TRACTOR PULL - COMPETITION ENTRANT GUIDE 10-13 JUNE 2026

By entering the Fieldays® Tractor Pull Competition, you need to specify either the Weight Adjusted (racing) or the Weight Transfer (farthest distance) competition, or both. If you do not have a standard tractor but a rather a pre–85 or modified, you will need to enter the Modified Tractors Competition.  

The competition heats will be held at Fieldays Wednesday 10 until Saturday 13 June 2026, with the finals taking place on Saturday 13 June. 

COMPETITION PRIZE POOL: $5,100

Fieldays Weight Adjusted Competition  
First place: $700  
Second place: $300 
Third place: $300 

Fieldays Weight Transfer Competition 
First place 0 – 7 tonne: $300 
First place 7 – 8.5 tonne: $300 
First place 8.5 – 10 tonne: $300 
First place 10 – 12 tonne: $300 
First place 12 – 15 tonne: $300 
Overall Weight Transfer Winner: $500 

Modified Tractors
First place (Petrol): $300
First place (Diesel): $300
Overall Modified Winner: $300 

Pre 85 Tractors
First place 0-6 tonnes: $300
First place 6-9 tonnes: $300
Overall Pre-85 Winner: $300

Brent Garrett Memorial for Sportsmanship 

First Year Winner 

COMPETITION FORMAT AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Two competitions are run alongside each other for standard tractors - weight-adjusted and weight transfer.  

Weight-adjusted racing is where each competitor is given a set time for their race and this competition is horsepower defined. The winner of the heat goes through to the next round, and the other competitor is eliminated.

Weight transfer refers to the distance you can pull. Your class will be assigned a competition day, and the size of your class determines whether both heats are held throughout the day, or only in the morning or alternatively, the afternoon. 
 

Competition Location and Entry to Fieldays®

Please enter the Fieldays site through Gate 5 on Mystery Creek Road and continue through to the East Entry (formerly Gate 7).

You must be in the Tractor Pull area on Tuesday 9 June between 1.00pm – 3.00 pm to have your photo taken undertake the Fieldays 2026 Tractor Pull Driver Induction. It is critical you are on site on Tuesday between the times listed as this gate will be managed by Security and only be available to Tractor Pull competitors for entry to the site. The Driver’s Briefing will be held at 3pm, ahead of the competition opening on Wednesday morning.  You will not need a ticket to enter Fieldays on Tuesday afternoon.  

From Wednesday morning 10 June 2026 through to Saturday afternoon, you will require your Competitor Pass, along with your Tractor Pull Parking Pass. Each confirmed entrant will receive 1 x 4-day Competitor’s Pass and 2 x 1-day complimentary Fieldays passes for your supporters. 
 

Reporting times

Drivers will be notified via the Tractor Pull Competition noticeboard on Tuesday around the timetable for Wednesday and Thursday heats. Those reaching the semi-finals and finals will also be notified on the Tractor Pull competition noticeboard of reporting times for Saturday. Failure to arrive at the competition area by the reporting time will result in disqualification from the competition. 

Tractors

Each driver in the Tractor Pull competition must have their own tractor. Tractors may not be swapped or shared between drivers.

You must always carry your current driver’s license. You may be requested to produce it at any time.

Entries are limited to 60 Weight adjusted competitors and 80 overall.  Tractors must stay on site for the duration; Tuesday 9 June – Sunday 14 June in the allocated Tractor Pull parking area.

Sponsorship 

Competitors are encouraged to seek sponsorship to assist with transport costs, entry fees, accommodation etc. Sponsors can be acknowledged by signs, stickers on their own entrant’s tractor only. Please check with Fieldays that there is no sponsorship conflict by emailing your sponsor list to marie.rechner@nznfs.co.nz

Apart from the sponsorship mentioned above, competitors may not promote or display any sponsors other than the approved Fieldays sponsors. Competitors are not permitted to obstruct any promo signage etc. for approved Fieldays sponsors.

Entry Fees and Payment Options 

An entry fee of $125 (including GST) must be paid before Fieldays is able to confirm your entry into the Fieldays Tractor Pull competition.

The entry process will conclude by directing you to a payment portal where each entry must be accompanied by a payment. The entry fee is inclusive of GST and a credit card service fee.

Please note, if you are entering as a Modified Tractor, you will not need to pay an entry fee, however you will still be required to submit an entry form. 
 

Disqualification 

• It is an instant overall disqualification if an entrant and/or their supporters bring alcohol into Fieldays.
• Any driving practice deemed to be dangerous will result in disqualification.
• If disqualified from one competition, it does not mean that you will be disqualified from the other.
• If your tractor is over 260hp you will not be eligible for the Weigth Adjusted competition, however you will take part in the full Weight Transfer competition and be eligible for the prizes on offer. 
   

Contact 

If you have any further queries, please contact our office on: 

Phone: 07 843 4497   Email: info@nznfs.co.nz  

For up-to-date information download the Fieldays App in early June.

FIELDAYS 2026: NATIONAL TRACTOR PULL COMPETITION RULES

1.    All tractors MUST fully comply with all safety regulations AND have an approved safety frame fitted regardless of any exemption permitted by regulations.

2.    The NZ National Fieldays® Society (NZNFS) will take all safety precautions possible, but no liability will be accepted for damage to competitors’ tractors or injury to competitors. Any driving practice deemed to be dangerous will result in disqualification.

3.    All vehicles are required to be insured by the owner; NZNFS takes no responsibility for accident, loss, or damage of the vehicle at any stage.

4.    Each entrant may only drive one tractor, and each tractor may only be entered once. Either new or second-hand tractors may be used. Competitors wishing to obtain a tractor locally must make their own arrangements before entering.

5.    Entries may not be accepted after the closing date 30 May 2026.  The competition entries may close early if maximum capacity of entries is reached prior to 30 May 2026.

6.    Priority of acceptance will be given to entries in the order they are received by NZFS, who reserve the right to accept or decline any entry.

7.    With your entry into the Fieldays Tractor Pull competition, you give permission for your name, contact details, and photos to be used for publicity purposes under the control of the NZFS.

8.    The judge’s decision on all matters will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into. The list of judges will be on the Tractor Pull noticeboard.

9.    No refunds will be made if competitors withdraw from the competition, unless under extreme circumstances, where this request will be given due consideration.

10.    New entrants’ practice – Tuesday 9 June from 1pm; weather permitting.

11.    Heats will be held – Wednesday 10 Thursday 11 June 2026. Semi Finals and Finals will be held – Friday 12 and Saturday 13 June 2026.

All competitors will start in the heats.

12.    In the case of bad weather, all efforts will be taken to complete the competition and stay to schedule but if the judges deem the conditions too unsafe, the competition may be delayed or cancelled.

13.    Competitors must not venture outside of the set track area. This includes weaving in between cones/pegs. If they fail to do so, their run will be terminated.

14.    Each weight class will have its own winner, and prize money. There will be no competition between classes.

15.    Each weight category has a separate day for competition. At the briefing on Tuesday afternoon, the information for your weight class will be displayed. Weather will play a part, and changes will be posted on the Central Tractor Pull Facebook page.

16.    You are required to indicate your intended tractor weight on the entry form. You will not be bound to this, and scales will be available on Tuesday for free use and final adjustments.  You will need to inform the officials by 5:00pm Tuesday 9 June of any class change that differs from your entry form. Please estimate your weight as accurately as possible.  Which class you are put in decides what day your WT and WA are on, and these may clash if you change class. You will not be able to change class after 5:00 pm on Tuesday 9 June. If you miss your day, you will miss your entry into the WT competition.

17.    Competitors must take the chain slack up before setting off on their run. If competitors fail to do so, the run may be terminated, and you may be disqualified from the event.

18.    The Weighbridge at the event is the official weighbridge and its readings are final. There will be a set direction to be weighed, you will be briefed on this during the Driver’s Briefing on Tuesday 9 June 2026. 4WD must be off.

19.    Any action, addition or modification deemed unsafe by the Fieldays Tractor Pull team will result in disqualification and or removal from the site.

20.    Tractor dimension rule:  

20(a)    Overall width must not exceed 4.5 meters.

20(b)    Front mounted weights/implements must not extend more than 2.0 meters forward of the front ball ends or from the front edge of the tractor’s tombstone.

20(c)     Competitors pull frame must not extend more than 500mm beyond the end of the rear linkage ball ends.

21.    All effort will be made to avoid clashes with the Weight Adjusted competition. If you have a clash with your times, be sure to inform race officials. From there they will guide you to what competition to go to first. In most cases, your Weight Adjusted competition will take priority.

22.    The overall winner of the Weight Transfer competition will be established by who in the individual weight class had the highest percentage margin over their closest competitor in the same weight class.

23.    It is up to the driver to check their weight on the day of their competition; officials will only weigh the top three competitors after the finals are done. If you are overweight at all, you will be disqualified from the competition.

24.    Remapped/Chipped tractors are allowed in the competition, but it must be recorded on the entry form.

Competition Rules – Weight Adjusted

1.    The competition is open to all standard agricultural tractors with a manufacturers PTO power rating of 193.8kW (260hp maximum), 60kW (80hp minimum).

2.    The maximum PTO power output measured on the dynamometer at the event must not exceed 193.8kW (260hp).

3.    Contestants must not alter the tractor settings that may affect the maximum power output between the dynamometer testing and the race.

4.       If the tractor is fitted with an engine management system that could boost the power output of the engine when competing on the track above that which was measured on the dynamometer, then up to 10% may be added to the maximum power output recorded on the dynamometer for handicapping purposes. Entrants are required to identify on their entry form if their tractor has a power boost feature, how this affects the performance of the tractor and/or if the engine management system has been modified from original e.g., “chipped”. The judges will use this information in conjunction with information from other sources to determine which tractors this 10% rule will apply to.

5.    All tractors must be on rubber tyres, and may be ballasted, but only with standard weights and water ballast up to the maximum level recommended by the manufacturers. Additional traction aids are permissible, but their use must be confined to the competition area only to avoid damage to exhibition area and roadways.

6.    Each tractor will have its maximum PTO power measured at maximum engine speed (i.e. full throttle). Where the power output is below 95% of the tractor manufacturer’s specification, the 95% power level will be used for handicapping.

7.    High idle and maximum power speeds of entrants’ tractors must be within 15% of the manufacturers’ specifications.

8.    Tractors may not be used with an implement attached on the rear. Front implements are allowed as long as they fit inside the tractor dimensions rule.

9.    Normal tractor systems such as hydraulics may be used if desired. Entrants must supply their own pins, lynch pins and standard hydraulic linkage cross-arm drawbars etc. as required. Chains will be supplied by Fieldays.

10.    The chain length will be a fixed length determined by the judges and will remain the same length throughout the entire competition. Maximum hitch height is not to exceed 1.0m above the ground. In the case of a ‘D shackle’ and horizontal pin, it will be the centre of the pull bar/pin. In the case of a vertical pin, it will be to the top of the lower tongue. If the chain is not hitched directly to the standard drawbar, then it must not leave the tractor from a point more than 100mm forward of the lower link outer ball joints. Provisions must be made to allow the chain to be attached directly to a bar on the linkage arms (i.e., ‘D shackle’, pin, etc.) which the competitor is to provide (direct drawbar hitch is acceptable).  

11.    The PTO shaft must be readily accessible, and a 6-spline PTO shaft is preferable where possible. All tractors must be operated in the 1000rpm PTO speed ratio when tested on the dynamometer.

12.    The dynamometer operator has the right to disqualify any competitor if the tractor’s PTO shaft is in an unsafe or unusable state.

13.    Competitors tractors must provide a clean dynamometer sample which is at the dyno operators along with judge’s discretion. A second dyno run will be allowed within 5 minutes of the end of the first ‘dirty’ dyno run.

14.    The competitor will remain in the tractor seat between being tested at the dynamometer and completing the final run of the current race unless otherwise directed by officials.

15.    A re-run may be allowed for the first jump at the start, but you will automatically be disqualified if you jump at the start on your second attempt.

16.    Your weight adjusted day will be defined by your weight transfer selection. There will be no alterations to the weight adjusted draw if you change weight class and they fall on the same day.

17.    The horsepower output of competitors tractors must not change more than 7 horsepower (5.2 kW) between rounds.

18.    The Front wheels of the tractor must not leave the ground at race start, or during the race run.

Competition Rules - Weight Transfer

1.    Tractors are limited to a max weight of 15 Tonne.

2.    The competition will be divided into five groups. The calibration will not change in a weight class, during a round. The calibration can change between rounds. The calibration number displays on the screen at the start to ensure it is openly acknowledged to be the same as competing class tractors within these groups. Each day will have one of the weight classes.

3.    Hitch must be off the standard drawbar hitch. You must supply your own draw bar pin with lynch pin.

4.    Hitch must be a standard double tongue drawbar, in the case of pick-up hitches, the double tongue must be used.

5.    The drawbar must not have any modifications or exceed 650mm from the ground to the top side of the lower tongue. Drawbars must not be ‘flipped’.

6.    Competitors may start their pull once given the all-clear by officials, the end of the competitors run is determined by when forward movement stops and the counter stops going up.

7.    Excessive holes being dug at the end of the run are unacceptable and may cause the competitor to be disqualified from the competition at the official’s discretion.

8.    The competitor is responsible for checking they are under the maximum weight for their class. The officials will weigh the top three competitors at the end of the finals and will be disqualified if they are over the said weight with zero tolerance. This includes driver fuel and any foreign matter accumulated from completing your pull. Competitors with dual wheels need to be aware they have the capacity to pick up a lot of track material.

9.    If the competitor is not available at the time of the transfer heats, they will be deemed as ‘Did Not Finish’ for that round.

10.    Competitors run in numerical order in the first round and run in reverse order in the second round. Officials will help guide you into this order.

11.    The judge’s decision on all matters will be final, and no correspondence will be entered.

12.    No ground penetrating implements, or aids are permitted.

13.    Tractors may not be used with an implement attached. Front mounted implements are allowed only if they fit inside the tractor dimension rule.  

14.    The chain length will be a fixed length determined by the judges and will remain the same length throughout each round.

15.    False starts over 4m are considered as the competitors run, false starts under 4m, the competitor can stop and start again but the sledge will not be restarted.

16.    The sledge setting will not be changed within a round; however, it may be increased/decreased between rounds.

Competition Rules - Modified Tractors

Modified Tractors are for those who do not have a standard tractor but a Pre–85, modified tractor, or tractor of interest. By entering the Fieldays Tractor Pull competition, you are entering just the Weight Transfer competition. The competition will be held at 8.30am, 12.00pm and 4.00pm, Wednesday – Friday.

1.    Each weight class will have its own winner and prize money. There will be no competition between classes.

2.    The sledge setting will not be changed within a round, however it may be increased or decreased between rounds.

3.    We will confirm the Tractor Pull competition schedule in the afternoon on Tuesday 9 June, the draw will be up on the control cabin.  Final draw depends on entrant numbers.

4.    Officials will do their best to run an even competition between 2wd and 4wd entries.

5.    Due to the vast variation of tractors in these classes, judges will determine the sledge setting from Day 1 to run as far and even competition as possible for the rest of the event.  For example, a 4WD 9 tonne Pre-85 vs. a 7 tonne 2WD are in the same calls and competing for the same prize.