kinda cheesey...IMO.