Bill Vote, president of the association, said depending on the track and weather, he’s seen open class tractors pull up to 1,000 pounds of lead blocks or a person. It all starts with some gears and a ...

FARNHAMVILLE, Ia. – Bill Vote loves a good tractor pull. The roar of the engines and the sight of a machine struggling to drag a tremendous load down a track appeal to the Farnhamville man. And he’s a ...

Normally tractor pulls are events where ridiculously powerful purpose-built rigs tow special sleds down a 100-meter dirt track. As the weighted sled travels, the weight slides toward the front of the ...

BLACKSTONE — Last Saturday, the "2nd Annual Truck & Tractor Event" took place at the Tri-County Aerie in Blackstone; the pull was hosted by the Blackstone Volunteer Fire Department, Tri-County Eagles ...

Exhibitors and demonstrations will close their booths and shut down machinery at 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, but the daily events will be far from over. On Tuesday, starting at 5 p.m. the modified ...

SHIPMAN — The tractor pull bug bit Walter “Sonny” Crafton at 22 years of age after he began restoring the powerful motor-driven vehicles. “When I was 15 or 16 years old I worked on a farm for my uncle ...