1970's Allis Chalmers 16mm film "The Roar Of Power" Showing the sport of tractor pulling and the people involved. National Tractor Pullers Association pulls.
in the early 70's AC's Columbus Ohio branch always showed up with numerous brand new 190-210-220s to demo at the Ohio State Fair tractor pulls...along with Kendall Oils AC was a top sponser of the early NTPA...
Those tractors had to be tough and had plenty of power to pull those heavy weights in competition and at the same time work the fields. I have two John Deere compact tractors and they are tough, but can't compete with those in this video.
Was there both years when he won. I think a guy from Adairville, Kentucky won with a tricycle 40?? JD in 73 or 74. Johnny Lancaster always made a good show with his AC. Didn’t have a fancy paint job, looked fresh off farm 🙂, but he always ran well. His favorite expression was, “ I’m gonna go or blow”. He was a great guy. But that was before corporate sponsorship took over. Wayne Cox pulled a tricycle 190 XT about the same time frame. Wayne was from Taylorsville, Kentucky
