Thats Elmo Meiners head of M&W with his back to the camera. 
I just got out my results for this pull so if this is the 9000 class thats Lucky Ed Miller from Rockport,Ill on the Queen Chabela D-21 which got 3rd out of 27 tractors. He was the only D-21 in the class.The JD with all the smoke may be Jerry Figley? from Carlisle,Indiana. 
This is either Bud Baird or Jim Ebelhar from Kentucky.This little 460 with headers really cranked some serious rpms. 
This is the Super Chicken M Farmall from Owensboro,KY that really tuned some rpms and sounded great.I'll never know why I didnt take this shot from the front.I some how think that I have more pictures from this pull. 
The Allison Team MM's in the MM display area.In those days they were about the only semi hauling pulling tractors.Most came on 2 ton farm trucks. 
A 220 AC plowing at the M&W show.I didnt think you would mind if I showed these. 
For some reason my scanner will not scan this 2150 Oliver as a color picture. 
We had a fat fingered photographer here. By the way they had a 500 ft long pulling track at this pull.The winning distances were usually 300-400 ft.Even with a mechanical sled they were still running a 6 mph pace tractor. Every tractor there could have went much faster. If I have any regrets its not going to all the M&W pulls and taking pictures of every puller that was there.I,my brother,and a friend spent 3 days at the LaPlata M&W show and had a great time.It was held on a large farm so there was lots to see and do.We visited with people from all over the midwest.I guess that these shows were held from the 1950's to about 1974 and they always had some great pulling. Well,thats it for now.I'll save a few pictures for a year from now.Maybe I can find some more by then.Hopefully some of you can get some old pictures rounded up for us to see.There has to be lots out there. |
Roger Stump from Waterloo,Illinois pulling the 9000 class with a G-1000 diesel against pullers such as Jack Walter,Lloyd Leudtke,Harold McQueen,John Bockwitz,Dick Obermyer,Dan Dean,Curtis Close,Ralph MathisDave Harbage,etc.This picture has never been on here. 
This picture was requested.17 year old Randy Vallee? from Farmington,Illinois pulling his late Dads 4020 JD with a 318 Detroit in the 15000 Unlimited class.He got 2nd place. 15000 Unlimited 1st Allison Team UB MM-442'10" 2nd 4020 JD with 318 Detroit -405'8" 3rd Allison Team G-1000 MM-404'4" 4th 4020 JD with 318 Detroit - 362'4" 5th 220 AC -336'11" |
