Truck and
Tractor Pulling

It is said that around the 1900's when farming machines were pulled by horse, farmers would boast about the strength of their horses. Farmers would challenge one another to contests to prove who had the strongest horse. It wasn't until 1929 that motorized vehicles were put to use in the first events at Bowling Green, Missouri and Vaughansville, Ohio.

Tractors remained single engine until two Ohio brothers introduced the crossbox which could allow multiple engines to be attached to a single driveshaft. Throughout the 70's and 80's the modified division continued to thrill crowds by adding more engines, and soon the tractors lost their tractor appearance and turned into high spec dragsters.

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• Today's tractors can achieve theoretical speeds over 125mph.
• Today's sleds use a complex system of gears to move weights up to 65,000 pounds