tons and turbines display power
jIETER KKIEG for example, roared down
IUCK - There are the track with power to
;in any sport when spare. When the heavy load
■s are silenced by got to be too much, the rear
m and wonder. It’s wheels just spun and the try
Biotic minute just for pay dirt came to a
the big play. Or the grinding halt. Then, before
display of awesome officials had unhitched his
which leaves mechanical monster, and his
gasping. pull was officially over, the
(ors to the Buck driver hit the accelerator for
•Pulling Stadium are just a split second. Power
,to such occasions at was instantly transferred
weekly pull, but for from engines to rear wheels
seeking the more and in that brief moment,
weekend was a both wheels dug a small
thrills. trench.
al jet-powered Some of the tractors
were entered into pulling here develop ser
. long contests and veral thousand horsepower,
lises from them The engines are extremely
. more like a Boeing well tuned and drivers have
teaming down the to be highly skilled to control
rather than a all those “horses.” At times,
iboring in the field, the machines take off like a
the jet-powered wild mustang, with the front
sounded like the end coming off the ground
jets stationed at and jumping from side to
■minal awaiting side. The crowds love it.
for takeoff. Visitors to the Buck track
their turbines last week were fascinated by
it 25,000 rounds per the method used to start the
these strange- jet-powered tractors. An
tackle the auxiliary tractor is used to
sled and drag it provide electrical current to
ird clay track with spin the rotors at high speed,
ly little effort. Meanwhile, the jet hums and
these screaming whines. Then there’s a
aren’t the only scream and possibly a burst
:s which display of flames as the rich fuel is
power. One ignited and harnessed for
>r driving a tractor work. In comparison to the
by two V-8 engines, modified tractor models
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which are run by as many as
four V-B’s, Allison aircraft,
or tank engines, these
versions are relatively quiet.
They scream and hum. The,
sound of suction is also
predominant.
Providing the traction are
huge rear tires which
measure nearly a yard wide
and six feet in height. They
themselves cause astonish
ment for first-time visitors to
‘the pulls.
At the Buck last week - as
in most major tractor pulling
contests - competition was
divided into two categories:
super stock and modified.
The super stock tractors are
factory models with
variations as allowed by the
National Tractor Pullers
Association. Such variations
include bigger tires and
larger bores in the original
block. Some pullers have
applied some of their own
engineering ideas to com
mercial farm tractors and
increased horsepower ten
fold. In the other category -
modified - the competitor is
allowed to go all out with his
engineering ideas. Con
sequently, jet-powered and
other bizarre machines were
born. Exotic fuels are used
by most pullers, with alcohol
being a favorite. The end
result is a performance of
power which thrills crowds.
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This jet-powered machine had power to spare, but a moist track gave him
traction problems.
Sitting between two blown Chevy engines, one of the Banter Brothers
prepares for take-off at the Buck track.
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