WILLMAR -- Parents and kids both agree, there really is no secret to tractor pulls. "You just got to peddle hard," said Chad Carlson, of Willmar. If there was a secret Carlson would know it. His son, ...

JEFFERSON CITY - Pulling thousands of pounds down a 320 foot track with a supped-up tractor might not seem like a normal way to spend a Saturday night. But for one mid-Missouri family, it's a way of ...

For John Garringer, the “Rusty Tractor Guy,” loving his rusted 1937 Case CC tractor is a family affair. The old machine belonged to his father.

PIKE — Three days last week Sean and Elizabeth Cox of Gainesville headed down the road to Pike to see juiced-up tractors or lawn mowers pull extremely heavy weights down a 250-foot-long track at the ...

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 ...

SUMMIT STATION – When you come right down to it, one of the great tests in life is trying to pull a 30,000-pound sled 350 feet in less than 30 seconds at the wheel of a 70-horsepower tractor. At least ...

The 50th annual Durand Railroad Days Festival wrapped up Sunday with a popular event for the kiddos: the Kiddie Tractor Pedal Pull. This event was a highlight of the festival, offering a fun and free ...

It’s a hot August day, and you’re sitting on the metal bleachers inside a packed arena. In front of you sit two souped-up tractors with large sleds attached to the back, waiting in anticipation for a ...