Grassroots motorsport pulls big tractors and bigger crowds

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A welcome sign to the hamlet of Langford features Joe Eder, a tractor pull national champion and local legend. Tractor pulling is a complex dance of skill and mechanics. “It’s in your blood, you just love making horsepower.”The tractor pull has competition categories for both heavily modified rides and for off-the-farm models like these. Zach Jaworski takes us to a small town with a storied history in an American-made motor sport. ZACH JAWORSKI, BYLINE: For most of the year, you’d be lucky to pass a car driving through Langford, New York.