Ol’ Pembina Tractor Pull Society Farmers Day Pull – submitted by MJ Suntjens


2025 Farmers Day Tractor Pull, seems like it annually brings on the rain!
Saturday, June 14th pulls were not held due to the rainy weather conditions.
Sunday, June 15th the pulls were completed with 2 pulls per tractor…. 41 tractors (Antique & Classic) and 3 Demo trucks.


Participants come from near & far; this time with 5 new participants joining the friendly competition of pulling the weighted sled the farthest, in an aggregate sum of two pulls.


The winners, placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd were:


Bantam Class:
Boris Heshka 3990 lbs, Rockal B77, 435 feet
Bob McKell 3920 lbs, Cockshutt 550, 401 feet
Duane Olson 3990 lbs, Minnie Moline Z, 365 feet


Class 1:
Boris Heshka 4990 lbs, Rockal 98, 488 feet
Ken Connolly 4990 lbs, Allis Chambers, 369 feet
Lyle Kause 4990 lbs, JD B, 349 feet


Class 2:
Ken Lewis 5900 lbs, Oliver 880, 426 feet
Art Domke 5940 lbs, IH “M”, 377 feet
Darcy Harapchuk 5880 lbs, W6, 356 feet


Class 3:
Shari Harapchuk 6940 lbs, W6, 369 feet
Cam Pedersen 6660 lbs, Oliver 88, 363 feet
Bob McKell 6960 lbs, Minnie Moline G, 342 feet


Class 4:
Cam Pedersen 8480 lbs, Oliver 99, 503 feet
Earl Mill 8480 lbs, W9, 465 feet
Earl Mills 8400 lbs, W9, 458 feet


Class 5:
Darcy Harapchuk 9800 lbs, IH 660, 362 feet
Lyle Kause 9980 lbs, JD 830, 320 feet
Cliff Christensen 9720 lbs, JD 730, 302 feet


Class 6:
Joe Kwalczyk 11,980 lbs, JD 830, 442 feet
Dylan Kwalczyk 11,990 lbs, IH 660, 426 feet
Joe Kwalczyk 11,660 lbs, JD 830, 417 feet


Demo, with one pull:
Abe Klassen, Ford 350, 300 feet
George Suntjens, Dodge 2500, 300 feet
George Hnatiuk, IH 660 TA Demo, 182 feet


Our Mid-Summer Tractor Pull is scheduled for August 16 & 17.
Come and join us for a two-day event.


2025 Farmer’s Day Feature Tractor:
Owner George Hnatiuk, from Westlock, with his 1961 IHC 660. (George’s story to follow…)

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