Who is Brian Miller anyway? (Autobiography)

(Updated 6/28/11)

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I'm a 51 year old man who grew up in the southern rural part of Boone County, near Columbia, Missouri. I'm a hard worker and honest person (always was and always will be). I have old-fashioned Christian beliefs and I live a quiet, peaceful life. I don't consume alcoholic beverages, smoke or do illegal drugs (never have and never will). I repair small engine equipment, fabricate various garden tractor pulling parts and perform machine work in our shop/garage since 1982. When talking with me on the phone, please be patient because I stutter.

In 1988, I became very interested in garden tractor pulling. We (my dad and I) visited some of the local garden tractor pulls in central Missouri to get acquainted with the sport of pulling. In 1989 I built my first garden pulling tractor. It was a model 100 Cub Cadet 30 Cubic Inch (12hp) Super-Stock and I still have it today. A year later I built a second pulling tractor, a model 100 Cub Cadet 10hp Super-Stock. But after a few years, the 10hp class died out in this area and in 2006, I converted it into a competitive stock 10hp for my brother's son to pull.

In 1992, we had a falling out with the garden tractor association we were pulling with (defunct club that was based in California, MO) and decided to start a new garden tractor pulling association. So we built our own self-propelled garden tractor pulling sled and acquired all the required equipment (scales, measuring device, etc.). Our sled is named Track Master. It's now recognized as one of the top sleds in the nation. Click here for more information about our sled.

I own two garden pulling tractors and a motorized garden tractor pulling sled, to which I built by myself with the tools in our shop. I did build two very competitive small wheel mini-rods with a Chevy V6 engine, but I sold them after a few years due to lack of interest in starting this type of class in my area. I learned the hard way how to build my tractors so they'll be truly competitive. I fabricate most of the parts for them in my shop. That's one of the reasons why I created my pulling tips web sites. To help other pullers to do the same. Besides, you learn a lot by doing things yourself, and if it performs well, personal pride goes into the things you build.

If you've wondered how I received my knowledge, well, actually, I'm self-taught. I didn't go to college or receive formal training. I guess I'm just one of those guys who know how to put scientific knowledge to practical use. As a matter of fact, I receive emails and phone calls from college professors and high school AG teachers who visit my web sites, asking me about how to repair certain mechanical things. This is no joke! I would think these guys would know more than me. I always have the correct answer for them, too. Once, my brother asked me if I was going to attend college. And I asked him, "Why, do they need a teacher?"

In 1996, I created my garden tractor pulling tips and tricks web sites to help promote garden tractor pulling around the world and help bring families and friends closer together, and help keep kids out of trouble with the law. It's my way of contributing my experience to society, and try to make the world a better place to live. Although I also sell my parts and services through my web sites, I'm not just in it for the money. I'm in it to help people live more productive lives. It gives me a good feeling knowing that there's families cooperating together because I believe that in today's society, family values are the most important thing. It helps build a better family when family members function together and share a common interest. And it makes me feel good knowing that I help so many people around the world. Here's an example: YouTube - 4/15/11 - This Week in WV - 7-Year-old tractor pull girl.

And I do not appreciate other businesses "stealing" my concepts of the parts that I thought of and marketing them through their web sites. If they're going to do this, I would appreciate it if they would at least give me some credit by mentioning my name and putting a link in their web site to mine in exchange.

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