A-1 Miller's Performance Enterprises

Offering Quality Products and Professional Workmanship at Reasonable Prices!
With Brian Miller's Technology, Old Engines and Small Engine Equipment Will Never Become Obsolete, They'll Run Much Better.
Hot Rod Garden Tractor and Mini-Truck Pullers Association (Reorganized)

If you would like to purchase any of the parts or services listed in this website, please contact A-1 Miller's Performance Enterprises | 1501 W. Old Plank Rd. | Columbia, MO (Missouri) 65203-9136 USA | Phone: 1-573-256-0313 (shop) | 1-573-881-7229 (cell; when leaving a voice message, please speak slowly when giving your phone number). Please call Monday-Friday, except holidays, 9am to 5pm, Central time zone. If no answer, please try again later. (When speaking with Brian, please be patient because I stutter.) A-1 Miller's shop is open to the public from 9am to 5pm, including weekends, except holidays. Please call before coming so I'll be here waiting for your arrival. E-mail: pullingtractor@aol.com. Directions to our shop | 1501 West Old Plank Road, Columbia, MO - Google Maps or Map of 1501 West Old Plank Road, Columbia, MO by MapQuest. If you're the kind of person who don't trust delivery/shipping companies (mis)handling your high-dollar and fragile merchandise, you can make the long drive to A-1 Miller's shop to personally drop off and/or pick up your carburetor, clutch assembly, engine, transaxle, tractor, etc. "The road to a friend's house (or shop) is never long." (We're planning to relocate to other property with a bigger and better shop so we can provide many more parts and services.) Please click here to place an order. We Ship to Canada and Worldwide

A-1 Miller's Fully Computerized Stuska Water Brake Engine Dynamometer (Dyno) Service with DPM Data Logger Software!

For performance testing engines up to 200hp at speeds up to 12,000 RPM. The only engine dyno service in Missouri for Kohler pulling engines! Fully operational and 100% accurate, customers can rent dyno time, fine tune and make adjustments or changes to their engines to gain maximum horsepower and torque, and print-out the results so their tractor(s) will be truly competitive on the track. With an engine dyno, the puller can adjust their engine to get maximum horsepower and torque, and gear their tractor appropriately to have an advantage over the competition. NOTE: A fresh-built engine may not produce full power until it's broke-in. This is when the valves wear-in with the seats to completely seal in the compression. The rings will likely hold the compression, but the valves may leak slightly until they wear into the seats. This is normal for all engines and may take several hours or pulls to happen, then the valves will be able to hold full compression. Lots of pullers tell me after I've built their engines that it seems to pull stronger every time they pull it.

Engine Dyno Rental Fee: $50.00 per hour run time from the moment the engine is started. No setup fee for Cub Cadet engines with a 3- or 6-pin/stud clutch driver. An adapter may need to be needed or fabricated for other makes and models of engines. Only engines with the narrow base oil pan can be tested. Engines with the wide base (tall) oil pan cannot be tested at this time.

Coming Soon - Detailed Illustrated Plans on How to Construct a Professional Pull-Back Garden Tractor Pulling Sled, and a Self-Powered Garden Tractor Pulling Sled. FYI - My professionally-built self-powered pulling sled, Track Master (click the picture to the right to see a larger image of my sled), is the only one I've ever built and I got it right the first time, with very few changes that had to be made to it. I guess I'm just one of those kind of guys that knows what he's doing. Pullers really like pulling my sled, too. They say it's the best sled they've ever pulled. (Not bragging, just stating the truth.) By the way - Track Master sled is engineered so well (by Brian Miller), that other sled builders/owners have copied my well thought-out and proven design. Anyway, I have lots of work to do in my shop and I work on the sled plans in my spare time. As soon as my plans with an inventory list of parts to use are perfected, I'll post the update in my websites. Remember - Perfection takes time. If it's worth having, it's worth waiting for. Also, I plan to acquire a bigger shop and I may build high quality garden tractor pulling sleds in the future to offer for sale. Please call me at 573-256-0313 (shop) or 573-881-7229 (cell; when leaving a voice message, please speak slowly when giving your phone number), or email me at pullingtractor@aol.com or pullingtractor@yahoo.com if you're interested. - Brian Miller

(Added 2/13/15)

Capital Steel & Wire | Steel Bar & Steel Wire Distributor

Capital Steel & Wire supplies a variety of steel bar and steel wire products used for manufacturing automotive mechanical parts, such as crankshafts, transmission gears and bearings. All of our products are manufactured in the USA in our Lansing, MI or Cleveland, OH facilities.

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Adding A Little Flair To Your Tractor!

It may not be traditional or even well received in many circles, but there is something to be said about spicing up your rig for competition. So, how do we do this without going down the path of the low rider and monster truck?

The first thing to take a look at is the paint job. You can stick with the classics if you really want to. Red and green are solid colors that you are going to see represented in spades. If you want to stand out from the crowd, you can stay in the same spectrum while diverging slightly from the norm. Deeper reds or greens will seem more intense and serious, but brighter colors will appear as playful and exciting.

You can also take the paint job to an entirely new realm. Metallic red is not a finish you see very often on the tracks or in the fields. A few other competitors may scoff and laugh, but they will not be laughing once you've won. It's not a complete divergence from tradition, but it will stand out and set you apart. I would avoid sparkly paint jobs or anything that is too gaudy and busy. Sure it may be striking, but there is never anything classy about zebra stripes or leopard print. There is a difference between having a little flair and having no class.

Upgrade the horn. Nothing draws attention quite like train horns can and I have known a few people who have added these to their tractors. It's not the normal upgrade or the most practical option, but it sure is a bold one. One note, do not use train horns inside. Save these blasts of sound for the outdoor events where you can let go without blowing out any eardrums. Just one more thing to consider before running out to find the best pricing on train horns.

Excel
Sportswear

We do t-shirts for tractor pulling teams, race teams and the National FFA. Go here for more information: http://www.exceltees.com.

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Gary's Place

Obsolete Small Engine, Farm Tractor & Magneto Parts

Onan Engine Parts Manufacturer and Sales. We now have a 30,000 volt ignition coil that fires 2 cylinders at a time for $59.95. They work really great on the old Bolens and the Onans.

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J & S Enterprises

Supplier of Quality Garden Tractor Pulling Products

KIRK ENGINES, INC.
Custom Parts for Small Tractors
Specializing in Kohler Single Cylinder Engines and IH Cub Cadet Tractors
Please Visit Our Website at http://www.kirkengines.com

Billet Breather and Fuel Pump Covers
Bosch "Blue" Ignition Coils
PointSaver^TM Electronic Ignition Modules
Crankshaft Balancing Service
Other Interesting and Unique Parts

Lakota Racing | QUARTER SCALE (Garden Pulling Tractors)
High-Performance Garden Tractor Pulling Parts and Engine Builders
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Midwest Super Cub | 333 Welton Ave. | P.O. Box 10 | Welton, IA 52774. Normal Hours 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Monday-Friday. Tech line: 563-659-5276 Available 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Monday-Friday. Voice Mail Order line: 888-414-6983 Available 24/7. Fax: 563-659-5361. Web site: http://www.midwestsupercub.net/ | Emails: sales@midwestsupercub.net, support@midwestsupercub.net

Pit Bull II is on the Loose!

You Can Really Tear Up the Competition with the Pit Bull II Pulling Tire!

Original Pit Bull Pulling Tire:

Free Pit Bull II tire sticker:
Free Pit Bull Sticker

Pit Bull II tires are completely different from the Original. Improved features include:

26-12.00x12 4 ply Puller tire
U.S. Patent no. D461,764
32 Chevron Bars Staggered 1/4". Cut tread design is molded into each tire.
Reinforced corners and the tip of the bars are staggered 1/4" and have off-set tread with 1/2"+ tread depth.
Tread height: 1/2", 85" average circumference. / 12" wide tread, 33.5 lbs. average weight each, No hardening necessary.
Tread Height: 1/2". Full 12" tread width footprint. Tire is designed so the entire width of the tread lays flat on the ground, even with more than enough air pressure.
Extra hard rubber compound. Which means no hardening or sharpening required - they're ready to pull!
Flexible sidewalls. Sidewalls are designed to bulge out instead of wrinkle which allows the tire to maintain constant forward force while also allowing the tire to lie fully flat thus creating the most footprint while also having the necessary pressure to force the tire forward.
1-1/4" height difference from center of crown to edge of tread when inflated to 7 p.s.i.
Tough tread. Excellent for high tire speed garden tractors and small wheel (26-12.00x26 tires) mini-rods with an automotive engine!
Click here for more information regarding Pit Bull tire products and dealer locations.
Contact The Original Tire Mart, 1815 Locust St., Saint Louis, MO 63103 | (314) 621-8954. They can put you in touch with your nearest Pit Bull tire dealer.

Email Tire Mart below for the nearest Pit Bull II tire dealer in your area and for prices. Ê

Trailer Accessories | Race Trailer Storage | Pit Products

We make a variety of trailer and garage accessories including light weight aluminum cabinets, garage storage products, and aluminum shelves and bins. They are designed for the garages and trailers of racing enthusiasts of all kinds to help keep their storage and workspaces organized. All of our products are handmade in the USA in our facility in Jackson, Michigan.

Specializing in High Performance Garden Tractor Pulling Parts Manufacturing. Manufacturing Garden Tractor Pulling Parts and Serving the Puller Since 1975!

Vogel Manufacturing | Web site: http://www.vogelmanufacturing.com/shop | Location: 1611 West Wernsing Avenue, Effingham, IL - Google Maps

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