GENERAL RULES
1. Vehicle must be stock appearing for that year, model and make of truck. All must have complete
2. All competition vehicles must have a firewall between the engine compartment and the driver's compartment. No holes except for controls. Holes must be no larger than one-half inch larger in diameter than the control that passes through.
3. All vehicles must have working brakes on all rear wheels.
4. All fans must have fiberglass blades. A complete shroud must encircle the fan area (360 degrees) and be securely attached. A heavy fiberglass shroud is highly recommended.
5. Drivers must use a seatbelt when hooked to the sled. Helmet is highly recommended
6. No riders are permitted in trucks at any time. Driver may not leave the driver's seat while the vehicle is on the pulling track. Driver will take all directions from the flagman on the track.
7. All Truck may be driven or hauled into the pull
8. All trucks must have a fire extinguisher.
9. At no time may rear drive axles lose contact with the ground while the truck is hooked to the sled.
● If the rear drive axles leave the track surface before beginning forward movement while under Green Flag.; then the truck will be red flagged and lose one attempt.
● Driver will be informed to maintain contact with the pulling surface. If 2nd attempt results in drive axles losing contact again then the truck is DQ
10. All Appalachian Outlaw Pulling Series General rules apply
AIR BAGS/AXLES
1. Only tandem drive axle semi-trucks will be permitted to compete. No front wheel drive will be permitted. No single axle trucks. No dump trucks. No specialty trucks (well-drilling, wreckers, boom trucks, etc.) will be permitted to compete.
2. There must be 66” from the center of the tandems to the back of the truck cab.
3. The use of air bags is permitted.
4. Rear axle may be solid. The use of limiters is permitted.
4. Rear drive tires must be in contact with ground when the front axle is aired up.
5. Rear drive axle limiting devices must be tight (no slack) when the hitch is measured.
6. No chains and binders going up and over the frame rails are allowed.
7. All air bags will be fully inflated and then the hitch height will be set.
8. Breakage or failure of a chain or limiting device while hooked to the sled will be cause for
Disqualification.
Safety Equipment
1.Transmission blanket is required. If not equipped with a multiple disc slipper clutch
2. Guillotine to shut air off. All safety switches must be securely mounted in the rear of the truck with a two inch ring. Closest to the hook point as possible. Guillotine may also be activated in cab
3. Four 1/2 inch diameter bolts must be placed through the exhaust pipe in a cross pattern within one inch of each other and closest to the turbo.as possible. Or turbo cross
4. Turbo blanket is required on compressor housing.
5. Universal joint shields required beyond the rear of the transmission. Must be a solid construction, 5/16” thick steel minimum and be able to contain debris or direct debris toward the ground. U-joint shields not required on the inter-axle drive shaft provided the top of the frame between the rears is securely covered with minimum 1/8” aluminum or steel. One drive shaft loop must be installed on any driveshaft over 36”long including those with a carrier. Driveshaft loop should be near the center of the shaft and be capable of keeping the shaft from coming out of the vehicle in the event of breakage.
ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION
1. Transmissions and rear ends must be factory style components.
2. Water injection in any form is not permitted. Factory style air to air or factory style liquid cooled after cooled is permitted.
3. No ice permitted on the truck while hooked to the sled
4. No injectable of any kind is permitted.
Turbo
1. Turbo is limited to one single turbo
2. Turbo maximum size; 4.1 inlet x 5.5 in exhaust.
3. Must be bushed down to a 3.6 inlet.
4. Bushing must be welded or bolted in place.
5. Bolt flange cannot be no bigger than T6.
6. Turbo may be tech at any time
7. Turbo will be measured and sealed at the beginning of the season.
TIRES
3. Maximum tire height of 44’. Tread width of 10” per each drive tire.
4. . No split rim allowed.
HITCHES
1. All trucks competing in the 3.6 Appalachian Outlaws Pulling Series Semi class are required to have their own hitching device that is subject to approval by the head tech official at each event.
2. Must be a fifth wheel mounted hitch.
3. Hitch must be capable of adjusting in 1 inch increments from 18 inches to 26 inches from the ground to the point of hook.
4. Centerline of the rear drive axle to the hook point on the hitch may not be no greater than 7 feet.
5. Fifth wheel plate position may not be no further forward than the center of the front drive axle and no further back than center of rear drive axle.
WEIGHT
1. Maximum weight for any truck will be 22,000 lbs. All trucks will be weighed in at all points collecting events, if the wheelbase is too long to fit all three axles on the scales, the truck may be “split” weighed. A variance of one percent (220 lbs.) will be given ONLY if the truck must be “split” weighed.
3. No hanging weight permitted anywhere on the truck or hitch.
4. No weight boxes on or above the fifth wheel is permitted
5. All weights must be securely fastened
No weights allowed in cab or bunk of the truck
1. Vehicle must be stock appearing for that year, model and make of truck. All must have complete
2. All competition vehicles must have a firewall between the engine compartment and the driver's compartment. No holes except for controls. Holes must be no larger than one-half inch larger in diameter than the control that passes through.
3. All vehicles must have working brakes on all rear wheels.
4. All fans must have fiberglass blades. A complete shroud must encircle the fan area (360 degrees) and be securely attached. A heavy fiberglass shroud is highly recommended.
5. Drivers must use a seatbelt when hooked to the sled. Helmet is highly recommended
6. No riders are permitted in trucks at any time. Driver may not leave the driver's seat while the vehicle is on the pulling track. Driver will take all directions from the flagman on the track.
7. All Truck may be driven or hauled into the pull
8. All trucks must have a fire extinguisher.
9. At no time may rear drive axles lose contact with the ground while the truck is hooked to the sled.
● If the rear drive axles leave the track surface before beginning forward movement while under Green Flag.; then the truck will be red flagged and lose one attempt.
● Driver will be informed to maintain contact with the pulling surface. If 2nd attempt results in drive axles losing contact again then the truck is DQ
10. All Appalachian Outlaw Pulling Series General rules apply
AIR BAGS/AXLES
1. Only tandem drive axle semi-trucks will be permitted to compete. No front wheel drive will be permitted. No single axle trucks. No dump trucks. No specialty trucks (well-drilling, wreckers, boom trucks, etc.) will be permitted to compete.
2. There must be 66” from the center of the tandems to the back of the truck cab.
3. The use of air bags is permitted.
4. Rear axle may be solid. The use of limiters is permitted.
4. Rear drive tires must be in contact with ground when the front axle is aired up.
5. Rear drive axle limiting devices must be tight (no slack) when the hitch is measured.
6. No chains and binders going up and over the frame rails are allowed.
7. All air bags will be fully inflated and then the hitch height will be set.
8. Breakage or failure of a chain or limiting device while hooked to the sled will be cause for
Disqualification.
Safety Equipment
1.Transmission blanket is required. If not equipped with a multiple disc slipper clutch
2. Guillotine to shut air off. All safety switches must be securely mounted in the rear of the truck with a two inch ring. Closest to the hook point as possible. Guillotine may also be activated in cab
3. Four 1/2 inch diameter bolts must be placed through the exhaust pipe in a cross pattern within one inch of each other and closest to the turbo.as possible. Or turbo cross
4. Turbo blanket is required on compressor housing.
5. Universal joint shields required beyond the rear of the transmission. Must be a solid construction, 5/16” thick steel minimum and be able to contain debris or direct debris toward the ground. U-joint shields not required on the inter-axle drive shaft provided the top of the frame between the rears is securely covered with minimum 1/8” aluminum or steel. One drive shaft loop must be installed on any driveshaft over 36”long including those with a carrier. Driveshaft loop should be near the center of the shaft and be capable of keeping the shaft from coming out of the vehicle in the event of breakage.
ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION
1. Transmissions and rear ends must be factory style components.
2. Water injection in any form is not permitted. Factory style air to air or factory style liquid cooled after cooled is permitted.
3. No ice permitted on the truck while hooked to the sled
4. No injectable of any kind is permitted.
Turbo
1. Turbo is limited to one single turbo
2. Turbo maximum size; 4.1 inlet x 5.5 in exhaust.
3. Must be bushed down to a 3.6 inlet.
4. Bushing must be welded or bolted in place.
5. Bolt flange cannot be no bigger than T6.
6. Turbo may be tech at any time
7. Turbo will be measured and sealed at the beginning of the season.
TIRES
- All tires must be DOT approved. Must have stamp on sidewall
3. Maximum tire height of 44’. Tread width of 10” per each drive tire.
4. . No split rim allowed.
HITCHES
1. All trucks competing in the 3.6 Appalachian Outlaws Pulling Series Semi class are required to have their own hitching device that is subject to approval by the head tech official at each event.
2. Must be a fifth wheel mounted hitch.
3. Hitch must be capable of adjusting in 1 inch increments from 18 inches to 26 inches from the ground to the point of hook.
4. Centerline of the rear drive axle to the hook point on the hitch may not be no greater than 7 feet.
5. Fifth wheel plate position may not be no further forward than the center of the front drive axle and no further back than center of rear drive axle.
WEIGHT
1. Maximum weight for any truck will be 22,000 lbs. All trucks will be weighed in at all points collecting events, if the wheelbase is too long to fit all three axles on the scales, the truck may be “split” weighed. A variance of one percent (220 lbs.) will be given ONLY if the truck must be “split” weighed.
3. No hanging weight permitted anywhere on the truck or hitch.
4. No weight boxes on or above the fifth wheel is permitted
5. All weights must be securely fastened
No weights allowed in cab or bunk of the truck