He described his strong Work Stock run in 2021 as a “great year,” and that it was made possible due to the Slayback Diesel Performance engine under the hood. Having a short wheelbase doesn’t really seem to effect Joe Dowson’s ’06 Dodge. A recent switch a Kenny’s Pulling Parts clutch in the NV5600 and a re-gear to 4.56:1 allows him to build plenty of ground speed in 4-Lo and fourth gear-and he believes that helped him take the win. Tucked down low in the factory location, you’ll find a 66mm S300. A Scheid Diesel camshaft, fire-ringed head, and 14mm head studs highlight his additional hard-part upgrades while a 14mm CP3 supports 200-percent over injectors from Exergy.
Under the hood of Eric Loy’s third-gen sits a 5.9L Cummins that was once rebuilt, but that still sports the stock rods and pistons.
The veteran puller stuck to the right side of the track, which not only benefitted the dually’s, but most trucks in the class. In doing so, he pulled off the win and put two feet on Second Place. Eric Loy’s ’05 Dodge 3500 tore down the track to the tune of 312.67-feet. A set of One Up Offroad long-gusset traction bars keep the rear axle planted and the all-terrains digging. Ian Gebbia’s late-model Super Duty sports a 100-percent stock 6.7L Power Stroke, but it’s been graced with a stroker CP4.2 from Exergy, a 64/67mm Whistler drop-in VGT and piping kit from No Limit Fabrication, and a Competition 6R140 from Midwest Diesel & Auto. While his ’19 crew cab long bed F-350’s distance of 259.74 feet earned him a 12th Place overall finish, it was a strong-showing for a basically new, barely-beyond stock 6.7L Power Stroke. One of two Blue Ovals in the class, Ian Gebbia turned down his first hook and added a few extra feet his second time around. Other stipulations require that each truck retains its factory wheelbase and track width, that the rear axle must have been an option on a 1-ton or smaller pickup truck, and that non OEM transmissions and transfer cases are prohibited. All trucks must also utilize a receiver style hitch, with the maximum allowed hitch height being 26-inches.
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The maximum operating weight permitted in Work Stock checks in at 8,500 pounds, and every competitor has to roll across the portable scale before being allowed to hook. Thanks to healthy fueling, horsepower typically exceeds 800 hp on most trucks in the class, with many making upward of 900 hp-and at least one making a dyno confirmed 1,000-plus horsepower at the crank. dual CP3’s), but while a handful of trucks sport two pumps most have turned to a single stroker version from either S&S Diesel Motorsport or Exergy Performance. The rulebook allows for the use of multiple high-pressure fuel pumps (i.e. Be it under Cummins, Duramax, or Power Stroke power, common-rail injection dominates the landscape in Work Stock. For competitors who opt to run an S300, the charger must feature a true bore inducer (no bushings) and a compressor wheel inducer diameter of 2.6-inches (66mm), measured via a 2.65-inch plug during the tech process prior to each pull. These days, the S300 platform is more preferred, not to mention that it has leveled the playing field. In the earlier days of the class, stock-appearing Garrett VVT’s (many 72mm) put the Duramax camp out front. Rules for this region’s particular Work Stock diesel truck class dictate that either a stock-appearing or a single, T4 flange S300 turbocharger be run. When the dust settled, a Cummins would win the battle, but a Duramax ended up winning the war.
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We caught up with the series at its finale hook point: the Morgan Primm Memorial Truck Brawl in Petersburg, Illinois. Better yet, Dodge, GM, and Ford all saw solid representation (and no, the Blue Ovals weren’t Cummins-powered). Some of the strongest-running, purpose-built Work Stock trucks you’ll find anywhere showed up to throw down. He got in touch with S&S Diesel Motorsport, Midwest Diesel & Auto, Dermody Diesel Performance, and LinCo Diesel Performance for sponsorship dollars, created a $100 buy-in for competitors, and called it the Tri-State Shootout.ĭesigned to incentivize pullers to turn out for a three-hook, three-state series, a considerable payout was promised to the overall winner. But with competitor turnout seemingly dwindling in what was once a thriving class, Missouri native and avid truck pull fan, Josh Graver, decided to do something about it in 2021. In the greater Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa region of the Midwest, the 8,500-pound Work Stock Diesel truck class has been a mainstay category in sled pulling for a number of years. A Tri-State, Truck Pulling Showdown With Big Money On The Line