Classes
Two
Wheel Drive Trucks - These are the Funny Cars of tractor pulling - the
wheel standers. You are as likely to see a Ford Thunderbird in this
division as you are to see a T-bucket, you could see a Chevrolet S-10 or
a Willy's Jeep. Regardless of the vehicle bodies, they will all be powered by a big block V-8 with a super charger in most cases, but with
a sprinkling of turbo-chargers. This division competes at a weight of
6,200 lbs.
Modified
Tractors - Modified Tractors can use virtually any number and
type of engines and compete at a maximum weight of 7,500 pounds.You will see competitors in this division run 3 to 4 super charged
V-8's, 2 allison aircraft engines, or 3 turbine engines. These
engine combinations will produce between 6,000 to 8,000 horsepower,
making it one of the most powerful motorsports in the world. You
will actually feel the power when you watch them live!
Heavy
Super Stock Diesel Tractors - You might call the Super Stock an
unlimited version of the farm appearing tractor classes. Although they
may appear on the outside, but produce many times over their
factory rated horsepower. As the name implies, diesel is the only fuel
allowed in the Super Stock Diesel division. These IH, Agco, and John
Deere machines produce around 2,500 to 3,000 horsepower with their
stock engine having up to four turbo chargers flowing the air mixture.
Super
Semis - Tractor Pulling is called the Heaviest Motorsport on Earth and
the Super Semis are the heavyweights of tractor pulling. Weighing in at
20,000 lbs., these behemoths overshadow everything else on the pulling
track and for that matter, anything else in motorsports. When they come
thundering down the track, the heavier the load gets, the harder they
pull. Sometimes you wonder if they'll ever stop. The Super Semis are one
of the most popular divisions of NTPA pulling.
Super
Stock Open Tractors - The "Super Stock Open" class generates more power than any NTPA "stock" division. From their tube frame component chassis to their highly modified engine, these aren't your granddad's John Deere, Case-IH, or various other brand models found in agriculture - hardly! These machine can create in excess of 5,000 horsepower weighing 8,000 lbs. In the "Open" division, most of the engines have been modified to run on methanol fuel, although rarely fans will see a diesel fueled Super Stock joining in the fray. Unlike all other forms of NTPA "Stock" classes, the alcohol tractors do not blow plumes of black smoke..