Tractor Pushing

Imagine several farmers milling around in the 1860’s boasting about whose horse could tow the heaviest load. A challenge is made and a contest is planned. They would remove a barn door, lay it on the ground, and then hitch a horse to it. One by one people would stand on the door until the horse could no longer drag it. The horse pulling the most people the greatest distance was the winner. This event, called horse pulling, continues today. Technology allowed for a spin-off event called tractor pulling, which is still very popular in rural America. Our version is slightly different. Because our boys’ legs are not yet long enough to reach the peddles, Daddy pushes them around the yard. Just to make things interesting, we add a trailer and another boy and see how far they go before Daddy’s face turns beet red.