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[[Image:Tractor_Pulling_Special.JPG|thumb|250px|Farm built tractor pulling special built from a lorry axle and Engine with agricultural tyres and the bonnet from a crawler, seen at [[Belvoir Castle show]] 2006]] |
[[Image:Tractor_Pulling_Special.JPG|thumb|250px|Farm built tractor pulling special built from a lorry axle and Engine with agricultural tyres and the bonnet from a crawler, seen at [[Belvoir Castle show]] 2006]] |
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[[Image:Tractor_puller_with_a_jet_engine_at_Holcot.JPG|thumb|250px|A jet powered Tractor Pulling special at [[Holcot steam fair]] 2008]] |
[[Image:Tractor_puller_with_a_jet_engine_at_Holcot.JPG|thumb|250px|A jet powered Tractor Pulling special at [[Holcot steam fair]] 2008]] |
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| − | [[Image:Fordson_Major_V8_tractor_pulling_at_Astwoodbank.JPG|thumb|250px|A V8 powered Fordson Major at [[Astwood Bank Show]] ]] |
+ | [[Image:Fordson_Major_V8_tractor_pulling_at_Astwoodbank.JPG|thumb|left|250px|A V8 powered Fordson Major at [[Astwood Bank Show]] ]] |
| + | [[Image:Tractor_puller_V8_Fordson_Major-Driffield-P8100493.JPG|thumb|250px|A V8 powered tractor pulling special at [[Driffield show]] 2008]] |
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*[[Great Dorset Steam Fair]] |
*[[Great Dorset Steam Fair]] |
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*[[Holcot steam fair]] |
*[[Holcot steam fair]] |
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Revision as of 03:08, 21 November 2008
A Marshall MP 6 based tractor pulling special
The sport of Tractor pulling is a branch of motor sport were old tractors are adapted with the addition of a larger engine to get more power. The sport involves driving the tractor down a course whilst pulling a "sledge", which ad a weight on that moves up the sledge as it goes down the course, increasing the load on the front sledge, thus increasing the drag. The idea being to see who can pull it the furthest before stalling or digging in. The competitions are dived into classes for differing sizes of tractor and powers, with weight limits imposed for the classes. The top machines can have jet engines fitted with others having multiple engines. The machines are fitted with roll bars, anti-flip wheels at the back, and emergency cut outs with some classes having safety screens or netting in case the engine or transmission blows up.
Some of the Shows and fairs have a tractor pulling competition or demonstrations.
Shows
Farm built tractor pulling special built from a lorry axle and Engine with agricultural tyres and the bonnet from a crawler, seen at Belvoir Castle show 2006
A jet powered Tractor Pulling special at Holcot steam fair 2008
A V8 powered Fordson Major at Astwood Bank Show
A V8 powered tractor pulling special at Driffield show 2008
- Great Dorset Steam Fair
- Astwood Bank show
- Holcot steam fair
The Tractors
- Marshall MP6 (photo at top)
- Fordson major with a V8 Perkins.
- Farm built Special (photo above)