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ForThat 4II MUMS MUM WITH VARIOUS ATTACHMEHTS Size doesn't- Continued from page 33 "They'll spend money left and right just to win that prize money," says Hunter. "One neighbor's after the other. They'll do anything to beat their neighbor." The tractors are allowed an area 40 feet wide in which to pull the weight as far as possible. If more than one tractor pulls the weight the full 250 feet, a pull- off is held with more weights being added to each tractor. The pull is considered over when forward motion stops. No hole digging is allowed and tractors must be stopped immediately upon a signal from the judges. The garden tractor class will be held at noon Saturday, Aug. 8, for amateurs, the Northern Illinois Tractor Pullers Association and the Illinois Tractor Pulling Association. Farm tractors will ' compete at noon Sunday, Aug. 0, along with the antique tractors. "Older people want to see the antique <- stuff," says Hunter. "It makes a nice crowd puller." Tractor pulls used to involve two tractors pulling each other in opposite directions, but Hunter notes too many p6?ple got hurt so the format was changed to using a skid with cement blocks and eventually the eliminator. In fact, safety is one thing Hunter is most proud of in his association with the pulls at the McHenry County Fair. "We've been lucky no one here has gotten hurt," he says. And when you're dealing with tractors weighing close to 18,500 pounds, safety is no small concern. Alt EQUIPMENT STORED UNDER ROOF. I - ' iPog* 34--Shaw Mmdla Group 1981 Fair Guld* Contests and competitors Continuing Our Total Commitment Construction Is Under Way On The South Pavilion For More Information on providing Quality Health Care for area residents, please visit the Memorial Hospital display at Booth 32 in Building D. S. •; . • -- \ • • 1