NTPA Tractor Pull - Scott County Fair (2024)

FAQs

How do you win a tractor pull? ›

When more than one tractor completes the course, more weight is added to the drag, and those competitors that moved past 91 metres (300 ft) will compete in a pull-off; the winner is the one who can pull the drag the farthest. The drag is known as a weight transfer drag.

Pulling this ever-increasing load eventually causes the vehicle to lose forward momentum and torque, although a rare few might indeed reach the end of the course, known as a “full pull.” The distance from start to finish is measured in thousandths of an inch and the tractor that pulls the sled the farthest distance is ...

AND THE WINNER IS…the one who pulls the weighted sled the longest measured distance. That's how to win. Children astride a pedal tractor go as fast as they can, pedaling as hard as they can, to pull the sled as far as they can.

Admission to the Pulltown National Tractor Pulling Championships varies. The Pulltown National Tractor Pulling Championship in Bowling Green, Ohio, is the largest tractor-pulling championship in the world.

Nearly 200 drivers will compete over several days before an audience of 80,000 attendees for the chance to bring home a share of over $300,000 in prize money.

Tractors must have working brakes. Driver must attend the drivers' meeting the day of pull and must know the contents of the meeting. Tractor and driver must WEIGH in before each HOOK. Tractor and driver must be at starting gate when number is called or will forfeit the turn.

Tractor Pulling is known as “the world's heaviest motorsport.” The goal of tractor pulling is to determine the strongest machine and the best driver. Different to every other motorsport in the world, it is not about the speed, but distance pulled.

Pulling this increasing load eventually causes the vehicle to lose forward momentum, either through power or tractor, although a rare few might indeed reach the end of the course, known as a “full pull.” The distance from start to finish is measured in thousandths of an inch and the tractor that pulls the sled the ...

As the tractor pulls the sledge down the track, the weight box travels forward adding downward pressure and load onto the whole of the pan, while simultaneously removing a proportion of weight from the sledge drive wheels. This is weight transfer in action.

What are the rules for pedal tractor pulling? ›

Both hands must be on the steering wheel and both feet must be on the pedals. Standing is not allowed. The pulling tractor must stay between the lines of the pulling lane at all times. The contestant must remain seated at all times.

Tractors can pull in any gear. Rough starts will be red-flagged. Pull is automatically disqualified when boundaries are exceeded with NO distance recorded.

John Deere- In business since 1837, John Deere is the largest tractor manufacturer in the world. It is also considered a cultural icon. According to a 2021 Progressive Farmer Reader Insights survey, it enjoys any brand's highest customer loyalty rating. As they say, “Nothing runs like a Deere.”

SEMI – Super Semis

Tractor Pulling is called the “Heaviest Motorsport on Earth” and the Super Semis are the heavyweights of tractor pulling. Weighing in at 20,000 lbs., these behemoths overshadow everything else on the pulling track and for that matter, anything else in motorsports.

The tractor belongs to Rober and Randy Williams of Big Sandy, Montana, who bought it from the original owner Rossi Bros Cotton Farms in California. The Williams Bros used Big Bud 747 for cultivating until a tire suffered irreparable damage.

Just like a big tractor pull, kids, pull a weight transfer sled with a pedal powered tractor. The youth who pulls the farthest is the winner. Kids, ages 4-12 years old, complete against other kids from their own age group to win first, second, or third place medals.

Prevent rear rollovers-

Always start forward motion slowly. Gunning the engine and jerking your foot off the clutch is one sure way to flip a tractor. Backing down a grade is risky. If you apply the brakes, the tractor could rotate around the rear axle and tip over backward.