Competitive sled pulling began with conventional farm tractors. For decades, tractor pulling enthusiasts crafted performance parts and developed driving techniques to out-pull their rivals.

It was brought back to the Grandstand in 2015. This year’s Truck and Tractor Pull will be on Saturday, Aug. 19. For those who may not be aware of it, there’s another whole genre of pulling.

SWEET VALLEY — Tractors, trailers and trucks filled the lot of Casterline Diesel for the annual Garden Tractor Pull on Saturday afternoon. Adults and children, some as young as 5 years old ...

Colin Ross and his father, Jody Ross, put the tractor in tractor pulling. “This is what I grew up with,” said Colin Ross with his massive “Triple Bypass” tractor in the background. “We ...