Cobourg man plans to set record for pulling house

Posted August 19, 2010 5:42 pm.

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COBOURG, Ont. – A Southern Ontario man discussed his plans to set a Guinness Record Thursday, after deciding to pull a house.

Cobourg Reverend Kevin Fast will attempt to move the structure on September 18, with proceeds going towards Habitat for Humanity.

He said the house could be as much as 54,000 to 68,000 kilograms, but that would not be the heaviest structure he has pulled.

Last year, he dragged a C.C. Globemaster Aircraft – weighing in at over 188,000 kilograms – at CFB Trenton, which has been recorded as the biggest feat of strength in history.

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