Leduc West Antique Society
is pleased to present the first
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Provincial Tractor Pull Championship, 2003
The first ever provincial Tractor Pull Championship was held on September the 13th, 2003 as part of the Leduc West Antique Society Country Harvest. The invited participants had each placed first or second in their class at a provincial tractor pull during the summer of 2003. The competition was fierce, and the difference between competitors often a matter of inches. Each tractor pulled twice then their pulls were added together for a total distance.
The Feather Weight or Bantam Class - under 4,000 pounds
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This 1959 Oliver 550 is owned by Don and Ann Lund and driven by Don. It took top honours in the Bantam weight class with pulls totaling 395 feet even.
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Howard Hildebrand drives his Case S to a total of 376 feet, 6 inches for a second place finish.
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In third place, Trevor Kumpula drives a John Deere BO belonging to Leo and Lorraine Bilodeau 361 feet, 7 inches.
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This 1959 John Deere 430 owned by Ellis and Trevor Kumpula travelled 353 feet.
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Don Ellingson pulled 340 feet on this Massey Harris 101.
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Trevor Kumpula drives a John Deere BR belonging to Leo and Lorraine Bilodeau for a pull of 333 feet.
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Class 1 - 4,000 to 5,000 pounds
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This 1943 Oliver 80 carries Don Lund 383 feet, 10 inches for another first place finish.
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Howard Hildebrand is hot on Don Lund's heels with his Case 350, pulling 382 feet 2 inches, second by only twenty inches.
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Third place goes to Craig Reed and his Ford F-800. Total distance pulled was 376 feet, 11 inches.
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Sandra Rennie on her IHC Wheatland tractor achieved a distance of 363 feet, 7 inches.
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An Oliver Hart-Parr 18-28 owned by Dave Hillman had a two round total of 356 feet, 7 inches.
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Class 2 - 5,000 to 6,000 pounds
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The winner of Class 2 is Ellis Kumpula on his 1959 John Deere 530. His two-pull total was 495 feet, 6 inches. He made a full pull (250 feet) in the first round and came within 5 feet of a full pull on his second attempt.
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Marion Fairbrother placed second on her 1949 John Deere D, pulling a distance of 483 feet, 5 inches.
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Terry Grover of Penhold was in third with this 1945 Farmall M. His total was 473 feet.
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Trevor Kumpula's John Deere 530 (yes, there were two Kumpula John Deere 530s in this class) went on to a 459 foot, 10 inch finish.
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This Massey 44 driven and owned by Don Ellingson, owner of the Calgary Husky Car/Truck Stop, pulled for 456 feet, 6 inches.
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Class 3 - 6,000 to 7,000 pounds
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This 1937 John Deere D carried Jim Page into first place with a combined total of 435 feet, 1 inch.
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Just four inches behind him came John Rennie's Farmall Super M. The second place pull was 434 feet, 9 inches.
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In third position was John Dutchak on his Farmall M, with a two pull total of 430 feet, 6 inches.
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Len Aucoin of Markerville drove his John Deere D a combined distance of 422 feet, 3 inches.
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Class 4 - 7,000 to 8,500 pounds
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First place in Class 4 went to Keith Weigum of Three Hills, whose John Deere R pulled for a total of 477 feet.
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An International 560 placed second. Allan Valleau of Wainright drove it to a two pull total of 464 feet, 6 inches.
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Howard Hildebrand's Case LA was third with 390 feet, 6 inches.
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This Case 500, owned by Richard Sharpe, pulled for 375 feet, 4 inches.
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Ignace Sych drove his John Deere D to a total of 343 feet, 11 inches.
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Class 5 - 8,500 to 10,000 pounds
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Howard Hildebrand takes first place in style, as his 1957 Case 500 Diesel tractor completes two full pulls (500 feet).
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Jim Page and his John Deere 80 place second with pulls totalling 479 feet, 5 inches.
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This Oliver 99 Diesel carried Jason Lueck into third place with a distance of 321 feet, 3 inches.
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Class 6 - over 10,000 pounds
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And its Howard Hildebrand again as his Case 600 takes first with 411 feet, 1 inch.
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Herb Stroesser and his John Deere 820 place second with pulls totalling 384 feet, 4 inches.
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