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Hi Charlie, I have always lived in SWMO since I was born in 1949.No need to send a card.Your comments on here are appreciated. I used to tractor pull with a 1951 Wards ER farm tractor with fluid drive and a 250 Chrysler flat head 6.This was a factory built tractor.It had a 265 crank and it was bored .125 over with Jahns 10-1 pistons.It had a Isky cam and a factory dual carb and dual exhaust set up.We used to crank it 6000 rpms and it was a tough 4500-5500 lb class pulling tractor in its day.We had alot of fun with it.It dynoed 120 pto hp at stock rpms. Russel Miner at Pleasant Plains,ILL built this tractor and in 1969 won the 5000 lb class at the prestigious M&W Gear CO pull at LaPlata,MO.He out pulled 40 other tractors.I've put a link to his website and it shows him and his wife with their tractor and huge trophy from 1969.Its called Night Mare. I bought Night Mare from Russel in 1970 and pulled it for 13 years before trading it back to him in 1983.He wanted it to pull against his son in laws UB MM.Today he and his daughter are still pulling it at the classic pulls. Those old flat head Chrysler 6's are one sweet sounding engine especially when you turn some rpms.. Heres the link to Russsels website about Wards tractors.Be sure and hit all the pages to see Night Mare.
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