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Re: School Project Need Help!!!!
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Posted by JMS/MN on March 07, 2007 at 11:01:14 from (204.73.106.15):
In Reply to: School Project Need Help!!!! posted by Dawn 09 on March 07, 2007 at 09:25:26:
In most any neighborhood, farmers would brag about how strong their tractors were, especially typical between Farmalls and John Deeres. So they'd back one to the other, hook up a chain, and see who could pull the other. That gets dangerous when the chain breaks. Early organized tractor pulls used a steel plate for a sled, and people were stationed along the track to jump on the sled to add weight as the tractor pulled the sled. That led to the development of the current type of load- a sled that gradually pulls a concrete weight up an incline on the sled, thus increasing the load on a gradual and consistent basis. Search for more info from NTPA- National Tractor Puller's Association.
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