Tractor Pull

[DC Fan]

The most unlikely of motorsports, where a "stock" pulling tractor resembles nothing to be found in a farm field, and a "modified" carries as many as four supercharged engines.

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[joe strano]

Cool Pics :)

[iAMB]

....or three turbine engines. Holy geez! I bet that was a blast to watch and shoot

[fotoworx]

Great pics, I'd love to hear how loud those beasts are.

[andrewmr]

Great pics, I'd love to hear how loud those beasts are.


A couple of decades ago I covered an event in the New Orleans Super Dome..... As loud as they are outside, you sholld hear what they sound like in an enclosed building.....


EDIT: oh, and if you want to "feel" loud... go to a fuel drag race. It can't be described.


OP... nice captures...

[DC Fan]

Great pics, I'd love to hear how loud those beasts are.
More than loud enough to need earplugs, especially when the four-engine tractors make a pull. The sound seems more intense because it bounces off a metal grandstand roof.

[Chad Truss]

I remember going to these when I was little. They used to do tractor pulls at monster truck shows in the Metrodome here in Minneapolis, now you have to go to a stupid county fair to see them.

[DC Fan]

I remember going to these when I was little. They used to do tractor pulls at monster truck shows in the Metrodome here in Minneapolis, now you have to go to a stupid county fair to see them.
That's because tractor pulls have outgrown sideshow status. They're featured events (http://www.ntpapull.com/) with at least two nationally televised touring series. (http://www.propulling.com/) The county fairs where the pulls are held are major events, too.

[gruffster]

crazy pics.

[fotoworx]

Had to come back for a second peek at these

[Mark1]

The most unlikely of motorsports, where a "stock" pulling tractor resembles nothing to be found in a farm field, and a "modified" carries as many as four supercharged engines.


There are a few Pullers based kinda near me. I have been dieing to do a shoot with them with the "tractor" pulling a plow in a field. With the driver in full racing gear of coarse.

[ronmayhew]

Nice tractors!

[SpeedRacerSlots]

Funny thing... I was thinking about these the other day... so I had to go do some digging around.
There is a relatively large underground for these things.
Do a google for "garden tractor pull" and your state/province.
Be surprised what you can find.
I found 3 different pulling series here in Texas, with events scheduled up thru the end of Oct.

[Mark1]

The county fair here has kids pulling on the modified yard tractors as the pre-show while everybody is finding there seats.