Awesome Tractors

Here’s a fun winter activity – a tractor that pulls 28 people on innertubes around a frozen lake. This ride can be enjoyed in Heihe, China, a popular destination for tourists from nearby Russia. We see no reason the same can’t be done anywhere you have a tractor, a frozen lake, and a bunch of rope – the more powerful the tractor, the more people you can pull.

Tractors are typically slow-moving behemoths. Williams Formula 1 teamed up with heavy equipment maker JCB to prove that isn’t always the case. This Fastrac tractor packs a 7.2L diesel engine, making 1000hp and 1843 lb-ft. of torque, upgraded with a ZF 6-speed manual, and other racing enhancements. Its top speed: 103.6 mph.

UK-based Etsy shop Smithers of Stamford specializes in industrial furniture made of used objects, such as this massive hood from an old Massey Ferguson tractor. It comes with a glass tabletop and measures 22″x 48″x 25″.

Watch rally driver Juha Kankkunen take a highly-modded Valtra tractor for a breakneck ride on the snow, along the way setting a world record for the fastest tractor ever. It’s not exactly the best handling vehicle, but it goes fast on the straights.