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Old 12-01-2007, 08:36 PM
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ANYONE REMEMBER THESE????

IGNORE THE MUSIC, I DIDNT MAKE ANY OF THESE VIDEOS, JUST THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT LIKE THEM.....

several of the family friends had trucks and tractors so this was a pretty common thing since i was very, very little......i remember ALOT of these and still got ALOT of photographs around the house of them.....
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 06:23 AM
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mmm what ever happened to those unlimited modified pullers, never see them around anymore
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 09:40 AM
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Come around Kentucky and Ohio areas and you still see those 4x4 pullers in the first video.
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 09:54 AM
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yeah there is all kinds of unlimited running the Grand National circuit, there was actually about 4 or 5 built this year that i know of, Larry Roberts built 3 this year, he owns R&L trucking.......there is ALOT of those old 2wd trucks setting around back home, i wish i had the money, id buy them all and restore them back to their former glory.......
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 01:19 PM
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I grew up in awe of those rigs. Sweet find!
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 01:36 PM
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i will find a bunch more, truck and tractor pulling was started in ohio (tayes valley tractor pullers) so there is still alot of old tractors setting in farmers barns all over......ill see what old tractors and trucks i can dig up.......if i had a scanner i would post some....
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 01:38 PM
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we still got all them around here
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 02:21 PM
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we had these around here, i cant even think of the other 15 or 20 tractors that im forgetting, plumbers nightmare, owned by a good friend, childs play and the monational was a mopar power international, both owned by a good friend, heart break of america, ford powered chevrolet and was owned by a good friends uncle, charlies angels, 3 dollar bill (both triple engine tractors), grey ghost, and a few others were owned by the guys who rent our farm, midnite revenger owned by a good friend, yellow rose also owned by a good friend, one tough hombre was painted by a friend of mines dad, plus i know several of the "new" open class diesel truck pullers, Erik Stacey, Chris Watson, Jeremy Straley.......im still looking for some more pictures and videos, i got a line of several hours of videos, i just got wait til they get transfered to the computer.....i remember going all over southern and central ohio to watch those guys pull, i miss those days, one day im gonna build a multi-engined tractor to brush pull with, 3 junkyard 460's, two hooked crank to crank and one stair stepped.......
 

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Logan do you remember the Mountain Dew 2WD ?
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 02:30 PM
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maybe, if i seen a pic i MIGHT, alot of these guys parked there trucks around the time i was like 5 or 6, so alot got lost, sold or otherwise.......you know the guy Chad??? oh and thanks for the card man.....
 


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