USAP NEWS

January 2, 2007

Well, we are looking at a new year and a new season with USAP. I have always said the fewer rules the easier it would be for the pullers, but some rules are necessary for the safety of everyone. Please take a minute to read over the new rules for 2007. The rules listed in red are the only changes for the 2007 season. After much discussion with Eric, Rob and the pullers, I feel that the seat and wheelie bar rules had to be specified. We are also looking at placing specific guidelines on the hitches and I will announce this when we have the details worked out. Remember, this is for everyone's safety. If you have any questions please call me and we will discuss it.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the January Princeton pull.

July 13, 2006

We will be running the following classes at Evansville, In. on July 27, 2006. Pull starts at 7:00. Hope everyone can make it out.

4000# --3-4MPH    4500# 3-4MPH     5000# 3-4-6MPH  5500# 3-4MPH    6000#  3-4MPH  OTHER CLASSES IF TIME ALLOWS

June 12, 2006

Just got an email from Brad Henderson about the pull in Tipton, In. on July 15. Start time is 1:00. Brad will be updating all the information on the discussion board as time gets closer. Been enjoying some down time (from pulling anyway) and gearing up for the Bonnie, Il. pull on the 24th. Everybody needs to be making plans for the pull on July 1st at the farm. As always, lots of good food and plenty of great friends, oh yea and we pull too!!! Hope to see everyone there. 

March 2, 2006

KEVIN AND THE BOYS WILL BE HAVING AN ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULL ON SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2006. PULL WILL START AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING WITH WEIGH-IN STARTING AT 9:00. HOOK FEES ARE $20.00 AND PAYBACK WILL BE 50%. THIS IS AN INDOOR PULL. OUR RULES (USAP) WILL APPLY. FOOD AND DRINKS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON THE GROUNDS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS GIVE KEVIN A CALL AT (812) 756-0158 OR MARK AT (812) 689-1595. YOU CAN FIND HIS WEBSITE ON OUR LINKS PAGE.

February 27, 2006

WE NOW HAVE A DISCUSSION BOARD FOR USAP. FEEL FREE TO POST ANY QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ALSO, POST OTHER UPCOMING PULLS THAT YOU KNOW OF OR ARE INVOLVED IN. I'M WORKING HARD TO PROMOTE ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULLIN'--NOT JUST USAP--SO LET'S GET THE INFORMATION OUT THERE AND LET EVERYONE KNOW JUST HOW BIG THIS SPORT IS.

February 16, 2006

JUST WANT TO MAKE A PUBLIC CONFIRMATION ON TRACTOR FRAMES. I RECENTLY MADE A DECISION ON  A FRAME AND AFTER SEEING PHOTOS OF IT I HAD TO REVERSE MY DECISION. USAP WILL NOT ALLOW LATTICE OR CRISS CROSS TYPE FRAMES OF ANY KIND. I VIEW THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT THIS IS ANTIQUE PULLING AND WE WANT IT TO STAY THAT WAY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MODIFICATIONS YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE PLEASE CALL ME BEFORE MAKING THEM TO VERIFY THAT THEY WILL BE LEGAL TO PULL WITH USAP. 

February 6, 2006

EVEN WITH THE SNOW ALL AROUND--WE STILL HAD A GREAT PULL. OVER 300 HOOKS IN THE 2 DAYS. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED BOTH ON AND OFF THE TRACK. MOVING THE SCALES WAS A GOOD DECISION AND AFTER EVERYONE GETS USE TO IT I THINK IT WILL WORK OUT MUCH BETTER. WE CHECKED EVERYONE AT LEAST ONE TIME ON RPM'S AND ALSO CHECKED SOME WEIGHT BRACKETS AND HITCHES--ALL WENT GOOD. I GOT SOME REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE PULLERS AND JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SOME OF THIS ON DURING THE SEASON.

WE HAD SEVERAL UPCOMING PULLS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEKEND. KEVIN MENCHHOFER WILL BE HAVING A PULL SATURDAY, FEB. 11 AT HIS PLACE, YOU CAN CHECK OUT HIS WEBSITE FROM OUR LINKS PAGE TO GET MORE DETAILS.

CORBIN ENTERPRISES WILL BE PUTTING ON A INDOOR PULL, SATURDAY, FEB. 25TH AT GLASGOW, KY. USING CKAP RULES, YOU CAN FIND THEIR INFORMATION ON CKAP'S WEBSITE FROM OUR LINKS PAGE ALSO. 

BERNIE SPINDLER WILL BE HELPING TO PUT ON A PULL AT PRINCETON ON MARCH 4, 2006. YOU CAN CALL HIM (812) 768-6918.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AGAIN IN PRINCETON ON MARCH 18TH AND 19TH. ON MARCH 11TH USAP WILL BE IN FRUITLAND, MO. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION GIVE ME A CALL.

January 27, 2006

THE JANUARY PULL TURNED OUT TO BE A REALLY GOOD PULL. GREAT WEATHER AND LOTS OF NEW PULLERS. WELCOME TO EVERYONE WHO COME TO PULL FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WE INVITE YOU BACK. WITH THIS SAID WE DO NEED TO ADDRESS THE RPM ISSUE. USAP HAS ALWAYS RAN AND WILL CONTINUE TO RUN A FAIR PULL FOR EVERYONE. WE WILL NOT ALLOW THE EXCESS RPM'S. WE SAW IT ON BOTH SIDES AND THE PROBLEM WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. WE NOW HAVE A NEW PAGE LISTING THE ALLOWED RPM'S FOR EACH TRACTOR AND WE PLAN TO GIVE EACH PULLER A COPY OF THIS AT THE NEXT PULL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL ME. 

THE NEXT PULL WILL BE FEB. 4TH AND 5TH (RUNNING THE SPECIAL CLASSES ON SUNDAY WITH 50% PAYBACK AND $150.00 BONUS TO THE WINNER). WE WILL BE ADDRESSING THE RPM ISSUE--SO BOYS GET 'EM RIGHT BEFORE THE PULL.

December 28, 2005

HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND GOT EVERYTHING ON THEIR WISH LIST. THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE ON WHICH CLASSES WILL PULL ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE 2-DAY PULLS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH. YOU CAN GO TO THE SCHEDULE PAGE (FOR 2006) AND CLICK ON THE PRINCETON FOR THOSE 2 DATES AND YOU WILL FIND THE CLASSES AND RULES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION CALL ME.

December 10, 2005

WELL ALL OUR BIG PULLS ARE OVER, OUR THANKSGIVING PULL IN PRINCETON, IN WAS AS GOOD AS IT GETS AS FAR AS PULLIN' GOES. HEARD FROM SEVERAL OF THE PULLER THAT IS WAS A GREAT TRACK AND THE TRACTORS THERE PROVIDED FOR SOME GREAT PULLIN' AND AS ALWAYS THE PULLERS MADE FOR GREAT CONSERVATION AND FELLOWSHIP. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME AND PULLED WITH US. WE ARE GEARING UP FOR THE WINTER SERIES AT PRINCETON, STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE BIG TOW DAY PULLS THIS SPRING.

TUNICA WAS A GREAT TRIP ALSO FOR ALL WHO ATTENDED. THE MEAN GREEN BOYS DID IT AGAIN BY PUTTING ON ANOTHER GREAT PULL.

November 8, 2005
THE DUE NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT WITH THE SPECIAL WINTER PULLS AND RULES LIST ALSO IN THE LETTER. THANKSGIVING PULL WILL BE NOV. 25 THRU 27,2005. YOU CAN PAY YOUR DUES THANKSGIVING OR MAIL TO MY PO BOX 21142--OWENSBORO,KY 42304 ANY QUESTIONS CALL ME AT 270-929-5669 THANKS JOHN

November 1, 2005
ANYONE NEEDING ROOM THE HAMPTON INN WILL LET US HAVE A SPECIAL RATES IF WE CAN FILL 30 ROOMS. SO LET THEM KNOW IF YOU GET RESERVATION THAT YOU ARE A PULLER FOR THE USAP---THANKSGIVING WEEKEND---THE RATES WILL BE $68.00 I THINK IF WE TAKE A BLOCK, SO LET ME KNOW OR JUST CALL 812-385-2400 HAMPTON INN. THANKS JOHN

November 1, 2005
KEVIN MENCHHOFER WILL BE HAVING A PULL NOV 12-2005 AT 10:00 A.M. HOLTON, IN INDOOR USING USAP RULES. WE WANT TO THANK THE SOS GUYS AND GALS FOR GOING WITH THE USAP RULES FOR THE NEXT SEASON. NEED MORE INFORMATION CALL KEVIN AT 812-756-0158 OR CALL ME AT 270-929-5669. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ALL OF KEVIN'S OR OUR PULLS ANYTIME ANYPLACE.

November 1, 2005
WE WILL BE HAVE 2 PULLS THIS WINTER WITH A TWO DAY PULLS IT IS OFFICIAL AS OF TODAY! SATURDAY WILL BE OUR REGULAR PULL SUNDAY WILL BE HAVING 6 CLASSES FOR EXTRA PAY BACK ALONG WITH OUR REGULAR PAYBACK( CLASSES TO BE ANNOUNCE EACH MONTH BEFORE THE PULL) I HAVE WORKED OUT MOST OF THE DETAILS WITH OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS PROGRAM. I HAVE RENTED THE BUILDING AT PRINCETON, IN TO PUT ON THESE PULLS AND THE DATES ARE SET FOR THE FEB AND MARCH PULLS WE WILL BE GIVING YOU MORE INFORMATION AS THE MONTH GOES ON ( YOU WILL BE GETTING YOUR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL AND THE RULES FOR SUNDAY PULLS SOON) AND WE WILL HAVE FLYERS AT THE THANKSGIVING PULL. I HOPE EVERYONE KNOWS WE ARE DOING THIS FOR OUR PULLERS AND WILL BE WORKING ON MORE EXTRA PULLS AND MONEY TO HELP PROMOTE ANTIQUE PULLING MORE TO THE PUBLIC. ITS HARD TO GET SPONSORS ON A SPORT THAT DOESN'T DRAW THE BIG CROWDS BUT WE HAVE JUST KEEP ON PROMOTING OUR SPORT WITH YOUR HELP! WE WILL BE NEEDING MORE HELP EACH EVENT TO MAKE IT WORK--IF YOU CAN HELP US FOR A LITTLE EACH TIME WE SURE COULD USED IT. I KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE THINK THEY JUST CAN'T FLAG OR HOOK BUT GIVE IT A TRY YOU MIGHT ENJOY BEING PART OF THE PULL OTHER THAN JUST PULLING. IF YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THIS JUST TELL US OR JUST JUMP IN AND HELP!!!!!!!! THANKS JOHN 270-929-5669

October 26, 2005
KEEP WATCHING OUR NEWS PAGE FOR SOME EXCITING NEWS FOR THE WINTER PULLS. THINGS ARE COMING TOGETHER REAL QUICK FOR FEB AND MARCH. SO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AND GET READY TO MAKE SOME PLANS FOR THE WINTER. HOPE TO ANNOUNCE THIS BY 15TH OF NOV. ALL I NEED IS TO DOT SOME I'S AND CROSS SOME MORE T'S TO GET EVERYTHING SET-UP FOR YOU. WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING SOME NEW SPONSORS AND HOPE SOME OTHER THINGS COMING AROUND BY THE 15TH OF NOV. SO AS THEY DEVELOP I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. THANKS JOHN

October 27, 2005
HEARD FROM RUTHANN MEYER HER DAD DONNIE THAT PULLS WITH US IS DOING GOOD AFTER HAVE SOME ADD-ON EQUIPMENT PUT IN HIM FOR HIS HEART. GLAD TO HEAR HE IS DOING GOOD AND PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM AND A QUICK RECOVERY. SAID HE WILL BE AT PRINCETON FOR THANKSGIVING PULL. ALWAYS REMEMBERING OUR PULLERS, IF YOU KNOW OF ANY PULLER THAT HAS SURGERY OR IS SICK PLEASE LET US KNOW SO WE CAN PUT THEM ON OUR NEWS LIST. THANKS JOHN

October 24, 2005
WELL AS WE GET READY FOR THE THANKSGIVING PULL I HAVE HAD SOME CALLS ABOUT OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE 2 DAY PULL. FRIDAY WILL BE OUR PRACTICE PULL FOR EVERYONE TO TRY THEIR TRACTORS TO TUNE IN ON THE TRACK. SATURDAY WE WILL PULL 3500# THRU 5OOO# AND 7500# AND 8500# CLASSES 3-4-6-8-AND 12 MPH CLASSES. SUNDAY WE WILL PULL 5500#--6000#--6500# CLASSES 3-4-6-8-12 MPH CLASSES. SO GET THE TRACTORS TOGETHER AND COME ON OVER TO PRINCETON, IN FOR THE PULL. IF YOU GET ROOMS TELL THEM YOU ARE A TRACTOR PULLER. I HAVE ABOUT GOT THE MOTELS ON OUR SIDE FOR RATES. THE TOURISM COMMISSION IS WORKING ON THIS FOR US NOW!! ANY QUESTION CALL ME 270-929-5669

October 11, 2005
WELL THE BOONVILLE PULL WENT GREAT IF I HAD FELT BETTER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN BETTER. I GUESS WHEN THE DOG GETS DOWN IT TAKES TIME TO RECOUP FROM EVERYTHING THAT IS HAS HAPPEN LATELY. BUT I HOPE IN A FEW WEEKS THINGS GET BETTER AND I GET BACK TO WORKING THE PULLS MORE AND DOING SOME SERIOUS SELLING AT THE SHOP. THANKSGIVING PULL IS COMING UP REAL QUICK AND HOPE EVERYONE CAN MAKE IT TO PULL. THANKS JOHN

July 7, 2003
FARM STOCK CLASSES--TIRES--YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO SHAPED OR SCUFFED THE TIRES ON THE BACKSIDE OF TREAD ONLY!!! FRONT HEIGHT CAN NOT BE ALTERED IN ANYWAY! GRIND MARKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED, IF ANY MARKS ARE FOUND ON BODY OR TREAD OF TIRE, YOU WILL BE PLACED IN THE MOD. STOCK CLASS. NO EXCEPTIONS ON THIS RULE. I WILL MAKE THE DECISION AND MY DECISION IS FINAL. THANKS JOHN