sorry guys - english again ...
Thank you "Moin" for the verry good explanations.
Out from my point of view there are 2 interesting questions
1.) Technical points
2.) Rules and organisational questions.
I little want discuss the Item 1:
A good sled is verry complex technical equipment - and when cange one "number" in the whole "calculation" the sled finish working properly
When now (with the mounting of crash absorbers) the box traveling byond the pivot point is shortened - the whole system change its behavor.
Out from my point of view the US sleds are developt so to say in a corner
(verry light to start, long time load on the rear end and verry fast and aggressive breaking in the end)
This gives in theorie fast pulls with good distances (also for the underpowerd tractors).
But so far the theorie.
when now one little thing changes and the sled crew is not verry verry experienced with this kind of machine - it goes wrong in big scale
(the videos show it all).
I agree with "Moin" that the modifyed US Sled from the NTTO will never work verry good.
May be it will be an average sled - but never will be a top machine.
Now for item 2
verry long time a go i read something about min and max panweight for a sled
@Moin: pls can you bring little light into the dark
And last but not least i had to kick on the group what all and everything blames to the ETPC
in waht boat the ETPC is sitting ?
its up to the member Countries to change things
From the point of view of our fellow posters in this forum
Who is the ETPC ?
the President --> no - he works for the ETPC
the ETPC Board --> no also the Bord works for the ETPC
the NTTO --> no the NTTO is a national Organisation (and a Member of ETPC)
There is one simple answer to the Question who is ETPC:
All the Member Coutries are togehter the ETPC - ervery country have one equal Vote ....
And the majority of Votes is making decessions.
and now the 1000000000 euro Question:
how many Votes have NTTO ----> unbelivable but true 1 VOTE !!!
Now we come to the Question why NTTO can all do this and only look for a fee of 1000 EUR ?
unbelivable but true --> because there is an actual Rule for this
--> the member countries do not like it --> not problem vote on the change and it is changed.
--> the member countries have the impression its necessary to take action --> no problem, with me majority of votes
The bad news: The ETPC Member Countries have to do something TOGEHTER
keep on pulling