The Pullers

Smokin' Red

10,500lb 466 Hot Farm

I'm a CDLA truck driver for GoldStar Feed & Grain, delivering bulk grain and commodities, and work on my family's dairy farm when I can. I remember as a child riding in the tractors with my father to the pulls and I feel that was a big influence on me getting into pulling tractors. I remember as a kid going to the stage to retrieve my father's trophies for his wins, and carrying them around all day long. My first pull was on a JD 4020 when I was 12 or 13 years old up in Boonville at the Oneida County Fair. I would say my best pull so far was with our farm's JD 4440 at the Boonville fall pull 2015. In a tough class of stock farm tractors I waited my turn. I was one of the last tractors to pull. The entire class was ending up in the 290 to 300 foot range. Then it was my turn. I could just feel I had a good hook going, I had good speed and power. Next thing I knew I was at the 290 foot marker then the 300. At this time the tractor's front wheels lifted, 320 feet, and then finally came to a stop at 340 feet. I looked over towards the grand stands and people were cheering and fist pumping. I had just won the class by 40 feet! I still say the only way that day could've been better was if my father was in the tractor seat instead of me.

8,500lb Farm Stock

Out of Bainbridge, NY.