DRAYTON – The first leg of the King of the Pull event for tractors has now been completed at the Fall Fair here.
The pull has three stages: Drayton, Grand River Raceway, and Fergus Fall fair.
Results in the 22,000 pound local farm tractors is, in order, puller, home town, tractor, distance pulled, and total accumulated points:
– Arnold Bouwman, Guelph, Fendt 926, 338.7, 20 points;
– John Koster, Harriston, MF 7490 , 327.6, 19;
– Kevin VanDriel, Fergus, JD 7930, 322. 7, 18;
– Bas Altena and Lambert Altena, Arthur, Fendt 926, 310.1, 17
Marien Rozendaal, Clinton, Fendt 900, 310, 16;
– Steve Skerritt/Lardeb Farms, Drayton JD 7830, 307.2, 15;
– Rick Roubos, Moorefield, JD 7730 302, 14;
– Sytse Falkena/Falkena Farms, Arthur, JD 8310, 299.1, 13;
– Brian Martin, Floradale, Fendt 926, 299.5, 12;
– Arjen Falkena/Falkena Farms, Arthur, JD 7810, 299.5, 11;
– Matt Dirksen/Henk Dirksen, Alma, NH T7060, 299.4, 10;
– Kyle Bossence, Arthur, NH T7030, 297.1, 9;
– Willis Martin, Alma, Ford 8830, 297.5, 8;
– Neil Horst, Bloomingdale Farms, Wallenstein, JD 8110, 296.8, 7;
– Dave Overgaauw, Orangeville, Fendt 714, 292.9, 6;
– Jeff Koster, Moorefield, JD 8100, 289.1, 5;
– Kevin Overgaauw, Orangeville, Fendt 820, 289.9, 4;
– Michelle Rae/Gary Rae, Drayton; JD 7930, 289.6, 3;
Larry Schill/Lardeb Farms, Alma, JD 7820, 289.3, 2;
In the 32,000 pound local farm tractors, the standings, in the same order as the previous classes, are:
– Joe Kieswetter, Alma, Agco DT 240A, 3538, 20;
– Steve Seifried/Trinier Farms, Palmerston, JD 8295R, 352.3, 19
– Larry Schill, Alma, JD 8345R, 350.3,18;
– Matt Ottens/Snetto Farms, Moorefield, JD 8530, 341.1, 17;
– Brandon Bults, Alma, JD 8420, 341.4, 16;
– Javan Martin/Creek Edge Farms, Elora, JD 8270R, 337.6, 15;
– Trevor Poot, Gowanstown, JD 8520, 323.6, 14;
– Vanessa Dirksien, Alma, NH 8030, 288.5, 13;
– Mike Schill, Arthur, JD 8420T, 280.1, 12; and
Justin Burns, Belwood, JD 8420, 256.5, 11.
The next leg of the pull is at Grand River Raceway Aug. 27.