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2018 Logan County Fair Lincoln Daily News July 29 - August 5, 2018 Page 177 mowers, but much more powerful. The weight for these includes the individual. Because they are smaller, there is a separate sled they pull. Ebbersten said these tractors can pull about 8,000 to 10,000 pounds on a sled. The top prize for this class is $210. The next weight class is for 5,500-pound tractors. Ebbersten said these are like what many farmers use. This group includes class 1256, which is for antique tractors manufactured before 1939 and class 1259, which is for classic tractors made between 1940 and 1953. Roll cages are used with the tractors in case of an accident and the sleds are bigger. These tractors can often pull up to 30,000 pounds. Top prizes for class 1256 and 1259 are $210. Class 1257 is the 6,000-pound super stock, which have high horsepower and can use alcohol as a fuel source, though many use diesel fuel. Ebbersten said it is hard to know how much the super stocks can pull, though it may be in the 30,000-pound range. Top prize for this class is $650. Class 1258 is for 6,200-pound two-wheel drive trucks. There is a range of body styles for these trucks, but all are very powerful. Ebbersten said these trucks often have souped up motors that are blown and injected and have about 2,000 horsepower. They can pull between 45,000 and 50,000 pounds, using almost all the weights. Top prize for this class is $700. Class 1261 is for 7,800-pound pro-stock diesel trucks, which are also very powerful. Like other trucks, the pro-stocks can pull a lot of weight, though Ebbersten said it is hard to estimate how much. Top prize for this class is $650. Ebbersten said the trucks sit lower to the ground than the tractors. Class 1262 is for 9,500-pound limited pro stock. Ebbersten said these are usually turbo- charged, but the ITPA has stringent rules about how large the turbo charger can be. Top prize for this class is $700. The classes are all sanctioned by the Illinois Tractor Pulling Association, which means the ITPA authorizes the tractor pull and everyone competing must follow their competition rules. The ITPA also decides the weights and classes for tractor pulls. According to the Illinois Tractor Pulling Association website, after “recognizing the need for uniform competition rules, the CONTINUE 00