One of the very first tractors with a V8 engine in to tractor pull with. We build in it 1966 with a DeSota Hemie engine in a Massey Haris 101 frame. This is at the 1967 Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport, Iowa

1970 World Tractor pull sponsored by M&W gear Co.

1968 Iowa State Fair 9000# Champ with JD 4020 no picture

1971 180 AC with many first

5000# point champ 1973 and many First Places

1976 2rd place Iowa State fair,my last pull

My first tractor in 1966 with the v8 engine I had $300.00 in it and we had a lot of fun when it did not cost very much to tractor pull. In my ten years of tractor pulling we were always lucky to win enough money to always pay my expenses and have some left.
In 1973 with the 180 AC which we also used for farming it started to cost more money to win, needed 2 turbo chargers, bigger tires, and etc. In Feb 74 we had a call from some friends (who we used to beat most of time), had just blew up their engine at a pull in Louisville KY and needed a engine so I sold them my pulling engine. They came up, pick it up put it in and finished pulling that week. I through it was a good time to quit, It look like you would never make enough money to keep going any more with out putting more money in all the time.
You know it is hard to quit something you done for 7 years in you spare time so I started to build the M 5 Minneapolis Moline with money from the sale my AC pulling engine. Tried to keep it a low budget deal, Ran this one on racing alcohol it turned out fine ran very well. After placing 2 rd in the 5200# class at the 1976 Iowa State Fair we had a offer from a guy in Texas for the tractor, so I sold it got my money back and quit for good. My wife was very happy. I have always like to build things whatever it was.

Look at the next pages of pullers at the 1972 Spencer Iowa NTPA pull and the 1971 Winfield, Iowa pull