While in CA we went to the Merced County Fair. We were sitting down to watch a kids pedal pull (pedal tractor competition), and Tate didn't think he should sit with us. He moved to the next bench and sat alone.
The tractors were pulling a trailer with weights in it. The older the child the more weight they had to pull. The farther they would pedal the farther forward in the trailer the weights would move. There was a skid plate at the very front of the trailer so when the weight moved forward the skid plate would push into the ground more, making it harder to pedal. If the kids could pedal past 25 feet it was called a pull-out, then they would get another turn with more weight to see how far they could go. They continued like this until the child couldn't pass 25 feet.
So, here is Brylee on a pedal tractor. She went 13 feet, pulling 55 lbs. (So she was done, you only continue if you go 25 feet)
Here is Dallin. He went 18 feet. We cam back a few hours later and entered the competition again. The second time around he went 25 feet with 100 lbs, so he got to go again with 145 lbs and pulled that 15 feet.
Cody pulled 55 pounds and got a pull-out, so then he pulled 70 lbs and pulled-out again. Third time, he pulled 100 lbs 16 feet. He was the only grandchild to get a pull-out the first time we were there, and he got two! The second time we came he got three pull-outs again. He was the only one then as well. During the first competition there were just the cousins from our family and about 2 other kids. The second time there were about 20 kids, and Cody was the ONLY one to get more than 1 pull-out. He's one tough cookie.
Dallin got to mow the lawn for the first time on this trip.
Some of the grandkids at the fair.
Sorry this pic is sideways... This goat was eating Tate's shirt. It was pretty funny.
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