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Tractor Pulling Pasttime?
Whenever I think about
tractor pulling, I always get
a shiver up and down my
spine.
Now, most people
probably think about the
contests where tractors try
to pull the heaviest load the
farthest distance. But when I
think about tractor pulling,
visions of tractor tires up to
their hubs in a quagmire of
mud fill my eyes.
1 guess as long as I’ve been
able to drive a tractor, I’ve
been elected by Dad to be the
one to come to the rescue
when a tractor got stuck m
the field.
Armed with chains and the
second tractor, we’d head
for the field. The closer we’d
get to the trouble spot, the
more my stomach churned
and the more nervous I
became.
Anticipating the worst, I
was always glad when I
finally saw the pull would be
a mce easy, straight forward
tow. But, many tunes I
would be disappointed
that’s when the adrenalin
would start to flow.
Through experience, I
learned to recognize when
the stuck tractor was tilting
to one side with an ominous
lean that the matter of
freeing it from the wet spot
would not be easy.
Why does it always seem
that a tractor can manage to
get half way through a mud
hole before it suddenly
drops?
In these situations, I’ve
also' learned through ex
permce that women have
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By Sheila Miller
more patience than men. It
always seemed Dad’s
patience was a bit worn by
the time the rescue mission
was completed.
Over the years I managed
to get quite an education in
towing or being towed.
I learned it’s best to ease
up the slack in the chain
before opening up the
throttle on the tow tractor
(much to Dad’s relief). 1 also
found it’s always best to
keep the front wheels
relatively straight and to
keep my foot off the brake
and the tractor out of gear
when being towed.
£ut, no matter how many
times I’ve helped to free a
tractor from the mud, I
always get that tingling
feeling in my stomach until
the ordeal is over.
A Lancaster Farming
reader had another type of
tractor pulling in mind when
he wrote to us:
Through the help of your
news, we bad attended our
first stock tractor pulling
contest in Harrisburg last
year.
The contests, contestants,
etc., have aroused our in
terest in this activity. We
would like to know more
about any other stock pulls
when, where,
qualifications to enter, and
anything else that would
apply.
We would appreciate any
early informatioa on stock
tractor pnlls that you could
give us. We just might enter
one.
Kenneth Reiff
1881 Guinea Lane
Warrington, PA 18976
Mr. Reiff, although I’ve
probably had more ex
perience with the tractor
pulls where mud is con
cerned, I can’t say I’m not
familiar with this type of
tractor pulling too.
I covered my first contest
held during the March
Equipment Expo at the
Farm Show Complex. 1
watched as the tractors
_goured their power into
pulling a sled some of
them stalling out because of
the load.
I agree with you. Tractor
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pulls are exciting I think I
pulled along with most of the
contestants and held my
breath as the pull-offs
determined the winning
tractor and driver.
But, other than covering a
few events, 1 am not up on
the latest in tractor pulling.
To get that kind of in
formation for you, I con
tacted Les Houck, president
of the National Tractor
Pullers Association.
Taking time out of his busy
schedule at Agn-
Broadcasting in New
Holland, Les wrote me the
following letter to help an-,
swer some of your questions
on stock tractor pulling:
The Pa. Tractor Pullers
Association operates about
70 sanctioned pulls each
year. The stock tractors
compete in about 38 percent
of these pulls along with the
super stock and the modified
tractors.
Hie stock classes are
divided into the following
weight classes, 5500 pounds,
7500 pounds, 9000 pounds,
11,000 pounds, 13,000 pounds
and 15,000 pounds.
All the rules for stock
tractors are established by
the members of the PTPA,
made up of 12 different
tractor pulling chapters in
the state.
The polls for the stock
tractors are open to anyone
to compete as long as they
follow the rules. The rules
are simple and tailored to
n:'jet the needs of the farm
tractors Oat come directly
out of the field to the pulling
track. The sonped up
tractors with added and
extra turbo-chargers, fuel
pump and the bigger tires
are not allowed to pull in the
stock classes.
Anyone interested in being
made aware of when the
stock pulls will be held can
do so by getting on the
mailing list of the Pa.
Tractor Pullers Association
Newsletter, called Pulloff.
This publication not only
lists the stock tractor pulls
but all pulls that are being
sanctioned by the
Association.
The biggest stock pull of
the year in the state takes
place at the Farm Equip
ment Exposition that is held
annually at the Farm Show
building the first week of
March. That stock
championship pull is open
for anyone to compete in
regardless of whether they
are a state member or have
competed at any prior state
pulls.
Anyone interested in
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