(Shoshoni, WY) – The Wind River Flywheelers celebrated their 30th annual Antique Tractor and Engine Show last weekend in Shoshoni, drawing competitors, families, and spectators to the East Park Rest Area on May 30 and 31.
Tractors take turns pulling a weighted sled Sunday morning in Shoshoni at the 30th annual Flywheelers Show. The tractor pulling competition doesn’t do awards – just bragging rights. h/t Carl Cote Tractor pull fans sat under covered bleachers to spectate the action in Shoshoni Sunday. h/t Carl Cote Cordell Smith pulls up the tractor when its his turn for the pull Sunday in Shoshoni. h/t Carl Cote Dick McConnaughey looks back to see his progress as he pulls the sled Sunday morning. h/t Carl Cote A bright orange four cylinder Minneapolis-Moline R sits on display at the Flywheelers show in Shoshoni Sunday. h/t Carl Cote
Events kicked off each day at 10 a.m. and included tractor pulls, engine displays, food, crafts, and vendors, and activities for kids, including pedal tractors, a barrel train, and a sandbox.
“The event is a fun tradition for the members, to be able to show off our tractors and have fun out here,” said Flywheelers president David Stark.
Tom and Judy Dickinson walked their Corgis around the tractors at the Flywheelers show Sunday in Shoshoni. h/t Carl Cote Carl Horn V backed up his tractor as his father Carl Horn IV watched from the edge of the competition area. h/t Carl Cote Phillip Scheel announced tractor drivers as they took turns pulling Sunday. h/t Carl Cote 
Dick McConnaughey gets the tractor pull started Sunday morning in Shoshoni. h/t Carl Cote
Saturday’s tractor pull drew more than 50 entrants, with a smaller, more local group competing Sunday. Pulls were divided by tractor size, starting with small tractors and working up to the big machines. The pull uses a weighted sled system where a weight box slides forward as the sled moves down the track, progressively adding resistance to the pull.
A remodeled John Deere A from 1946 waited its turn to pull Sunday afternoon. h/t Carl Cote Carl Horn V backed up his tractor as his father Carl Horn IV watched from the edge of the competition area. h/t Carl Cote A Canadian CockShutt tractor was on display at the Flywheelers show Sunday afternoon. h/t Carl Cote
Dick McConnaughey, a member for roughly 25 to 30 years who comes close to being involved since the very first event, said the club has around 70 active members and has logged over 600 total members since its founding. He noted that participants travel from as far as Cody and Thermopolis to compete, and that the event carries on largely through bragging rights alone, with no prizes, trophies, or ribbons awarded.
“You get bragging rights,” McConnaughey said. “That keeps it fun.”
Three generations of Carl Horns, Carl III, Carl V, and Carl IV, from left to right, showed up to compete with a few of their tractors Sunday in Shoshoni. “It’s awesome to be able to pull with him,” Carl IV said of his son. “It’s nice to spend a day like this and keep the tradition alive.” h/t Carl Cote George Schaefer drove around children on a towed train ride Sunday afternoon at the Fly Wheelers show. h/t Carl Cote Children smiled as they rode the mini train ride Sunday at the 30th Wind River Flywheelers show. h/t Carl Cote
