Pic-Wampus Cat 1066 IH Puller

Here is a picture of the Wampus Cat 1066 IH pro stock puller owned by Rick Behrendt from Ravenna,NE.This tractor is well known in the Midwest and has pulled with the Outlaws for years and has been a former points champ.I took this picture in 2003 at Mound City,KS.

In the early-late 70's this sheet metal with the Wampuscat name was on a well known 1066 IH SS tractor pulled by Jim Shafer from Verdon,NE.He sold it and 3688 sheet metal was put on it.Does anyone have a picture of Jim pulling the Wampuscat 1066 in the 1970's?Before this he had an 856 IH puller also called the Wampuscat.

Here are the results from York,NE last summer.I'm ready for some warmer weather so tractor pulling season can begin.

• York

If I had the time and know how I'd start a website featuring pictures of the pullers from the 60's and 70's.These were the pioneers of pulling and shouldnt be forgotten.I'd give anything for a picture of Dickie Sullivan's (Naylor,MO) old 1206 IH puller called the "Duster" that he pulled from 1970-74.He never pulled at Bethany,MO but I do remember it being at the indoor pull at KC in 1974.His 1066 came out that summer.

I got to see Carl Schneller from Holyoke,CO pull the Beautiful Noise twin engine modified several times in the 80's.Dont know what ever happened to that hard running tractor.

The Beautiful Noise modified tractor currently pulling now is Don Scholting out of Springfield,NE.Its the old twin Hemi modified that Barney Klaus from Belton,MO once pulled.Barney pulled it some on the NTPA circuit in the 80's with 3 Hemis and did pretty good.

Pete.