Video: F-150 Lightning Enters Sled Pulling Contest

As long as there have been motorized vehicles, there have been people figuring out how to race and compete with them. And there are so many things you can do with a powerful engine and four wheels. Take sled pulling. A sport that likely arose from an argument between two cocky farmers over whose machine could haul more stuff has become a national phenomenon. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are poured into purpose-built tractors and trucks to see who can pull the weight sled the farthest.This Ford F-150 Lightning is a purpose built vehicle…but sled pulling is not that purpose. But that didn’t stop one intrepid Connecticut man from hooking his Lightning up to the sled and trying to pull with the best of them.

Traditionally, sled pulling is left to four-wheel drive trucks, as getting traction with just two wheels and hauling several tons of cement blocks can be…difficult. But this was a supercharged 1999-04 F-150, so it had quite a bit of power on tap to play with. Still, it cannot be overstated what a disadvantage 2WD is in a sled pulling contest.

So how’d he do? Shockingly well if you ask us. Despite having just 2WD, this Lightning hauled the weighted sled over 100 feet. The supercharger earned its weight in this endeavor, that’s for sure. The video never mentions the tow weight, though it is assuredly well over two tons, and perhaps more. It’s a new use for an old Lightning, that’s for sure. Would you ever enter a Lightning or other sport truck in a tractor pull?