Paul Godfrey from South Greenfield,MO winning the 12,000 class.In 1968 he bought this 856 brand new and dropped it off at King Brothers IH in Arcola,Illinois to get the pulling parts put on.Paul came to MO from South Charleston,Ohio and was a neighbor to Danny Dean.This tractor was hauled to Ohio every year to plant 400 acres of crops. 
The 856 only pulled the 12000 but the AC people issued a challenge for it to pull the 15000 class.They let Paul add a few borrowed weights and he used people as weight too but was short of 15000.He made 3 full pulls to win the class.On the 1st run a 15,000 tractor was on the sled plus all 50 sled riders.On the second run they added 15(I was one) men at the line and it still took it out.On the 3rd pass they put a road grader on the sled and it took it out with all 50 riders.In 6 years of walk on sleds I had never seen this kind of weight pulled.The sled bottom was very hot from the friction. 
Jim Keith from Richards,MO made a valiant try on his 15,000 lb D-21 AC but couldnt quite get it out the end on the 3rd try. 
A smiling Paul Godfrey holding his (2) 1st place trophies.I bought this tractor in 1974 and pulled it until 1985.I recently had the turbo I used given back to me by a tractor pulling friend from Kansas. 
My local Allis dealer Larry Balk pulling his 190XT in the 12000 class.Larry said that tractor pulling hepled him sell 100 new 190 XT's. 
Larry in the 12,000 pulloff with a 15,000 tractor and extra riders on the sled.Notice the LP bottle. 
Bill Keith from Richards,MO pulling the 12,000 class. 
Alva Snyder from Mapleton,KS pulling his 706 in the 12000 class.He cranked lots of rpms out of the D-310.Harris Pyeattes Super 90 Massey puller is the pace tractor. 
Roy Gene Claypool from Richards,MO pulling his 1964 model 806 in the 15,000 class.He bought this tractor new when he was 22 and still owns it 46 years later.In 1970 it got a turbo and some 20.8's.I used to pull our Oliver 1950 against it. 
The late Harris Pyeatte from Butler,MO on his 1100 Massey in the 9000 class.He also pulled a Super 90 in the 7000 class.In 1971 this 1100 got big tires,turbo,and pump and won the 9000 class at the MO State Fair. 
Harris Pyeatte (left) with his 1100 Massey and the 1st place trophy for the 9000 class at the Mo State Fair. In 45 years of pulling this was the most perfect track that I've seen.Over 100 tractors went down it and never fazed it.The sheeps foots marks were there at the start of the pull and at the end of the pull.Record amounts of weight was pulled.If you are ever in the Rich Hill,MO area the track was 1 mile south of town on the west side of hwy 71.41 years later I still think about this pull every time I go by there. I'm sure that most of you dont remember the walk on sleds.They were last used in my area in 1970. If I wasnt pulling I was usually riding the sled.A 6 mph pace tractor was used but they were still dangerous.The tractors started getting so much power they would lay back some and then hit 8-9 mph which made it fun getting on the sled. |
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