Human Tractor Pulls Catching On Fast

Human Tractor Pulls Catching on Fast AG WORLD Ag World 16-6-17 Last year FARM SHOW featured the first "human tractor pull" held at a Chatham, Ill., festival (Vol. 15, No. 6). The contest pits men against machine - a team of pullers tows a tractor over a 100-yard course, competing against other teams for the quickest time. Joe Marley, Nokomis, Ill., picked up on the idea and staged an "International" tractor pull last summer with teams of men pulling an International M. On July 12, five men's teams pulled. The women watching said they'd like to compete, too, so three teams of five women each were organized to pull over the same 100-yard course, which was set up on a city street. Marley says it was a very popular event and that other nearby communities have also picked up on the idea. He says the most important thing to remember is to use enough rope to keep the event safe so that if anyone falls down, the tractor "driver" will have plenty of room to stop the tractor.

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