| A puller competes at the 2011 Luckey Fall Fest Antique Tractor Pull. |
LUCKEY – After a rainy couple of days, the Eastwood FFA was finally able to hold the annual Antique
Tractor Pull at the Luckey Fall Festival.
Originally planned for Friday of the festival, the pull had to be postponed until Sunday Sept. 25, since
the tracks were too wet for the event to take place.
Finally with good weather chapter members began registration at 9 a.m. with the first pull starting
around 11 and the final pull lasting well into the afternoon.
When the last tractor’s engine was shut off, more than 150 hooks onto the sled had taken place.
David Little, adviser of the chapter, stated the event "went well even after it was postponed"
and "was one of the best run in a long time."
Little added, "It was a life saver being able to have the pulls on Sunday. The weather was great and
we had great help all day long."
Organizers appreciated the effort of all the FFA members and the community for the help and support with
the pull. Also appreciated was the patience of the pullers who stood by the postponement and pulled on
Sunday.
The top three finishers in each class were: 2,500-pound class: 1) Elwood Dick, 1953 Cockshutt 20; 198.79
feet. 2) Jamie Zilles, 1948 Allis Chalmers C; 174.06 feet. 3) Kirk Reitzel, 1938 Farmall BN; 140.54
feet.
2750-pound: 1) Elwood Dick, 201.19 feet. 2) Norm Gwin, 1948 John Deere M; 193.20 feet. 3) Zilles, 191.63
feet.
3,000-pound: 1) Larry Stickler, 1951 Oliver 66; 202.02 feet. 2) Kyle Luttrell, 1949 Ferguson TO20; 200.55
feet. 3) Dave Luttrell, 1949 Ferguson TO20; 200.16 feet.
3,250-pound: 1) Nathan Wiechman, 1949 Allis Chalmers WC; 220.59 feet. 2) Dan Reitzel, 1951 Allis Chalmers
WD; 201.84 feet. 3) Steve Welling, 1942 Allis Chalmers WC; 179.17 feet.
3,500-pound: 1) Joe Grieger, 1938 Allis Chalmers WC; 211.51 feet. 2) Charlie Francis, 1952 Allis Chalmers
WC; 189.00 feet. 3) Randy Mullholand, 1953 Allis Chalmers WC; 180.54 feet.
3,750-pound: 1) Grieger, 218.46 feet. 2) Rick Manbeck, 1940 Farmall H; 217.22 feet. 3) Randy Mullholand,
1953 Allis Chalmers WD; 203.81 feet.
4,000-pound, no weight added: 1) Dan Reitzel, 1953 Oliver 77; 203.87 feet. 2) Steve Taylor, 1944 Farmall
H; 189.79 feet. 3) Terri Yahrmarkt, 1944 Farmall H; 185.67 feet.
4,000-pound: 1) Grieger, 220.45 feet. 2) Manbeck, 212.17 feet. 3) Dan Reitzel, 1953 Oliver 77; 204.01
feet.
4,250-pound: 1) Greiger, ; 218.35 feet. 2) Manbeck, 208.47 feet. 3) Dan Reitzel, 1953 Oliver 77; 206.64
feet.
4,500-pound no weight added: 1) Terri Yahrmarkt, 1948 Oliver 88; 203.81 feet. 2) Lacy Stickler, 1948
Oliver 88; 200.13 feet. 3) Larry Stickler, 1951 Oliver 77; 199.03 feet.
4,500-pound: 1) Manbeck, 211.93 feet. 2) Dick, 1952 Cockshutt 40; 204.69 feet. 3) Brad Schling, 1937 John
Deere A; 200.94 feet.
4,750-pound: 1) Manbeck, 206.69 feet. 2) Dick, 1952 Cockshutt 40; 195.63 feet. 3) Dan Reitzel, 1953
Oliver 77; 191.37 feet.
5000-pound no weight added: 1) Steve Taylor, 1945 Farmall M; 200.68 feet. 2) Ken Williams, 1945 Farmall
M; 197.33 feet. 3) Bob Ickes, 1950 John Deere A; 192.07 feet.
5,000-pound: 1) Manbeck, 201.42 feet. 2) Ken Gyde, 1953 Cockshutt 50; 200.80 feet. 3) Joe Lajiti, 1956
Farmall 300; 176.69 feet.
5,500-pound no weight added: 1) David Howman, 1957 John Deere 520; 193.03 feet. 2) Larry Stickler, 1952
Oliver 88; 189.10 feet. 3) Lacy Stickler, 1947 Farmall M;; 182.77 feet.
5,500-pound: 1) Gyde, 219.86 feet. 2) Paul Perry, 1952 Farmall M; 215.77 feet. 3) Jon Lang, 1945 Farmall
M; 206.92 feet.
6,000-pound: 1) Gyde, 226.11 feet. 2) Ron Hanisfar, 1946 John Deere GM; 219.04 feet. 3) Manbeck, 1957
Farmall 450; 218.83 feet.
6,500-pound: 1) Gyde, 207.95 feet. 2) Hamisfar, 202.04 feet. 3) Richard Henney, 1956 Farmall 450-D;
201.67 feet.
7,500-pound: 1) Ben Gyde, 1956 M-M GB; 220.48 feet. 2) Dick, 211.34 feet. 3) Dwane Howman, 1956 John
Deere 620 LP; 208.53 feet.
8,500-pound: 1) Scott Pahl, 1963 Farmall 706; 192.74 feet. 2) Ben Gyde, 1956 M-M GB; 193.61 3) Howman,
1956 John Deere 620 CP; 190.30 feet.
