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U11)111 TRUCKLOAD SUPER SALE! EVERYTHING'S REDUCED •BEDROOM SETS •LIVING ROOM SETS •CURIO CABINETS •BOOKCASES •DINING ROOM SETS •CHAIRS •HIDE-A-BEDS SAVINGS UP TO 50% S U G G . R E T A I L EVERYTHING'S REDUCED •RECLINERS •SOFAS •LOVESEATS •LAMPS •ROCKERS •BEDDING •DESKS 3S5-S2M 4411«. ML 121 HcNBRY.lL ̂ KW • Mi mm yy ••• -.••• U.M ttllt'lft Page 22--Shaw Media Group 1982 Fair Guide 1 • • • ' 1 • • ' • • Contests & competitors Some old\ but pull their weight By Jack McCarthy Sentinel sports editor WOODSTOCK - Horsepower is the name of the game whenever owners of rumbling farm machines compete for prises and glory at any tractor pull. And that will hold true again as the McHenry County Fair hosts an expanded pulling competition Friday and Saturday, which could conceivablely comprise the largest display of farm equipment in the fair's history. Fair-goers will see contests in three divi­ sions -- intiqii-- micro-mini's and stan­ dard farm tractors. *100.00 MERCHANDISE FREE! 1 -- , W h e n Y o u B u y A • Tractor-pulling is deceptively simple. The object is to move attached weights down a 250-foot "alley" farther than other com­ petitors. Die attached weight Is actually a plat­ form with a slanted unit. It consists of a movable weight which creeps toward the tractor as the pull progresses, Increasing the net weight and slowing down the nwwhine, Pulling, thus, becomes increas- Julie Ann Seining Machine during the McHenry County Fair! Buy th* best...Purchase any naw lightweight, free arm Julia Ann Sawing Machlna and gat f 100 of Fabric, Notions or Pattarna FREE/ Faaturaa lncluda:»a full range of atratch stitches •blind hem stitch 4 guide foot*built-in buttonhoier*patching 1 overcasting stitches •long, trim free arm. Sffmies*. MAIN STREET FABRICS 22S MAIN STRICT WOOOSTOCK (ACROSS FROM P.O. KMUTH) 33S-T370 unit is adjustable, creatiM a han­ dicap system so the larger the class, the more the weight that must be pulled. The maximum is around 90,000 pounds, reserv­ ed for the largest end most powerful farm implements, according to Superintendent Ev Hunter, a tractor-pull fan for 24 years. The handicap system also keeps com­ petitors within the 250-foot limit, increasing the chances of an outright winner without the need for pull-offs between those that ex­ ceed the length of the slley. Pulls are con­ sidered over when forward motion stops or upon the judge's signal. About 10 standard tractors are expected to enter along with a number of micro-mini units. But the biggest business is expected in the antique class, which could attract as many as 110 entries. Fewer than 10 antique tractors were on hand last year. The expanded antique competition replaces garden tractor pulls, inaugurated "The tractor-pulling contest astonished me. Roaring behemoths dragging tons of dead weight, spewing smoke, trailing clouds of dust a hundred yards behind." -- Ronald M. Fischer 44Life In Rural America ** last year. "We had too many arguments," Hunter says. The expanded antique class will kick off the two-day pulling competition at noon Saturday in front of the grandstand. Antique classifications range from 3£00 pounds (1962 and older) up to 7,500 pounds (prior to 1960) with 900 the top prise in each of five classes. Many Northern Illinois Antique Tractor Pullers Association members are expected to descend on Woodstock to partidpete, Hunter says. The focus will return to the grandstand for Sunday's standard farm tractor pull. The machines -- actual working equipment -- start at a maximum of 7,000 pounds and go all the way up to 18,500 pounds, divided into six classes. Some antique owners also may enter and 'try their luck," Hunter says. The rules and regulations are thorough. All tractors must be weighed by 11 ajn. of continued on page 24