Twenty members of the Iowa State University tractor pull team will take part in an international competition this week in Peoria, Illinois, using a quarter-size tractor they built from scratch. ISU ...

FARNHAMVILLE, Ia. – Bill Vote loves a good tractor pull. The roar of the engines and the sight of a machine struggling to drag a tremendous load down a track appeal to the Farnhamville man. And he’s a ...

Sled-pulling competitions are a big deal in rural America. Events range from modest to massive as some folks run their Cummins-powered daily drivers while others build dedicated rigs with crazy-huge ...

BELMONT — Mason Farmer of Alexandria didn’t show any pre-tractor pull jitters. For a 13-year-old participating in only his second mini-tractor pull, he gladly explained the technique he was planning ...

More farmers and other equipment operators are buying compact tractors instead of full-size machines these days. Joel Hudnall, owner of Turf’s Up Landscaping, said one of his most useful tractors has ...

Normally tractor pulls are events where ridiculously powerful purpose-built rigs tow special sleds down a 100-meter dirt track. As the weighted sled travels, the weight slides toward the front of the ...