Sleds are specifically designed for tractor pulls and are engineered to impose more resistance as the tractor drives. Arriving in 1980, they could not be maneuvered independently until around 1992, ...

The sport of sled pulling has come a long way since being introduced in Vaughnsville, Ohio, and Bowling Green, Missouri, in 1929. Competitive sled pulling began with conventional farm tractors. For ...

Jordan Furr, 5, couldn’t keep his eyes off the big tractors Friday as they prepared the field at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Multi-Purpose Arena for that night’s tractor and truck pull. The ...

Tractor pulls are about as old-school and truck-centric as one can get. On the other hand, electric trucks are still in the process of gaining widespread approval from the community. To find out just ...

LANGFORD, N.Y. — For two days in August, this small hamlet south of Buffalo becomes a can't-miss destination for fans of a distinctively agricultural motorsport: the tractor pull. Spectators gather on ...

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 ...

SELINSGROVE — With modified, “hot stock” and pickup trucks, this is not your grandfather’s tractor pull. In fact, your grandmother might be tickled to see a woman closing in on the championship in one ...

It’s a hot August day, and you’re sitting on the metal bleachers inside a packed arena. In front of you sit two souped-up tractors with large sleds attached to the back, waiting in anticipation for a ...

Ryan Nelson of Malcolm competes in the 4,000-pound open class with a 1955 Farmall tractor at the 2015 Gretna antique tractor pull. This year’s event will be Saturday at a site off Gruenther Road, one ...