Your 1st pull

Pete76NY

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Where? How old? What tractor? What Class? How did you do?
Mine was about age 35, Dad had his '47 2N at the Broome County, NY Fair for the display at our Club's show. I happened by as the antique/stock pull was starting, figured "why not?" Won the #3500 class and been pulling ever since!
Since then I have heard some lessons: don't expect that an N is gonna go out and win regularly (mostly pull Red stuff now), and if ya want any type of organization and rules and expect them followed, don't pull at County Fair pulls (usually if it doesn't have NATPA rules and a Div 1 class I don't go!)
 

My first was in 1998 at age 49 at Lancaster NH fair. I had just gotten my first old tractor, a 1961 Ford 1961, six months earlier. I entered the 4500#, on a soft track against a bunch of tractors that were all physically bigger than mine. The 901 was tired with a fair amount of blow by, and all I knew to do was have my weight close to the max and my draw bar at max height. Well, I placed second, and have been hooked on tractor pulling ever since.
 
Around 2005 I pulled my 880 Oliver diesel it weighed 5500 pounds with no weights and that's how I pulled it because I didn't have any weights.I was 40 and I had just retired from racing on dirt in circles for 15 years and I wanted to do something a little more laid back. I didn't even place,after that I started pulling John deeres and started placing and even winning. Now I pull a jd g I rescued from the crusher and place in top 3 almost every time I take it out so I've come a long ways from that first pull with the old Ollie. It was at our county fair.
 
I was about 25. Been to a few pulls to watch but never pulled before. A friend asked if I wanted to give his tractor a try. A bone stock JD 520. I was so nervous I was shaking, but I loved it! Got down near the end of the track and started spinning. Grabbed the throttle and yanked it back. Tractor got a bite and started going again. About 5 feet lated it poped out of gear. I don't remember how I placed - near the back of the class I guess. The next summer I bought my first tractor and haven't missed a chance to pull since.
 
I was 12 at a farm pull in Clermont Iowa on an Oliver 88. I think the weight class was 4500 or 5500. Not sure how I finished but it has "hooked" me for than 19 years with no plans of ever quitting.
 
June 30 2007 at Butte Nebraska Pancake Days tractor pull. Took the tractor I have driven since age 3,an unstyed JD B. One other tractor in 3500,a WC Allis. I went 72 feet,the Allis went 90 feet. The "B" has since retired from pulling,used for Parades such as RFD TV"s Classic Tractor parade world record in Grand Island in 2012.
Have graduated to the 41A with a few improvements due to good advice from puller friends. Highlights second in 5500 at Lincoln NATPA pull in March 2012,and Borderline Pullers Champion for 2011 in 5000 and 5500.
 
I was 8 years old on a 1942 DC Case at the Isanti County fair in Cambridge, Mn. The DC was my great grandpa's and I had just got done helping my grandpa restore it just a month or so earlier. I can't remember how I did, but I know I didn't place. I've been a hard core puller ever since!
 
my first pull, a farmall H . i think i got about 140 feet, pure stock tractor, still had manure on the tires! 4500 pound class, polk county fair wi.
 
I was 12 years old, that was about 8 years ago.
Pulled a 1949 Massey Harris 44. I was too chicken
to even get it full throttle and of course it died
quickly and i was dead last. But there's just
something special about tractor pulling, and of
course i kept coming back until I started winning.
And God willing, i'll keep coming back til im dead.
 
My first pull I was 14 pulling our MM M5 1961.WE did real good at small town pulls. Big thrills winning with Gvi on my 60th birthday, balancing
my sons UB on two wheels for over 60 ft. to win.
Trash talking with the guys at pulls given and taken. Pulling up to small town usa seeing 150 or so redone old tractors. Location central Illinois.
 
I was 14 (I'll be 73 in two days) and pulled my Dad's 30 Massey Harris on blacktop and step-on sled won and was hooked needless to say and still pulling 59 years later. Lord willing I'll will be out again 2013 (Tallmadge-Bluegrass-Mid-Atalantic-etc)diggin dirt.
 
2005, local fair, 1950 JD A that I restored ,placed 6 th out of 20 .I was 37 been pulling since , now my boy is starting to pull
 
I was 13 when i first pulled at the local fair on my first tractor, a 3010 john deere. I pulled in second gear in the 7000 lb class and spun out (3rd place). I now pull the same tractor in 4th gear and have a closet full of first place trophies (15 years later). I owe it all to my father who hopefully someday will get to see his grandkids experience the same thrill i have.
 
Was at 2012 local fair and was with my Farmall H. It weight in at 4480 lbs and had to pull in 4500 lbs class. If I remeber right there were 19 other tractors in that class. I took 2nd place with alot of luck. Guy with a Super H beat me by 15'. I'm 37 and hooked. This must be the I'm addicted to tractor pulling help group forum.
 
I was 30 pulling my 1953 Super H, Prairie Village Madison SD, 4500# class and I got first place. I was one of only two females pulling that day. I also won first place the following year. Now I am building my own puller that will be a purple Case 800 with 301ci motor. It will match my husbands purple Case 900.
 
hudson old time power association in hudson new york at age 15. on a 1957 ford 861. one loaded tire i think pulled in 35 or the 4 k class. got 1 foot short of full pull till the carb shitted out and the distribitor bolts were loosened and the timing was making it not fire
 
2006, I was 48 years old on a 560D Wheatland in Delavan, IL. Got 2nd or 3rd, but was considered a test pass since they put me in the wrong class- was 100 lbs heavy. Had a blast, and now have 7 tractors including 4 that pull. This stuff is addictive.
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my first pull was 25 yrs.ago,i got a trophy allright-it was for the WORST pull!i still use the same tractor,my 40 wc,i still get trophies-for 1st,2nd and third!
 
It was 1967, I was 21. I had bought a U Moline to Farm with, gave $100 for it. It leaked water. I worked at a Moline dealer. So had access to a lot of parts. A friend of mine had found a burnt GB LP tractor for parts. He just wanted the rear end. So we split the cost, $250 apeace. I really lucked out, the motor was perfect, and had MW pistons. Put this motor in my U (423 cubic in) They had a U on the lot with widned rims and almost new 15.5 Firestones. Let me trade, tires for tires. First pull, got beat by a MW crank M. but I got second. Just 3 in Class. Was Wayne City Il. Bean days. Just had a tractor pull for a few years. Oh was a step on sled, we called them Lizzards. What they put oil field trucks on to pull them into drilling rigs. Pulled a 4010 next. Then a 1750 Minnie Rod. Waited 20 yrs, then built a 366 cu. WC Allis. Pulling a 435 JD now. For some reason if I get the weights right it will win anywhere. If not Last! I'm trying to build a Killer D17 Allis Diesel, to pull against those pesky 77 Olivers and 460 IHC. But can't seem to find time to work on it. :) Vic
 
I was 10 years old about 26 years ago. Deadweight pulling my Dads 720 JD at 8000lbs Van Buren, IN. What a: tank at that weight! Been hooked ever since! I have pulled 2 shades of green, red, and orange tractors to this point. Even the yellow ones a couple times.
 
I was 15 my first time pulling . I started with a mini rod with a small block chevy. Think I finished last. still pulling mini's and play with the antiques when not doing that...
 
I was 10 years old and pulled a 38 D JD, my dad pulled same tractor right after I did and I beat him by one inch, hooked for life then on, still have that trophy.
 
1st pull richland mo 1981 I was 10 m farmall. 1st puller 5ft gov spring broke. got off track at idle.fixed spring came back 1st place after that 1st where hard to come by
 
First pull was this year. I was 1 year over the Half Century mark and took 3rd in 7K, 3rd in 7.5K and 1st in 8.5K 3.5mph class.
 
I was 14 years old at the 1998 West Alexander Fair when I pulled a 1951 Oliver 88 diesel wide front in 7500 with some 14.9-38 Co-op Agri Powers on cast centers and 5 sets of wheel weights. Only went 140-something feet, was 100-150 lbs light in the front. After messing around with the Super 77 diesel at a pull the following the year, came back to West Alexander later that pulling season. But this time had 18.4-38 Armstrong Hi-Power Lugs on pressed steel. Pulled into 3rd place at the time of my hook, ended up 5th in 5500 farm stock. I don't remember what happened in 7500. Been pulling ever since, still with Olivers.
 
I was 18yr old in IH 966 in 9000lbs NA at Washington co fair and I got in pull off and 2nd pull distance was like 370ft I think they are guna put us on the bigger sled next year hahah o and I got first place hahah. fun night
 

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