Frequently Asked Questions

Q) How much does it cost to enter my child in a Pedal Pull?

A) There is no charge to enter our pulls except a little bit of your time to cheer your child on.

Q) What age does a child have to be to pull?

A)Pedal pulls are open to all children ages 4 - 11 years old.

Q) Do you ever let children under 4 years old pull?

A) Yes. We do at times allow 2 and 3 year old children to pull with the 4 year old group. However these children are not eligible for a trophies and are not eligible to qualify for the State Championship.

Q) Do we have to supply anything for the pull?

A) You must supply us with the contestant and that's all. We will supply everything else.

Q) How do you determine the winner of a pull?

A) The winner is the contestant that pull the weighted sled the farthest.

Q) How much weight does our child have to pull?

A) Each pulling surface is deferent so the weight will very from pull to pull. The general starting weight for the 4 year old class is 70 lbs. The average starting weight for the 11 year old class will very widely from 200 lbs. to 300+ lbs. weight for all ages in between is determined by the pull distances and weight of the class before them.

Q) What is a Full Pull?

A) A Full Pull is a pull of 40 feet. Sometimes we do not have a full 40 feet to pull on. When this happens we will determined a distance for a full pull and all pulls of that distance will be counted as a Full Pull.

Q) What do you do if you have more than one Full Pull or you have a tie?

A) In the case of two or more Full Pulls or a tie for any one of the trophy positions we will have a Pull Off. In the case of two or more Full Pulls we will reweigh the sled and the contestants with Full Pulls will pull again without any help from us starting the pull. In the case of a tie for a trophy position we will have the contestants that tied pull the same weight again without any help from us starting the pull.

Q) What is a trophy position?

A) A trophy position is any position that is eligible to win a trophy. This is normally only 1st or 2nd place but some event sponsors will give trophies for 3rd place, therefor 3rd would be a trophy position at these pulls.

Q) Where is Hawkeye Pedal Pull located?

A) Hawkeye Pedal Pull is located in Keosauqua and Ollie Iowa and we do pulls in Central, South Central, Eastern and Southeast Iowa.

Q) Can children from other States compete in your pulls?

A) YES!! Our pulls are open to all children 4 - 11 years of age who have a Parent or Guardians consent to pull.

Q) Can children form other States qualify for the Iowa State Championship Pull?

A)All children 4 - 11 years old may qualify for the Iowa State Championship (See Who qualifies for the Iowa State Championship Pull below for more details)

Q) I've heard that your helpers children get to use your equipment to practice. Is this true?

A) Absolutely Not!! Our helpers children do not get any practice time on any of our equipment or get any kind of special treatment when it is there time to pull. Our helpers are honest people and are there to help all the kids have fun and to have a little fun themselves.

Q) How many pulls can my child compete at in one year?

A) Your child can compete at all our local pulls, however they must qualify for the Iowa State Championship Pull to compete there. (See Who qualifies for the Iowa State Championship Pull below for more details)

Q) Who qualifies for the Iowa State Championship Pull?

A)Children who finish 1st or 2nd at a local pull are eligible to sign up for the Iowa State Championship and must be signed up at the pull where they qualified.

Q) How and where do we register for the Iowa State Championship Pull?

A) If your child was 1st or 2nd at a State Sanctioned pull then proceed to the registration table before the end of that pull and ask for the Iowa State registration form. This form is as simple to fill out as the registration form that you filled out for the event you are currently at. Fill out the form completely and return it to the registration table. At that time one of our helpers will confirm that the form is filled out completely and correctly and will present you with the yellow copy of the form. This copy of the form will have all the information for the State Championship that you will need and must be presented at the State pull along with proof of child's age.
Help is always available at our registration table if you have any questions or need help filling out the form.

Q) What do you mean by State Sanctioned pull?

A) All of our pedal pulls can be sanctioned with the Iowa Pedal Pull Association for a small fee. Not all event sponsors choose to sanction there pulls, at unsanctioned pulls children are not eligible to sign up for the State Championship Pull. To find out if a pull is sanctioned you may ask anyone of our helpers the day of the pull.

Q) Is the State Fair pull the State Championship Pull?

A) NO!! The State Fair pull is the same as any local pull and is open to any child ages 4 - 11 years old.

Q) Where is the State Championship Pull held?

A)The State Championship pull is held in Marshalltown at the Marshalltown Memorial Coliseum.

Q) When is the State Championship Pull?

A)The State Championship pull is generally sometime around the first to middle part of September. The date, time of sing in, and a map to the location of the pull are included on the copy of the registration form that you received.

Q) I have noticed that one of your helpers is taking pictures at your pulls. What are these used for?

A) The pictures we take are mainly used for our website but on occasion are used for promotional material. However for the safety of the children that pull with us we DO NOT give out the child's name that goes with the picture without parental consent.

Q) Do you have pictures from every pull you do?

A) Unfortunately we do not.

Q) Do you still Email pictures from your pedal pulls for free?

A) We do not offer free pictures anymore. We take thousands of pictures a year and the time it takes to go through all of them to find the right picture has become to great to offer them for free.

Q) Is there any way I can get pictures of my child that you have taken?

A) Yes there is. You can request a picture of your child by using our Picture Request Form. We will do our best to find a picture of your child and will let you know where to go to order your pictures.

Q) How can I contact Hawkeye Pedal Pull?

A) There are several ways to contact use. If you have an event that you would like to have a Pedal Pull at please use our Request a Pull Link.
For general information or questions please Click Here to contact our Webmaster who will answer you question directly or will pass it on to someone who can answer it for you.
If your child has competed at one of our pulls and you would like to know if we have a picture of them pulling please use our Picture Request Form