By Shelby Brooks
Revving engines deafened crowds and the smell of exhaust filled the air at the Tooradin Tractor Pull over the weekend.
The annual event attracted thousands of people on Saturday 25 February in what has been described as one of the most successful pulls held in the coastal village.
“This is one of the most successful days we’ve had in a long long time,” Tooradin Tractor Pull committee member Matt Reeve said.
He thought the large attendance might have been due to people missing the event during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Matt said normally the event was held in January but it was postponed this year due to the wetness of the reserve.
“We had 170 trucks come through which is the largest number we’ve had,” Matt said.
The event featured 31 modified tractors competing against each other, seeing which one could pull the heaviest weight.
Competitors came from as far as Queensland and the Barossa Valley.
Other highlights included an acrobatic plane, kids facepainting, side shows and a car show.
“There were plenty of things for people to see,” Matt said.
