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Edgar FFA Alumni Tractor & Truck Pull

Edgar FFA Alumni Tractor & Truck Pull
BLOWING SMOKE AND SLINGING MUD IN EDGAR- Randy Guden of Athens pulls his 2004 Ford F150 in the Street Stock 4x4 Diesel Truck class during the annual Edgar FFA Tractor & Truck Pull on Saturday at E.L.M. He took third place in the class with a pull of 249.66 feet. Guden, an Edgar native, installed a compound turbo Cummins diesel engine into his gas truck. STAFF PHOTOS/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER
Edgar FFA Alumni Tractor & Truck Pull
BLOWING SMOKE AND SLINGING MUD IN EDGAR- Randy Guden of Athens pulls his 2004 Ford F150 in the Street Stock 4x4 Diesel Truck class during the annual Edgar FFA Tractor & Truck Pull on Saturday at E.L.M. He took third place in the class with a pull of 249.66 feet. Guden, an Edgar native, installed a compound turbo Cummins diesel engine into his gas truck. STAFF PHOTOS/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER

Listed are the top pullers for each class on Saturday at the annual Edgar FFA Alumni Tractor & Truck Pull at E.L.M Repair in the town of Wien.

Virgin 4000- Damon Brusky, 800 Ford, 236.54 ...

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