The Merrill Tractor Pull, presented by River Valley Bank, will return to the Merrill Festival Grounds Saturday for the third annual event.
The antique car and tractor show opens at 9 a.m. An antique tractor pull will get underway at 10 a.m. Registration is free for the antique tractor pull and show cars.
Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded to the antique tractor pull winners. A mayor’s award for Best of Show will be awarded in the tractor and car show.
The National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) main event will be presented at 6 p.m. Saturday. The National Tractor Pullers events feature classes for four-wheel drive and two-wheel drive trucks, as well as super stock, pro stock and modified tractors.
In truck and tractor pulling, vehicles pull a 20-ton sled along a straight, dirt track as the sled’s resistance increases. Within each class, the puller that can drag the sled the farthest, is the winner.
The NTPA is the world’s top sanctioning body for pulling events that feature highly specialized machines resembling farm tractors, trucks and dragsters.