Pulling Tractors | Colberg Hi Performance Tractor Repair (2024)

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What is the average cost of a pulling tractor? ›

Getting into tractor pulling is not as expensive as some people may think. To start out, $5,000 is enough to get someone a tractor to run, Walter said. This year Walter will run two tractors, one with twin motors and another with triple motors.

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Tractor pulling is called “The World's Most Powerful Motor Sport” with some machines producing in excess of 9000 horsepower.

In 1977 the sport was introduced in Europe – also in the Netherlands – and it is still growing in popularity all over Europe. The rules are simple: pull a 28000 kg sled over a 100 m track. The goal is to determine the strongest machine and the best driver - it is not about the speed, but distance pulled.

During a typical "pull," approximately 12 tractors compete in pulling a 40- to 50-ton sled across a 75-m (82-yd)-long dirt surface in the fastest time. A tractor-pull event lasts approximately 2 hrs and involves 25 individual pulls.

But for all their power, even a winning tractor takes home a surprisingly small cash prize. According to veterans of the sport, the real clout belongs to the team owners who spend huge sums to keep their crews competitive. "These tractors here are upwards of $250,000 to $350,000 apiece," puller Jim Martell said.

Alcohol methane engines with up to eight cylinders are permitted, but diesel engines are not. Any wheelbase is permitted. The National Tractor Pullers Association restricts engines to 9,420 cm³ (575 cu in) and two valves per cylinder. They permit tubular steel frames.

SEMI – Super Semis

Tractor Pulling is called the “Heaviest Motorsport on Earth” and the Super Semis are the heavyweights of tractor pulling. Weighing in at 20,000 lbs., these behemoths overshadow everything else on the pulling track and for that matter, anything else in motorsports.

They sport 130mm turbochargers that produce triple-digit boost. They're propelled by 680 cubic inch engines that belt out more than 3,000hp.

FWD: Four wheel drive truck. Fuel: Either Alcohol or Diesel fuel. Full Pull: Pulling the entire length of the track.

How much weight can a 25 hp tractor pull? ›

Both tractors have 25 engine horsepower. The rule of thumb on pulled loads is the load should not exceed 1.5 times the amount of weight of the pulling vehicle. This means the 25 horsepower 1025R can handle a towed load of approximately 3,100 lbs and the 3025D can handle nearly 5,200 lbs.

Super Farm Tractors

The Super Farm Tractor class is the closest tractor you will see to stock on the Champions Tour. Competing at 9300lbs, the Super Farm Tractor class relies on a single turbo charger and 640 cubic inches to power down the pulling surface.

$400k to build a *winning* pro stock seems conservative. A semi probably costs a little less to build than a pro stock. But, to be competitive, both cost more to build and maintain than in the JR Collins days. In either class, not too many guys have the million or so bucks required to stay competitive over time.

The Pulltown National Tractor Pulling Championship in Bowling Green, Ohio, is the largest tractor-pulling championship in the world.

It's loud- very loud and smokey and a whole lot of family fun.