IMO, the 70’s were the Golden Years of tractor pulling! Man I remember getting the crops in, fire up the irrigation, pulled the Turbo IH 1206 into the quonset, swap out the wide front end for a narrow front end. Throw the big tires on the back, juice up the engine a bit, grab a rack of weights, load it up on the flatbed, fill the coolers up with Schlitz, ham sandwiches and potato salad, and go hit the Midwest circuit with our cronies, County and State Fairgrounds, pulling somewhere every Saturday & Sunday! You’d caravan about 20, 25 of your closest friends for a heckuva party every weekend, going out to a good steakhouse and Live country music after. Life was genuine, wholesome and a great time back then!
Sometime in 1979 - 1980 I followed my older brother Jim from Newark Delaware up into Pennsylvania to attend a small-town Tractor Pull event. We drove twisty narrow back roads the whole way with me in my '74 VW Beetle trying to keep up with Jim in his '66 Pontiac GP 389 with triple carbs. Somehow I made it to the event, which was very likely the same track shown in this video. It was truly wild watching those insane machines. I'll never forget the one with a massive12-cyl Allison aircraft engine that hung it's front wheels in the air right in front of my seat at the finish line, engine screaming, driving wheels digging up the ground. When the driver cut the throttle, the front of the tractor came bouncing back to the ground, and FIRE rose up out of the 12 straight pipe headers to a height of about 25 ft, and I felt like a piece of bread in a toaster for a few seconds. Got the adrenaline pumping I tell ya!
Those early pulling years were insane, no roll cage, no helmets, no fire suits, no scatter blankets, hauling up and down the highway with overloaded trailers and underpowered tow rigs made out of old school buses, just fun.
That's awesome.. in about 81 my dad was a hired hand on a huge grain and livestock farm and he bought a beautiful 1969 Ford f250 for $1k.. he then turned it into a pulling truck. Had the original 390 4 speed manual. Headers through the hood, welded axles, dump truck clutch, ran off fuel he got at a drag strip. Him and a buddy built it over the winter and might have had 8k into it and was going up against guys who were sponsored trucks and special cut tires. This was when they started building pulling truck chassis and sticking the hollowed out steel body on the chassis.. cool thing was we traveled all over the midwest pulling in the summer..he was beating these guys who had purpose built trucks.. alot of fun until his now ex wife wouldn't quit sleeping with everyone she met and she left and didn't come back for quite some time ..
WOW! 1976 was the first year I went to the National tractor pulls at Bowling Green. This isn't from that event, but some of the same tractors were there. I recognize Lloyd Mcvey's Super Banana. He was years ahead of his time with a turbocharged Chrysler Hemi. I also recognize the Loud Mouth Lime. A few years later it would be a triple-engine tractor.
I see wildman Lloyd McVey and his Super Banana from Oakwood Illinois made it to Pennsylvania. I used to watch him drag race at Coles County Raceway near Charleston before he got the tractor pulling bug. He’d darn near always win the stock eliminator and his wife would already be at the trophy desk before he made his last run. Smug pair……..
omg omg omg that was dave stangle, was it was that him and the super banana is lloyd in the interview section, omg this is an awesome video, who is the guy at 12:00, i meet art and dusty at the twin creeks pull in canada, great video, wow
Holy shit going back in time machine ! Probably 1975- 78 ?? What race track was this filmed ? Hadn’t seen Kinzers sled in a few moons. Kinda twin to original buck sled….
Old School America The cool America! Where did it all go wrong and down hill? I will tell you where, the Government stepping in telling the Parents and Teachers not to be so harsh on yr kids and yr pupils. So basically now we have wimpy overweight kids.
I remember Dave.. My grandpa was another one of the main announcers for NTPA for 16 years, he was one of the pioneers of the sport, he pulled back before the weight transfer sleds were around and even helped build the first one.. His name was Lloyd Douglas, he pulled an old Cockshutt Super 570 with 4 turbos on it, he was called ' Super Cecil Diesel'.. EVERY one of these pullers knew him, Him and Arfons were good friends, as well as the Banter Brothers.. My uncle Larry Douglas also pulled, an Allis Chalmers called The Orange Bird Special... I got to spend all my summers with Grandpa on the pulling circuit.. From Dairyland Grand Nationals to the Superdome!! He was my hero, I miss him and them good ole days....
IMO, the 70’s were the Golden Years of tractor pulling! Man I remember getting the crops in, fire up the irrigation, pulled the Turbo IH 1206 into the quonset, swap out the wide front end for a narrow front end. Throw the big tires on the back, juice up the engine a bit, grab a rack of weights, load it up on the flatbed, fill the coolers up with Schlitz, ham sandwiches and potato salad, and go hit the Midwest circuit with our cronies, County and State Fairgrounds, pulling somewhere every Saturday & Sunday! You’d caravan about 20, 25 of your closest friends for a heckuva party every weekend, going out to a good steakhouse and Live country music after. Life was genuine, wholesome and a great time back then!
The 70's were the golden years for all Motorsports I believe
There is so little film from the 70's.
This is pretty much gold.
Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a dream
Sometime in 1979 - 1980 I followed my older brother Jim from Newark Delaware up into Pennsylvania to attend a small-town Tractor Pull event. We drove twisty narrow back roads the whole way with me in my '74 VW Beetle trying to keep up with Jim in his '66 Pontiac GP 389 with triple carbs. Somehow I made it to the event, which was very likely the same track shown in this video. It was truly wild watching those insane machines. I'll never forget the one with a massive12-cyl Allison aircraft engine that hung it's front wheels in the air right in front of my seat at the finish line, engine screaming, driving wheels digging up the ground. When the driver cut the throttle, the front of the tractor came bouncing back to the ground, and FIRE rose up out of the 12 straight pipe headers to a height of about 25 ft, and I felt like a piece of bread in a toaster for a few seconds. Got the adrenaline pumping I tell ya!
No helmets, no rollbars, and tricycle front wheels. Nostalgia for sure.
Just a cap or a cowboy hat, that was the only way to roll!
People just hanging on to the trailer.
@@jekanyika Weight Transfer Sled, Not Trailer.
Heck, I watched one of these vintage pull videos and the guy wasn’t even wearing a shirt!
Those early pulling years were insane, no roll cage, no helmets, no fire suits, no scatter blankets, hauling up and down the highway with overloaded trailers and underpowered tow rigs made out of old school buses, just fun.
That's awesome.. in about 81 my dad was a hired hand on a huge grain and livestock farm and he bought a beautiful 1969 Ford f250 for $1k.. he then turned it into a pulling truck. Had the original 390 4 speed manual. Headers through the hood, welded axles, dump truck clutch, ran off fuel he got at a drag strip. Him and a buddy built it over the winter and might have had 8k into it and was going up against guys who were sponsored trucks and special cut tires. This was when they started building pulling truck chassis and sticking the hollowed out steel body on the chassis.. cool thing was we traveled all over the midwest pulling in the summer..he was beating these guys who had purpose built trucks.. alot of fun until his now ex wife wouldn't quit sleeping with everyone she met and she left and didn't come back for quite some time ..
Awesome footage of art arfons!!!
Man this is so cool. I saw this on an old VHS when I was like 3 in 88' or 89' and I cannot believe this is on youtube!
WOW! 1976 was the first year I went to the National tractor pulls at Bowling Green. This isn't from that event, but some of the same tractors were there. I recognize Lloyd Mcvey's Super Banana. He was years ahead of his time with a turbocharged Chrysler Hemi. I also recognize the Loud Mouth Lime. A few years later it would be a triple-engine tractor.
Art Arfon too, ends up with 2 turbines sitting on them to
This video is awesome. Back to not the original roots, but dang close. 👍
My two favorite tractors back then was the Green Monster and the Yellow Banana!!!!
Art Arfons the legend of tractor pulling
He was pulling when I was a young kid. I'm 63 now
Real tractor pulling from back in the day
Brings back great memories❤
N.C. T.P.A legends
Noble Hinshaw - Donnie and Ronnie Thomas ,Tim Black, and also Eaton brothers from VA
This was awesome thanks for uploading
My cousin had a mini rod in the late 70s we had a lot of fun traveling around and pulling!!!
My dad started pulling in 74 at county fairs, continues today in NTPA, heavy super stock
Liked seeing "Solid Junk". If there were a tractor pulling Hall of Fame, it would have to be in it.
Thank You to whoever shared this video!!!
If anyone else has any of these classics it would be great to see them.❤😊
Thanks!!!
I wonder if any of those pullers are still pulling. Safety has come a long way since then. Appreciate the video.
Art Arfons
Cool to see the old stuff
Saw Loud Mouth Lime at Louisville tractor pull that yr and we built a tractor somewhat similar in 1977
Love the old stuff. Would be cool to see some old school 2wds. Thanks for the videos.
At the 2:00 look at the mile smile on his face😊 . price less
Ah yes, the 70s and the 80s were the best. Well, some of the 90s too.
wow this is amazing keep them coming
I see wildman Lloyd McVey and his Super Banana from Oakwood Illinois made it to Pennsylvania. I used to watch him drag race at Coles County Raceway near Charleston before he got the tractor pulling bug. He’d darn near always win the stock eliminator and his wife would already be at the trophy desk before he made his last run. Smug pair……..
Freaking awesome man!
omg omg omg that was dave stangle, was it was that him and the super banana is lloyd in the interview section, omg this is an awesome video, who is the guy at 12:00, i meet art and dusty at the twin creeks pull in canada, great video, wow
12:35 Just to think the time between 1936, when his tractor was built, and when this video was recorded is smaller than 1976 and now.
EJ POTTER 👍👍
Groovy greg!
The guy sitting to the jet engine wearing only jeans and a T shirt that's gold old school
Holy shit going back in time machine ! Probably 1975- 78 ?? What race track was this filmed ? Hadn’t seen Kinzers sled in a few moons. Kinda twin to original buck sled….
Believe its Thompson, CT. Least that's what the gentlemen said on pulloff.
I remember those sleds we pulled all over the Midwest….. The Hooterville Trolley and Big Red!
May tag guy priceless
Imagine telling those people to wear a mask an social distancing an get the jab yeah you'd get just that 💪🇺🇸
Old School America The cool America! Where did it all go wrong and down hill?
I will tell you where, the Government stepping in telling the Parents and Teachers not to be so harsh on yr kids and yr pupils. So basically now we have wimpy overweight kids.
That conversation would not go well.
Does anybody know if this was in Thompson Connecticut.I think Iwas there when I was young.
Fire suit and helmet, what’s that 😂
Super banana doing full pull with a lot less horsepower than tractors now that 4 times the horsepower.
Bad ass boys
Was this Dave Grimm as the announcer?
Yep
@@larrymcvey9434 Thought so.
I remember Dave.. My grandpa was another one of the main announcers for NTPA for 16 years, he was one of the pioneers of the sport, he pulled back before the weight transfer sleds were around and even helped build the first one.. His name was Lloyd Douglas, he pulled an old Cockshutt Super 570 with 4 turbos on it, he was called ' Super Cecil Diesel'.. EVERY one of these pullers knew him, Him and Arfons were good friends, as well as the Banter Brothers.. My uncle Larry Douglas also pulled, an Allis Chalmers called The Orange Bird Special... I got to spend all my summers with Grandpa on the pulling circuit.. From Dairyland Grand Nationals to the Superdome!! He was my hero, I miss him and them good ole days....
Dave Stengle@ 10:35
Jerry
Think how many more farmers there were back then.....but that was changing fast, and not for the better.
@7:22 who the hell needs a firesuit??
I would rather watch these tractor poles from the 60s and 70s then this cookie cutter shit they have today
I bet the rule book was 8 pages thick too…
Real men don't need a helmet 👍
the Basic 7
I was personal friends with ray musselman who just recently passed away. I would pay money for source material.