A Sunday at the Pulls...

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Sunday we took the boys to the Goshen Agricultural Fair, for them to compete in the garden tractor pulls. This is something that my buddy Bob has been into for several years now. And he is the one who talked me into bringing my faithful lawn mowing machine to be punished in such an event.

The day was bright and sunny with a little breeze. Very comfortable. Yeah, I got one hell of a sun burn on the back of my neck and the top of my bald head. But not as bad as Deb's.

The event turned out to be a lot of fun for the kids and the adults, as well. I even entered to compete in one of the adult classes. The kids went first and I was able to walk along side of them to coach them a little, but they needed very little advise. The only mistake Jake made was that he forgot to rev the motor up on his first pull, but the load was so light that he pulled it the full eight feet anyway. They both got knocked out in the second round. Jake made a pull of 4 inches, and
Brad made a pull of 10. Luckily, this was good enough for fourth and fifth place. They were both awarded ribbons.

I, on the other hand, did not fare as well. When it came time for my class to compete, my left rear tire had gone flat. Having no way to inflate it, I flattened the right side so that it would be even. I was able to make a "full pull" in the first round but was taken out early in the second round. No ribbon for me. O well, maybe next time. The boys had a blast and said that they want to do it again, so I'll probabily make a few alterations to the tractor. Add a little weight will be the first thing. There is another fair with a pull in a few weeks. We'll see how it goes.