TRACTOR PULLING CONTEST THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023 @ 6:00 PM In Front of Grandstand MATT HIGNETT Superintendent .......................................................................... Matt Hignett Assistant Superintendent ......................................................... Chris Jordan Assistant Superintendent ........................................................... Dan Linden Assistant Superintendent ........................................................... Scott Smith GENERAL RULES 1. Contest open to farm-owned tractors equipped with rubber tires. Owner of tractor must own farm land in Lorain County or in Wellington School District and have legal proof on record. If in question, premium will be withheld. 2. Entries will be accepted at the Secretary’s Office and by mail starting July 1. 3. Entry fee through August 20: $25.00 for each tractor entered. Late entry fee, August 21 through day of show: $30.00 for each tractor entered. ENTRIES CLOSE AT 7:00 PM. EVERYONE ELSE PAYS $8.00 GATE ADMISSION. 4. Weight includes driver. Tractor may not be entered in more than one class. 5. Minimum drawbar length 18 inches from center of rear wheel to point of hook. Drawbar to be stationary in all directions. Drawbar height maximum 20 inches from ground to top of hitching device parallel to the ground. Driver to furnish bolted clevis. No devices to be hooked by hydraulic lifts. Hitching device not to be more than 1 1/2 inches in thickness and must have a 4 inch diameter opening. Cross-sectional thickness must be equivalent to 3/4 inch round stock. Pulling point must not have more than 1 1/2 inches from back edge to hitching device. 6. No pressurized fuels allowed, except LP gas. No oxygen allowed. 7. No pre-dyno after pull starts. Time limit of 10 minutes on dyno. 8. All exposed turbochargers or portions thereof must be shrouded with steel 1/16 inch or thicker. 9. All exhausts must discharge vertically upward above the highest point of the tractor, with the exception of roll bars, and be securely attached. 10. No homemade tractors, no dual wheels or tire chains. 4-wheel drive tractor weights must be securely fastened, also weights on rear are as follows: (a) if put on lift arms, must be secured to frame of tractor; (b) also must have room to hitch from standing on front of transfer sled; if not, tractor will be disqualified. 11. All stock tractors must be equipped with a hood and grill. No cut or special designed pulling tires allowed. 12. The contest is to be governed by three judges; all decisions will be final. The judges have the right to stop any pull if it is being operated in an unsafe manner. All protesters must make a $25.00 deposit for re-checking. 13. All minors must have written consent of parents or guardians to enter contest. 14. Only one pull allowed per contestant unless judges declare a tie. Pull is ended when tractor engine stalls or forward motion stops. No jerking allowed. Shifting permitted if forward motion isn't stopped. 15. Driver in seat at all times while pulling in contest. 16. Stock tractors are agricultural tractors having standard block, injection pump, and crankcase for the make and model being entered, power take-off, single fuel, single turbo charge, and factory standard seat. 17. The tractors will remain in front of grandstand after they have pulled and the top weight tractors will be checked for weight and drawbar immediately following the 34