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During apull, drivers push their trucks and tractors to the limit as they see how far they can pull a weighted sled. Some of the tractors look like they’ve been crossed with a dragster ...

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In the early days of tractor pulling, tractors would pull sleds with people standing on them for weight, and more people would jump onto the sled to increase the weight. A modern tractor pull ...

the weight slides toward the front of the sled, increasing resistance until the tractor can't pull it any further. These competitions are incredibly mechanically demanding, and some tractors have ...

“What were going to have here today is an antique tractor pull. We’ve got a sled here to pull. The object is to see how far you can pull it down this track. Weights move to make the resistance ...

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Dust flew, smoke billowed from exhaust pipes and countless tractors towed sleds down a 300-foot stretch of churned up dirt, struggling to complete a full pull. Some were mechanical monstrosities ...

Registration takes place from 12:30 to 2:45 p.m. The event will feature the Little Red Sled, a self-propelled tractor-pulling sled that specializes in antique tractors. For complete rules ...

Tractor pulling officially began in the United States in 1929, the first time someone used a motorized vehicle at a sled pulling competition. The sport can trace its roots back to the industrial ...

"The big tractors are all stock pre-1956," Wadhams said. "They get in there and pull the sled with a moving weight. The further down the track they go the higher up the weight moves and the harder ...