The volunteers at the 2014 Banks BBQ tractor pull broke down the engineering of the sled into easy to understand functions. The modern tractor pull would not exist without the sled.

Generations of spectators and competitors take over a small hamlet in Western N.Y. each summer to participate in a motorsport with roots in farming: the tractor pull.

The pull is a National Sled Pullers Association (NSPA) event, and Lieber is expecting 40 to 45 entries, including a variety of pickups, tractors and semi trucks.

Jordan Furr, 5, couldn’t keep his eyes off the big tractors Friday as they prepared the field at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Multi-Purpose Arena for that night’s tractor and truck pull.

It will be a busy weekend for Bowling Green with multiple events like the National Tractor Pulling Championships, which is expected to bring in over 60,000 people.

On Thursday, the Arcola National Truck & Tractor Pull (ANTTP) kicked off its 70th year with a multitude of tractor pulls that will continue through Saturday night.

A girl in the crowd covers her ears as a truck enters the arena pulling a sled at the Weld County Fair Truck and Tractor Pull Saturday evening at Island Grove Regional Park.