Kansas State Does It Again at 1/4-Scale Tractor Competition

Resource, Jul 2007

Kansas State University continued its winning tradition in the ASABE International 1/4-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition, taking home the firstplace trophy in the 2007 event held in Peoria, 111., May 31-June 3. This is the sixth time in the history of the competition that the Kansas State team has taken top honors.

Rounding out the top five places were, in order, Purdue University, Université Lavai, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Illinois.

The second-place and fifth-place honors for Purdue and the University of Illinois represent the highest finishes ever achieved by each team. Like Kansas State, Université Lavai and the University of Kentucky are consistently strong contenders in the 1/4-Scale contest, cracking the top five regularly.

In winning the competition, Kansas State received a plaque for Best Written Design Report, while runner-up Purdue took top honors for Performance in the tractor pull. Iowa State University scored highest among all competitors in the Team Presentation.

The 2007 1/4-Scale Tractor Competition marked the 10th anniversary of the event held at the Peoria Expo Gardens. Competing in this year's competition were 24 full and 10 junior teams of university students from across the United States and Canada. Jerome Robillard and Brian Huenink served as co-chairs of the contest.

Sponsors of the 10th Annual International 1/4-Scale Tractor Competition included AGCO, Bridgestone/Firestone, Briggs & Stratton, case, Caterpillar, Deere & Company, Kubota, New Holland, and SolidWorks.

Additional support was provided by Campbell Scientific, Inc.; Central City Scale; Claas Omaha; eServ; German Bliss Equipment; Kelly Sauder Rupiper Equipment, LLC; Kentucky Cora Growers Association; Miller Electric; and Read Brothers Equipment.

The complete list of 2007 awards can be found on the ASABE Web site at www.asabe.org/students/tractor /asaecomp.html.