The tractor that makes it the furthest is declared the winner. Officials measure the distance travelled. The tractors pull the sled down a dirt track until it spins out or stalls out.
In the higher weight classes, the box of weight moves up the trailer faster. More weight is added to the sled as tractor weight classes increase. As the tractor pulls ahead, a conveyor on the sled moves a box of weight forward transferring the weight from the sled to the tractor. In the competition, tractors are hooked to a sled, a specially built trailer designed to transfer the weight from the trailer to the tractor as the tractor moves forward. Some events have classes for lighter weight tractors. Tractors are entered in six main categories based on the weight of the tractor. To compete in vintage tractor pulls, competitors must have a tractor that was manufactured in 1960, or earlier. With more than 30 vintage tractor pull competitions across the province, McKell tries to spend most of the summer attending competitions, often hauling eight or nine tractors to the events. Unlike previous years, where spectators were encouraged, the recent pulls have been limited to competitors.
The top three winners from sanctioned tractor pull competitions across the province can compete in the Alberta finals, hosted at Leduc, just south of Edmonton, in September.įor the past two years, COVID-19 has reduced the number of competitions, but McKell managed to compete in several last summer.
Traditionally, Leduc West hosts three tractor pulls each year, including the provincial finals. McKell is a member of the Leduc West Antique Society, an organization dedicated to restoring and maintaining antique equipment, buildings and other items. “There is nothing better than competing in a tractor pull,” said McKell, of Calmar, Alta., who spends his winters rebuilding tractors for the summer competitions. I love hearing them and I love playing with them,” said McKell, who collected more than 40 vintage tractors before competing in his first tractor pull 16 years ago. The pull of vintage tractors is irresistible to Robert McKell.Īdd in vintage tractor pulls and McKell can’t think of a better way to spend a day, or an entire summer.
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