Heres Some Old MM Pulling Pictures From 1969-71

As asked for,here are some old MM pulling pictures from 1969-1971.

I took the top picture in 1969 at Pleasant Hill,ILL.Its the late Bill Newlons G-1000 MM puller from Prophetstown,ILL.Its a turboed 800 on LP making about 450 horses.It pulled the 15,000 lb Unlimited class in Illinois.There were 4-5 other MM pullers in ILL just like it.MM helped them some.I have pictures of several of them but my scanner isnt working.

The middle picture was taken by me at Bethany,MO in 1970-71 is Charles DeClercks G-1000 MM puller from Taylorsville,ILL.It had a turboed 504 engine on LP and made 400-500 horses and was pulled in the 12,000 lb class.It won Louisville in 1970.It would have won the 12,000 lb class at the 1969 M&W Pull but a busted hub put in to 2nd place behind a 1206 IH.

The bottom picture I believe is Don Nolan from Owaneco,ILL on his G-1050 MM puller.This is at Spencer,IA in 1971 and I didnt take the picture.It was a 504 on LP and pulled the 12,000 lb class.

Great pictures, thanks for posting. I can't imagine how much setups like that would pull. Dads vista is just a standard 504 and it has always pulled well, we no longer use a lot anymore, just light yard work, this picture was a few years back when we still used it in the field. Dad got in back in 78 and originally came out of Dutton, MT. It later broke a piston, and when he went to overhaul it found it had .60 over pistons and jugs. He was not able to find replacements like thes so he swithed back to standard bore, it has been a very good machine for us.

Here are some more pictures from Louisville in 1971.I did not take these.

Luke,dig out those old pictures from the 1970's.Lots of us would love to see them.If you have any pictures of Myron Riddle from Tuscola,ILL on a 1206 Farmall I want to see it.Also I'm hunting a picture of the "Red Bone Coon Skinner" 1206 puller owned by the late Barns McKinnon from Pleasant Hill.ILL.

If I remember right lots of the MM pullers ran out of Jennings Implement Co at Bement,ILL.The tractors were advertised as having Smull and Jennings LP turbo set ups on them.