| history of judgement day pullers |
| history of judgement day pullers |
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ONCE UPON A TIME ...LONG AGO IN THE SLEEPY LITTLE TOWN OF SAND LAKE MI AROUND THE LOCAL WATERING HOLE.. IN CONVERSATION... ONE BRAGS ABOUT THE POWER & DURABILITY OF HIS CUB...... ANOTHER OFFERS TO TAKE HIS JOHN DEERE AND PULL HIS CUB SIDEWAYS THREW A DITCH! AND THUS THE FIERCE COMPETITION OF TRACTOR PULLING LOCALLY BEGINS! TO SETTLE THIS FRIENDLY DISAGREEMENT AMONGST THE ROUND TABLE AN EVENT WAS DRAWN UP AT THE LOCAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION USING A STONE BOAT ..DESIGNATING A 1200LB DEAD WEIGHT CLASS THUS BRIAN LONGCORE WAS CROWNED THE 1ST EVER TRACTOR PULLING EVENT WINNER! FROM THERE, EACH ENJOYED THIS FRIENDLY LITTLE WAGER SO MUCH, THEY POOLED TOGETHER A POT OF CASH AND IN THE EARLY 90'S "DISCO DENNY" BUILT OUR TRANSFER SLED. ADDING MORE EXCITEMENT TO THE PULLING COMPETITION. AFTER A FEW YEARS.. IT WAS THEN SOLD TO THE BAKER FAMILY THEIR FAMILY OPERATED IT FOR A FEW YEARS & GAVE THE CLUB THE JUDGEMENT DAY NAME AND ADDED MORE GREAT MI FESTIVALS TO ITS SUMMER SCHEDULE. THIS IS WHERE WE CAME IN.... ENTER THE SMITH'S: CHAD'S COUSIN DENNIS HAD BEEN PULLING WITH THE BAKER'S FOR A LITTLE WHILE & AS WE'RE PRETTY FOND OF HIM WE WANTED TO GO SEE HIM PULL.. CHECK OUT ALL THE EXCITEMENT. WELL .....OUR SON GLEN JUST THOUGHT PULLING WAS THE GREATEST THING SINCE PB&J.. THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WE MET HAD ME SOLD... POWER, MOTOR.. TOOLS.. CHAD WAS GAME!!!!!! SO CHAD PUT TOGETHER A TRACTOR... WE MANAGED TO PULL AT THE SAND LAKE & GREENVILLE PULL THAT YEAR ( 2002) AND DECIDED WE WERE HOOKED! THAT NEXT SPRING WE WERE SET AND READY TO PULL .. HOWEVER THE BAKER'S HAD DECIDED TO RETIRE.. DENNIS CALLS - WANT TO BUY A PULLING CLUB..... THIS DECISION TOO WAS OVER COFFEE @ THE ROUND TABLE AMONG FAMILY / FRIENDS! AND SO HERE WE ARE .. SINCE THE 2003 PULLING SEASON WE HAVE VERY MUCH ENJOYED WATCHING OUR PULLING FAMILY GROW, LEARN & PLAY!! WE STILL ARE BLESSED WITH SOME OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS .. BRIAN, ED, CARL, MIKE, DAN & DENNY ALL OF WHOM WE KNOW COULD & WOULD PULL YOU THREW A DITCH SIDEWAYS!! DENNIS IS STILL HAPPILY HOOKING ALONG WITH HIS WONDERFUL FAMILY AND WE'RE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON OUR 8TH PULLING SEASON! COME CHECK US OUT.. YOU'LL NEVER MEET A BETTER GROUP OF PEOPLE THAN JDP'S PULLING FAMILIES! |
| AS WE HAVE BEEN TOLD ETC.... |
| AS WE HAVE BEEN TOLD ETC.... |
| Some of the JDP Crew .3 |
| REST IN PEACE BRUCE |