Professional Tractor and Truck Pulls
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History of Pulls 2011
These are the pulls we conducted in 2011:
1. Sat. May 7, 2011 Noon Little Falls (Blacktop)
Willie Riske, 920-257-8252, E4438 Little Falls Rd, Marion, WI 54940
(Successfully completed 159 hooks for a record number of hooks on the first pull of the year.)
2. Sat. May 21, 2011 10:00 Weyauwega (Blacktop)
Jeff Loehrke, 920-867-3208, Trading Post, 111 E. Main St, Weyauwega, WI 54983
Weyauwega Blacktop Pull Rules 2011
(Successfully completed 194 hooks despite the persistent rain in the afternoon.)
3. Sun. May 22, 2011 12:00 Brussels (Clay)
Mike Kinnard, 920-680-6350, 1062 Pitt Rd, Brussels, WI 54204
(Successfully completed 126 hooks before the rain and hail arrived.)
4. Sat. May 28, 2011 Noon Kewaunee (Cedar Valley Campgrounds) (Clay)
Bill Pagel, 920-388-4983, N5098 Cedar Valley Rd, Kewaunee, WI 54216
Cedar Valley Campground Pull Rules 2011
(Successfully completed 114 hooks of Antique Tractors, Hot Farm Tractors, and Trucks.)
5. Sat. June 4, 2011 11:00 Ogdensberg (Blacktop)
Terry Boutwell, Scandinavia, WI 54977 920-572-0642
(Successfully completed 216 hooks on a perfect, clear sky, day. This is currently the biggest pull of the year.)
6. Thu. June 9, 2011 7:00pm Oconto Copperfest (Clay)
Eric Lockstein 920-373-2606, Oconto City Docks, 1711 Harbor Rd, Oconto, WI 54153
Oconto Copperfest Pull Rules 2011
(Successfully completed 70 hooks on a cool evening.)
7. Sat. June 11, 2011 11:00 Symco (Clay)
Willie Riske, 920-257-8252, N7577 Riske, Rd, Manawa, WI 54949
(Successfully completed 167 hooks on a very sticky power track. It rained the night before the pull.)
8. Fri. June 17, 2011 7:00pm Greenleaf (Wrightstown Wrestlers) (Clay)
Buck VandeHey, 920-371-0526, 2858 School Rd, Greenleaf, WI 54126
Greenleaf Pull - Wrightstown Wrestlers - Pull Rules 2011
(Successfully completed 112 hooks on a new track. The other eliminator had about 70 hooks for a total of about 182 hooks for a successfull first time pull.)
9. Sat. June 18, 2011 11:00 Mackville Super Nationals (Unpaced Tractors & Trucks) (Clay)
Rodger Baum, 920-475-6979, St. Edward's Parish, N2921 State Rd 47, Appleton, WI
Mackville Pull 2011 Mackville Nationals Website Saturday Mackville 2011 Classes: (All No Paced) 3500, 4500, 5500, 6500, 7500, 8500, 9500, 11000, 12500. Also 7500 Special, 9500 Special, and N.E.W. classes.
(Successfully completed 47 hooks from 3500 Hot Antique Unpaced to 11000# Hot Antique Unpaced.)
10. Sun. June 19, 2011 Noon Mackville Super Nationals (St. Edwards Parish) (Paced Tractors Only) (Clay)
Rodger Baum, 920-475-6979, St. Edward's Parish, N2921 State Rd 47, Appleton, WI
Mackville Pull 2011 Sunday Mackville 2011 Classes: Tractors: (All Paced) 2600, 3100, 3600, 4500, 5500, 7000, 8500, 10500, 12500, 16000.
(Rained out. Rescheduled for Sunday, July 24, 2011.)
11. Sat. June 25, 2011 11:30 Pound (Clay) (Trucks and Tractors)
Hubert Wiedemeier, 715-927-1612, County Rd Q, Pound, WI 54161
(Successfully completed 93 tractor hooks and 48 truck hooks for a total of 141 hooks. A perfect day for pulling with a good track. After the pull, the best small town fireworks in Wisconsin were watched by a large crowd.)
Gomer Buehring, 920-379-5057, 920-426-5811, Pickett Steam & Gas Engine Grounds, W9975 Olden Rd, Pickett, WI 54904
Pickett Gas & Steam Engine Club Website (Caution: Their website rules and times are not updated from last year.)
(Successfully completed 41 hooks. The other eliminator had a few less.)
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Gomer Buehring, 920-379-5057, 920-426-5811, Pickett Steam & Gas Engine Grounds, W9975 Olden Rd, Pickett, WI 54904
Pickett Gas & Steam Engine Club Website
(Successfully completed 42 hooks.)
14. Sat. July 9, 2011 11:00 West Bloomfield (Christ Luth. School - Pulling for Kids (Clay) (Trucks and Tractors)
Steve Loehrke, 920-540-9963, Church Track, N6142 State Rd 49, Weyauwega, WI 54983
West Bloomfield Church - Pulling for Kids Rules 2011 (Rain date Sunday, July 10, 2011 at noon)
(Successfully completed 253 hooks. We had 175 hooks of which 37 were truck hooks. The Johnson eliminator had 78 hooks.)
15. Fri. July 15, 2011 7:00pm Rosholt (Fairgrounds) (Clay) (Trucks Only)
(Our eliminator was only here on standby for the Friday night truck pull.)
16. Sat. July 16, 2011 11:00 Rosholt (Fairgrounds) (Clay) (Tractors Only)
Dan Johnson, 715-677-4093, Rosholt Fairgrounds, Rosholt, WI 54473
Rosholt Area Threshermen Rules 2009 Rosholt Area Threshermen Website
(Successfully completed 151 hooks with 120 tractors and 31 trucks on a very hot day. The Johnson eliminator completed 78 hooks for a total of 239 hooks for the Rosholt Thresheree pull.)
xx. Sun. July 17, 2011 11:00 *** CANCELLED BY WINNECONNE PULL ORGANIZERS *** Winneconne (Clay)
Lyle Zabel, 920-420-2965, Marble Park, 701 Grant St, Winneconne, WI 54986
17. Sat. July 23, 2011 11:00 Borth (Hyler Septic Service HSS) (Trucks and Tractors) (Clay)
HSS Website with Rules and Classes
Ken Hyler
(Successfully completed 115 hooks after scraping the sloppy clay off the track. It rained seven inches in Berlin the night before the pull. However, due to the track crew, the track was ready by the start time of the pull. We didn't have to water the track during the pull.)
10. RAINDATE. Sun. July 24, 2011 Noon Mackville (St. Edwards Parish) (Tractors and Trucks) Clay)
Rodger Baum, 920-475-6979, St. Edward's Parish, N2921 State Rd 47, Appleton, WI
Mackville Pull 2011 Sunday Mackville 2011 Classes: Tractors: (All Paced) 2600, 3100, 3600, 4500, 5500, 7000, 8500, 10500, 12500, 16000. Unpaced 5000, 7500, 10000, 12500.
(Rescheduled. Originally scheduled for Sunday, June 19th, but rain postponed it to June 26th. Then a flooded parking area postponed it again. Now it is scheduled for Sunday, July 24th. For this new date, Rodger is adding four unpaced classes from 5000# to 12500#)
(Successfully completed 87 hooks on our eliminator. The Baum eliminator had about 70 hooks for a total of about 157 hooks for the day.)
18. Tues. July 26, 2011 6:30pm Seymour (Outagamie County Fair) (Clay)
Outagamie County Fairgrounds, Seymour, WI 54165
(Successfully completed 77 hooks on our eliminator. The other eliminator had about 60 hooks for a total of about 127 hooks.)
19. Sat. July 30, 2011 11:00 Symco (Union Thresheree) National Antique Tractors (Clay)
Randy Elsner, 920-596-3787, N7577 Riske Rd, Manawa, WI 54949
Union Thresheree Pull Rules 2009 Symco Union Thresheree Website
(Successfully completed 130 hooks on our eliminator. The Symco eliminator had about 100 hooks for a total of about 230 hooks.)
20. Wed. Aug. 3, 2011 7:00pm Oshkosh (Winnebago Co. Fair) (Clay) (Farm Tractors)
Glenn Barthels, 920-410-1579, Winnebago County Fairgrounds, Oshkosh, WI 54901
Winnebago County Fair Website with Tractor Pull Rules 2010
(Successfully completed 58 hooks on our eliminator. The Luedtke eliminator had about 50 hooks for a total of about 108 hooks.)
NOTE: Fri. Aug 5th and Sat. Aug 6th is a pull at Corrigan's in DePere. We will not be there this year due to a scheduling conflict, but their rules and classes are here:
Corrigan's DePere Pull Rules 2011
21. Fri. Aug. 5, 2011 Evening Sturgeon Bay (Door County Fair) (Clay)
Door County Fairgrounds, Tom Ash, 920-823-2621, John Miles County Park, 812 N. 14th Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Door County Pull Rules 2010 Door County Fair Website
(Successfully completed 63 hooks in a variety of classes from light to heavy and from paced to unpaced.)
22. Sat. Aug. 6, 2011 1:30 pm Scandinavia Corn Roast (Trucks Only on Saturday) (Clay)
Scandinavia Booster Club, 715-467-2366
Scandinavia Truck/Tractor Pull Rules 2011
(Successfully completed 53 truck hooks and 47 tractor hooks for a total of exactly 100 hooks. The tractor hooks were all local pullers that brought their tractors a day early for the big Sunday pull.)
23. Sun. Aug. 7, 2011 11:00 Scandinavia Corn Roast in Scandinavia (Tractors Only on Sunday) (Clay)
Scandinavia Booster Club, 715-467-2366
Scandinavia Truck/Tractor Pull Rules 2011
(Successfully completed 106 hooks on our eliminator. The Johnson eliminator had 76 hooks for a total of 182 hooks fo rthe day. There was a big crowd watching and eating free sweet corn.)
24. Sat. Aug. 13, 2011 10:00 Waupaca - Nickel Farms (Burg Pullers) (Clay)
DuWayne Nickel, 715-258-5696, E3308 Appletree Ln, Waupaca, WI 54981
Waupaca - Nickel Farms Rules 2010
(Successfully completed 197 hooks. The day started with rain, but the covered track was uncovered and the diehard pullers competed on the clay track.)
25. Thu. Aug. 18, 2011 7:00pm Wautoma - Waushara Co. Fair (Clay) (Tractors Only)
Sid Auck, 920-787-3203, Waushara County Fairgrounds, Wautoma, WI 54982
Waushara County Tractor Rules 2011
(Successfully completed 117 hooks on a perfect evening in front of a full Grandstand. With only one hook per tractor, this pull had a lot of tractors. Top speed was over 22 mph in the 5500 Open Class. Top speed was 24.8 mph in the 8500 Open Class.)
26. Fri. Aug. 19, 2011 7:00pm Wautoma - Waushara Co. Fair (Clay) (Trucks Only)
Sid Auck, 920-787-3203, Waushara County Fairgrounds, Wautoma, WI 54982
Waushara County Truck Rules 2011
(Successfully completed 93 hooks - all trucks - on a perfect night for pulling.)
27. Sat. Aug. 20, 2011 1:00 DePere (Brown Co. Fair) (Clay) (Trucks and Tractors)
Steve Corrigan, Brown County Fairgrounds, DePere, WI 54115
(Successfully completed 64 hooks on our eliminator. The other eliminator had about 45 for a total of about 109.)
28. Sun. Aug. 21, 2011 Noon Montello (Blacktop)
Howard Zellmer, 608-297-2339, Montello Community Park, Montello, WI 53949
(Successfully completed 57 hooks on a perfect weather day.)
29. Wed. Aug. 24, 2011 Evening Weyauwega (Waupaca County Fair) (Clay) (Trucks and Tractors)
Larry Eisentraut, 715-281-2623, Waupaca County Fairgrounds, Weyauwega, WI 54983
Waupaca County Fair Pull Rules 2011 Waupaca County Fair Website
(Successfully completed 212 hooks on a dry, windy night. Hard to find an empty seat in the Grandstand.)
30. Thu. Aug. 25, 2011 7:30pm Wausaukee (Marinette Co. Fair) (Clay)
Hubert Wiedemeier, 715-927-1612, Marinette County Fairgrounds, 542 Cedar St, Wausaukee, WI 54177
(Successfully completed 89 hooks in classes from 3000# Antique to 12,500 N.E.W. Hot Tractors and 15,500# Unpaced Farm Tractors.)
31. Sat. Aug. 27, 2011 Noon Alaska (Clay)
Greg LeFerve, 920-737-3243, Hwy 42 & Cty D, Kewaunee, WI 54216
(Successfully completed 116 hooks on a beautiful day for pulling.)
32. Sun. Aug. 28, 2011 Noon Juneau (Blacktop)
Wayne Bubolz, 920-210-7216, Juneau City Park, Juneau, WI
(Successfully completed 43 hooks on a another perfect day for pulling.)
33. Wed. Aug. 31, 2011 7:00pm Shawano County Fair (Clay)
David Race, 715-524-2280, Fairgrounds, 990 E. Green Bay St, Shawano, WI 54166
Shawano County Fair Rules 2010
(Successfully completed 93 hooks on our eliminator. The other eliminator had about 70.)
34. Sat. Sept. 3, 2011 11:00am Waupun (Clay) (Stock and Paced Tractors)
Lowell & Brenda Vis, 920-324-9602, Jim Hull (920) 539-0055, Dave Vande Zande (920) 960-7878, 510 E. Spring St, Waupun, WI 53963
(Successfully completed 85 hooks in the afternoon session. The overnight rain before the pull caused a wet track which was scraped off for a good pull.)
35. Sat. Sept. 3, 2011 7:00pm Waupun (Clay) (Unpaced Tractors and Trucks)
Lowell & Brenda Vis, 920-324-9602, Jim Hull (920) 539-0055, Dave Vande Zande (920) 960-7878, 510 E. Spring St, Waupun, WI 53963
(Successfully completed 85 hooks in the night session. This was exactly the same number as the afternoon session. The light rain didn't stop the pulling.)
36. Mon. Sept. 5, 2011 10:00 am Dickinson County Fair, N1476 US Hwy 8, Norway, MI (Clay) (Trucks and Tractors)
Bob Harris, 906-774-3744, 906-271-8744, N1476 US Hwy 8, Norway, MI 49870
(Successfully completed 73 hooks on a sandy track. Hooked tractors from antique to farm and trucks from stock to modified.)
37. Fri. Sept. 9, 2011 6:00pm Pickett (Clay)
Glenn Barthels, 920-426-5811, Pickett Steam & Gas Engine Grounds, W9975 Olden Rd, Pickett, WI 54904
Pickett Gas & Steam Engine Club Website
(Successfully completed 52 hooks on our eliminator.)
38. Sat. Sept. 10, 2011 11:00 West Bloomfield (Fire Dept.) (Blacktop)
Dennis Fisher, 920-446-3514, 920-249-0295, 1788 County Rd HH, Weyauwega, WI 54983
West Bloomfield Blacktop Rules 2011 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5
(Successfully completed 142 hooks on a perfect pulling day in Wisconsin.)
39. Sun. Sept. 11, 2011 11:00 Eden (Campbellsport FFA - Northwinds Track) (Clay) (Trucks and Tractors)
Dave Thompson, 920-533-8957 (H), 920-960-1957 (C)
Eden Rules 2011 Eden Brochure 2011
(Successfully completed 171 hooks on another perfect pulling day in Wisconsin.)
40. Sat. Sept. 17, 2011 Noon Wittenberg - Fireworks Country (Clay)
Jerry Bamke, 715-253-2276, W18862 Hwy 29, Wittenberg, WI 54499
Tractor Rules: Wittenberg Tractor Pull Rules 2011
Truck Rules: Wittenberg Truck Pull Rules 2011 Wittenberg Truck Rules on WDEZ 101.9 Website
(Successfully completed 121 hooks from 3750 Hot Antique to 14,500 Hot Farm plus gas, Diesel, and Open Diesel truck classes. Top speed was over 24 mph.)
41. Sat. Sept. 24, 2011 11:00 Luxemburg - Ag Heritage Days (Clay)
Karl Boeder 920-371-6833, Stephanie Boeder 920-388-0561
(Successfully completed 80 hooks after the morning rain. It sprinkled a little during the pull, but we never stopped.)
42. Fri. Sept. 30, 2011 Evening Berlin (Blacktop) (New Pull)
Rick Moriarty, 920-229-5021,R&M Motors, Berlin, WI
Berlin Rules 2011, R&M Motors Website
(Successfully completed 113 hooks in the parking lot next to the river.)
43. Sat. Oct. 1, 2011 11:00 Rosholt (Main Street) (Blacktop)
Ken Johnson 715-677-4887, Dan Johnson 715-252-9828
Rosholt Blacktop Pull Website 2009
(Successfully completed 133 hooks on our eliminator plus about 67 hooks on the Johnson eliminator for a total of 200 hooks. We hooked tractors from 3250 pounds up to 14,400 improved. Lots of tractors in the 9500, 10500, 12500, and 14500 pound improved classes. Speeds up to 25.7 mph.)
44. Sat. Oct. 8, 2011 9:00 AM Pickett (Clay) (Qualification for CWATP State Championship Pull)
Pickett Steam & Gas Engine Grounds, W9975 Olden Rd, Pickett, WI 54904
Per Perry Urben's Newsletter May 2011:
Qualifying Round starts at 9 AM. Championship Round starts around 4 or 5 PM.
'55 or older Pure Stock 3 mph: 4000 (13.6 tire limit), 5000 (15.5), 6000 (15.5), 7000, 8500
'59 or older 4 mph: 3500 (15.5 tire limit), 4500 (15.5), 5500, 6500, 7500
'59 or older 6 mph: 3800 (15.5 tire limit), 4800 (15.5), 5800 (18.4), 6800 (18.4)
'59 or older, No Pace: 3750 (15.5 tire limit), 4250 (15.5), 4750 (18.4), 5750 (18.4)
Memorial Pure Stock 3 mph: 6100 (16.9 tire limit)
Memorial 4 mph: 6100
(Successfully completed 61 hooks on our eliminator during the qualifying round. We finished the same time as the V&H Eliminator on the other half of the two lane track.)
45. Sat. Oct. 8, 2011 4:00 PM Pickett (Clay) (CWATP State Championship Pull - End of Season Pull)
Pickett Steam & Gas Engine Grounds, W9975 Olden Rd, Pickett, WI 54904
(Successfully completed 59 hooks State Championship hooks on our eliminator. The V&H Eliminator handled the lighter classes.)
The Pulling Season is over -- October 8, 2011. Successfully completed 4,747 paid hooks on our eliminator during competition in 2011. This exceeds last year's record number of hooks. Successfully completed all 45 pulls of the 45 pulls scheduled. One pull (Mackville) was delayed a few days due to rain, but was eventually completed successfully. Since 2005, our eliminator has had a total of 29,442 competition hooks. For a detailed record and comparison to previous years, click on History of Pulls.
Special notice: Click here for the 2011 Central Wisconsin Antique Tractor Pulling Schedule in Perry Urben's May 2011 Newsletter. His complete newsletter is only for paid members of CWATP. We are reproducing the first few pages of it at the above link as a convenience for CWATP members. If you are not yet a CWATP member, the annual dues are only $10.00 and the many benefits include newsletters, pull rules and classes, puller meetings, puller addresses, and discounted entry fees at some pulls. Contact Perry Urben at the address on the first page of his newsletter.