OOPS Segment 10 Truck & Tractor Pull Fails, Mishaps, Fires, Carnage, Wild Rides

OOPS Segment 10 is here! Final clips from OOPS Volume 3 from our big series of OOPs dvd's we have produced over the years. Many more segments to come. Enjoy! Thumbnail is Todd Weant on an early version of Easy Duz It, circa: 1980's 1:57

[@brandonzimmerman4928]

"Ball Cap", the official fire extinguishers of old men and tractor pulls everywhere.

[@daubie3]

Trucker/Farmer hats, the official NTPA approved fire extinguishers of the 80's... Men were Men back then and they knew it.

[@mmasque2052]

I was on my town’s fire department in the late 80s/early 90s and the town hosted the county fair. Two nights of tractor and truck pulls. We would keep an ambulance and one of our pumpers stationed at the track and also plenty of dry chemical fire extinguishers. The drivers DID NOT want the dry chemical extinguishers used on their engines (the powder is highly corrosive to the metals used) and BY GOD did not want water from a hose used. Around that time, safety measures were put in place that the upper classes of tractors (pro-stock, super-stock and modified like those in this video) had to have automatic fire suppression systems on board as well as shields and netting to prevent fly-away engine and driveline parts.

[@rlh5599]

it amazes me all the folks that run up to look at the fire, and nobody brings an extinguisher

[@jphickory522]

Was thinking the same thing. A bunch of people rushing to the tractor prepared to do nothing.

[@charlesblanton1008]

Ralph Henderson doesn't always go to the county fair, but when he does he carries around a fire extinguisher...

[@jimconaty6218]

Yep, I noticed that too. You'd think that they would have a fire extinguisher with them at all times.

[@pitbikemaster2711]

All they had to do is say... hold my beer! and grab a fire extinguisher

[@johnsiders7819]

Ive seen that a lot at pulls a big lack of fire fighting equipment .

[@brainpause]

That one indoor track had a bad sticky spot around 150'. Kept putting tractors up in the air and coming down hard

[@kirtturner1390]

WOW ! THE FIRST VIDEO THE GUY PULLED ON THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER LIKE HE WAS TRYING TO START A CHAINSAW. LOL

[@dant387]

The guy in the first clip with the cowboy hat was a boss. Pull started that fire extinguisher like nothing!

[@staffy73]

Ahh yes… nothing puts out a fire like waving a hat at it. Especially a joint effort of several hats being waved!! As we all know, hat waving can remove the oxygen from the air they’re pushing so no worries about actually making the fire bigger by feeding it. Top notch fire training at the track that night!

[@hartsfire5706]

some grate older video.. thanks for the videos

[@railnut8453]

Like my dad always used to say... “ save the pieces, maybe we can glue it!!” Lol.

[@pieseasmyseas]

That damn track at the end tried to break ever thing that made a pass down it

[@jamessimpson2674]

Hats off to the fire safety team.....

[@dmeemd7787]

No kidding, that is one thing that pisses me off more than about anything is incompetence when there's a fire whether it be tractor pulling, drag racing , any sort of round track, especially in this day it's really really pathetic when people can't operate a fire extinguisher or they have one with no charge, etc. etc.

[@angelajohnson6659]

They were actually trying to keep it going so they could cook hot dogs!lol

[@runningbear1982]

I see what you did there.

[@edwardmoore5325]

Needed the big bad wolf so he could huff and puff and blow those fires out!lol

[@staffy73]

Yep. And the waving is pure pro

[@TheClintmeister]

Amazing, no fire extinguishers!

[@donaldyoumans275]

Pretty darn good

[@denn606]

That second run must have been in Kentucky, you see all those guys tryin to put out that engine fire with their caps🤣

[@kearnsy3602]

Sure was. Didn’t I see your mom in that video? Or was that your sister

[@dugjay]

I've watched a bunch of these in the past half hour and the one thing that sticks out is the lack of fire extinguishers at the track. People trying to either blow out the fire or dab it with a hat lol.

[@richardgray115]

The abject lack of fire fighting measures... I have to shake my head in shame.

[@clearcreek69]

I wonder if the track crew was waiting for the horse drawn fire engine!

[@rontompkins3235]

I can see the engineering is at its highest quality LMFAO

[@michaelmoon6675]

I've heard about driving the wheels off cars but on the front of tractors that's a whole different ball game

[@burtbrooks7731]

Damn poor flagger got a good taste of that track🤣 👍👍

[@stephenblanck6986]

By watching these videos, you would think fire extinguishers were inveted a few years ago.

[@chesterswingjr9796]

You mean WERE’NT invented yet!!! 😂😂😂

[@tracynation239]

A superb video. ♡ T.E.N.

[@gerrycarmichael1391]

You’d think given the propensity of these things to catch fire they’d have something other than sweaty old ball caps on hand for fire fighting!

[@chesterswingjr9796]

The lack of fire safety is mind boggling!!! Safety has come so far with the tractors, yet track personnel can’t operate a fire extinguisher!!! “We’ll just let it burn out” seems to be their thinking.

[@johnparker3111]

It seems like none of them read the instructions. Aim at the base of the flames. The idea is to rob the fire of oxygen - as long as the base of the flames remains burning ruining the effort. It's the basic fire triangle. It needs fuel, heat, and oxygen - take any one away and the fire goes out.

[@brittanyscott2940]

Tractor song

[@RoboBeaver6]

Half the time, they don't even have an extinguisher, they just hit it with their hat.

[@farmcentralohio]

Using ones hat to attempt to put out a fire, I thought my dad was the only one that did that :)

[@ozzykrahn806]

People complaining about the ball cap but it worked

[@ffjsb]

@@ozzykrahn806 No. Just NO. Somebody had an extinguisher.

[@okihaveaname]

2:11 "Thank goodness he had his seatbelt on!" 😂

[@jameshaley8162]

..A couple of them shoulda kept going, they only lost one front tire... And a couple of those tires looked like they were hung on the tractors with just good thoughts..came off quick and clean...Keep going, boy!

[@genehunsinger3981]

Tractor front axle repair bizness must be off the hook!!!!

[@systemspm8055]

It’s quite astonishing to see how slow people are to respond with fire extinguishers

[@henrycomputer1403]

all the guys at that indoor track had the same problem. I'd be checking the guy running the sled

[@marcelbeauregard5879]

Ya i would 2 every one of them had problems....

[@billyd2593]

Couple of those guys traveled 300’ left and right just not down track

[@darrenberkey7017]

2:35 - Man, that Harvester was having none of it.

[@EEPPULLINGVIDEOS]

😎

[@WIDESIDE72]

Why the “F” does it always take those nimrods so long to show up with a fire extinguisher?!?!

[@dmeemd7787]

Yeah that absolutely drives me insane! I don't know what the hell is wrong with them, maybe they should practice once in awhile or something. Fire is something that is really unpredictable when something blows up you don't know how bad it's going to be or how bad the fire is going to be and that's the one thing most people are afraid of, at the very least it wrecks their stuff worse than about anything... then there's the whole, you know, being engulfed in flames thing when you get covered in alcohol from a fuel tank busting or something 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@raypitts4880]

like the photographers always carry a camera like wise fire silly on lookers always have a fire extinguisher. same meeting after meeting i BLAME THE ORGANIZERS OF THESE EVENTS how do they obtain a safety licence.

[@brianiswrong]

You would think each vehicle would have 1 each side as a regulation (hardly a weight penalty is it) and the sledge would also carry a couple.

[@armyguardmom]

My thoughts exactly.

[@nunyabidnis5407]

Hey Billie Bob, hit that fire with your hat.

[@4dognight192]

Those fire extinguishers must be quite rare at these events. lol

[@The6931]

Real pullers can't afford fire extinguishers

[@TheNfields260]

I must say the safety guy that removed his fire gear @ 5:00 was amazingly smart!

[@scottrjmatmsncom]

That was the driver

[@bobbindude]

2:12 you picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel 🎵

[@crazykansan1555]

Daddy cornstar?

[@peterclancy3653]

There is a joke, "you picked a fine time to leave me loose heel!"

[@richardsmith1143]

Definitely no Sandbaggin goin on here,,,!! All Out,,,!#

[@nikolaishriver7922]

I just love how tractor pulling managed to just stay completely out of the eye of safety regulations for so long

[@springfield03sniper]

Shhhhhhh

[@nikolaishriver7922]

@@springfield03sniper I mean... Uh.. *Starts speaking loudly: Tractor pulls are SO safe and those good ol' boys are so capable and well equipped to put out fires, the edge of disaster is never tumbled over. But we definitely need more safety eyes gazing on soccer fields, and monster trucks(rip).

[@johnnymitz]

I miss VHS tapes.

[@ozzykrahn806]

The john deer one with the two wheel breaking off is what you call a tandem tractor

[@calvinthedestroyer]

A tantrum tractor?

[@calvinehlert4756]

is ther something wrong with how that track was built up for the pullers in the approximate last 5 minutes of the video?

[@missumenimsatanass]

I cant believe we use to pull tractors without roll bars bk in the day. I've been pulling for over 30 yrs and I too pulled without bars. Thankfully everyone had to have them. It took people getting killed to getting the rule passed. Tractors would break something causing the tractor to roll over and crush the driver.

[@EEPPULLINGVIDEOS]

Ive been around the sport since 1975 and i dont recall anyone that pulled in a major sanctioning organization get killed while pulling or a rollover not having a rollcage. Not saying it didnt happen nor do i know it all but im not aware of it

[@missumenimsatanass]

EEPPULLINGVIDEOS Europe has had more deaths but they did some really stupid stuff though. It was awesome to watch but stupid. lol.

[@EEPPULLINGVIDEOS]

@@missumenimsatanass im sorry to hear that. Safety 1st.

[@aaronking7326]

Yea....lets try and " blow the flames out"!!

[@vaardwho5630]

The best way to put out a fire is with your hat!

[@TheHandymanQld]

'Quick ... fan the fire with your cap'

[@jontee3437]

Do you have any info on the location of the pull that the guy from taneytown twisted off his axle near the beginning of the video?

[@frankyounger231]

10:38 bad little dodge ! good looking truck

[@scottrjmatmsncom]

4:15 that announcer was roasting everyone

[@robertswift8708]

Fire extinguisher's at pulling events are always so far away.

[@jimmartin7881]

Hey!! Let's swat the flames with hats and give it more air. There ain't no Mensa candidates in this group, that's for sure.

[@billybigr]

my 5yr old grandson wants to know why they didn't fix the indoor track after the 3rd tractor bounced around. Being in the 80's and 90's is no excuse

[@danielsacks7152]

Wondered that myself. Every tractor followed the same pattern. As a former track builder and puller, I would refuse to pull. NTPA now inspects tracks and has guidelines for composition, etc.

[@mantia39]

4:29...nobody's got a fire extinguisher?!

[@keithfaulk1354]

Boy them motors know they get hot pulling that slead !!!!

[@sgsellsit]

It is amazing to me the lack of brake control a lot of these drivers have. When a pulling tractor is carrying the tires you steer with the independent rear brakes. Small corrections and light pressure. You could tell they were stomping on the brakes at times. Also, you never turn your front wheels very far t correct the path. You will almost always certainly over correct.

[@EEPPULLINGVIDEOS]

Those are great proper acts to drive a pulling vehicle. I think adrenaline factor involved and those correct maneuvers go out the window unfortunately.

[@totalcardetailing2022]

The track where all the tractor was bouncing all over the place and tearing up if you look the chain was to short on the sled causing it to hit the back tire.

[@ellaburns8619]

I want old music country musicsa

[@stephenbettencourt322]

There was definitely something wrong with that sled to move to the left while the tractor was trying to go straight. Have seen it before .

[@catkeys6911]

Tractor pulls in a nutshell: Pull starts, front of tractor leaves the ground, driver loses control. Half the time, the front then slams down and the puny little front wheels come flying off.

[@michaelkoncal7622]

They could really use more fire extinguishers!!!

[@Dfk429S9fo3]

If it's just alcohol, it doesn't take much to put it out.

[@TJP773]

michael koncal, YES, like mount them right on tractor 🚜 or truck !

[@elil5703]

No you don’t need a fire extinguisher a bottle of water will do just fine

[@vaughndelay6190]

Ok butters

[@jimconaty6218]

There seems to be a lot of people on the track who don't need to be there. And where the heck are the fire extinguishers.

[@davidmiller2719]

half a dozen good ol' boys trying to put an engine fire out with their ball caps... while blocking the one dude with a fire extinguisher....

[@keithbarendregt467]

Unreal! Got a field what needs plowing. Should take ya 15 mins

[@angelajohnson6659]

That guy from Taney town needs a rollbar on his rig!!and these tracks need to have basic safety equipment like fire extinguishers!!

[@EEPPULLINGVIDEOS]

That was back in the 80's. Safety specs have came a long way since and roll cages are now mandatory.

[@ffjsb]

@@EEPPULLINGVIDEOS Fire safety still hasn't...

[@OldFliersGroup]

Don't you love the lack of fire extinguishers

[@Bulletfacial1]

“Stubborn old men do pulls”

[@BlackKettleRanch]

What do guys think?

[@kennethfishel5260]

Who is the guy from Hagertown? I think I heard his name it Todd Wentz? I wanna look more into him, as I'm so close to him! Any info would be great. Thanks!

[@ramonpickard1683]

We're are the fire extinguishers it took to long to get one.

[@localcrew]

“Clips from our 1982 BETAMAX collection!”

[@K-Effect]

Do you get extra points for running over the flagman?

[@markhartman8025]

Fire extinguisher good idea

[@scottakasprite]

They should follow land speed and drag racing, on board fire suppression..

[@brentbarrett9415]

I'm just gonna stand right by this fire which is right next to the nitrous tank til somebody shows up with a fire extinguisher

[@johnbarham7718]

What if someone used a scraper tractor to pull the sled?

[@moniquewhite6334]

Opo

[@tboniusmaximus3047]

I rented a generator once and the guy was late, he showed up and the generator had a burn mark on it and roasted tire, the brake like caught fire and he put it out by peeing on it lol

[@HWPcville]

I'm always dumbfounded that track helpers run to a fire without any means of putting it out. Have they never seen or been to a high stakes, high powered, high octane tractor pull? As an owner, after putting that much money & effort into building a "tractor" I would certainly have a hand held extinguisher in the cab.

[@JustMeBlindFreddy]

Yeah. Stand there, in the way of danger, flapping you baseball cap, thus fanning the flames. I have to say that hi tech hi stakes helps to justify better organisation, which costs MONEY. Also, I have seen many rescue and control failures at quite big race meets of various types and budgets.

[@richardschmidt4627]

"Quick! Blow on it!! No, swat it with your cap!!! Nooo...take off your pants! That'll do it! Get another bottle 'a water down there!!!" Plus, is there some TP rules against having REAL FRONT WHEELS on these things?

[@tinmanstavern]

Whats wrong with the front wheels they have?

[@900stx7]

@@tinmanstavern They keep breaking off !

[@chesterswingjr9796]

They are SUPPOSED to have bars on the frame to keep the axle from digging into the ground and flipping the tractor over, should the front wheels come off.

[@henryofskalitz2228]

Also seems that that indoor track must be bad because all the tractors in the vid always wobble from side to side a lot

[@karlk6860]

Pertaining to the fires WTH is going on everybody runs up to look at the fire the driver of the vehicle get out and STILL nobody is there to put the fire out? I have been to a half dozen pickup/tractor pulls and they ALWAYS have fire extinguishers there! Is this no way to put out a fire normal?

[@charlescutillo2593]

There should be a fire suppression system on each tractor.

[@EEPPULLINGVIDEOS]

Today, a lot of of them do put them in but they are not mandatory. There are a huge amount of "No Fire Extinguisher" comments. I know we have them track side in our PPL East Coast Pulling Series and many other Pulling Associations do as well. Also it is mandatory we have an Ambulance and EMT crew and a Fire Truck and crew at all of our events. They are there but you may not see them in the footage (current day). Then, you have Puller drivers/owners who DO NOT want their equipment sprayed unless absolutely a must. I know what you see appears silly, fortunately we don't have BIG fires often.

[@trr8794]

So did the guy at 38s totally just pull start that fire Extinguisher

[@michaelverwers882]

Why do they have only one fire extinguisher and nobody knows where it is ? Oh well they beat the fire out with hats , great fire crew !

[@manfacilitymetalworks1296]

What is the white steam/gas/smoke that comes from the underside of a lot of these? The exhausts are pointing upwards so can't be exhaust??

[@EEPPULLINGVIDEOS]

Crankcase evac

[@anderleof]

Anybody have a fire extinguisher?

[@initialb5009]

1.23 , we need more baseball caps to put this fire out.

[@keithfaulk1354]

The shortest run ever..lol

[@navvet4518]

Imagine if they had some firefighting equipment standing by. A ball cap or a cup of beer doesn’t count. A pumper truck with some foam would make quick work out of a burning liquid fire. Just sayin’

[@peterclancy3653]

May be they should have some sort of high pressure dispenser to shower the fire with caps!!!!!

[@bigtank2185]

"explain that one" ...it popped...

[@davecommentator]

3:40 - were those guys in the background about to measure the distance travelled with a tape measure?

[@EEPPULLINGVIDEOS]

Yes they were. That was the Buck measuring crew. Fast and efficient and decently accurate

[@davecommentator]

@@EEPPULLINGVIDEOS I love how delightfully basic this sport is compared with other motorsports!

[@sferg9582]

LMAO at the guys hitting at the fire with their hats!!! WTH???

[@crustycobs2669]

What? no fire suits, no fire extinguishers, but they got ten thousand HP

[@rw8345]

Now were blowing fires out???

[@benstorer3682]

1:11 How many people fanning a fire with baseball caps do you need to put out a fire?

[@richardschmidt4627]

Only one. The rest wave the tractor around in front of him.

[@papamike9866]

1:13 Hats will put the fire out.

[@mikenewell9217]

Who needs fire extinguishers

[@Turbo44mag]

This video should be titled idiots that do not disengage the engine.

[@bogiewheelman71]

If they have enough baseball caps maybe some day they could put out a fire

[@elainegreen5855]

Do ANY of these people know what a fire extinguisher is ?

[@brushbros]

These farmers bring their entire crop in by suppertime.

[@camojoe83]

Are any of these from this century?

[@EEPPULLINGVIDEOS]

Yea, old or new, they all count

[@ray195307]

Why do the front wheels break off. Don't they understand they need to be much stronger. So easy to fix so it never happens again. But they never learn.