4-H tractor driving contest

4-H tractor driving participants

Burt County 4-H members taking part in the 4-H Tractor Driving Contest are all smiles after completing the different parts of the contest.

Back – on tractor are: Zack Petersen of Tekamah and Caleb Schlichting of Lyons

Brandon Olson of Tekamah; Max Hansen of Herman; Blaine Olson  of Tekamah; Derek Method of Decatur; Reese Hansen of Herman and Thomas Hennig of Tekamah.

4-H Tractor Driving Contest Results

Mary Loftis

UNL Extension Assistant

July 22, 2013

The Burt County 4-H Tractor Driving Contest was held Monday evening, July 22 at Lee Valley Farms north of Tekamah. Eight 4-H members participated in the three divisions of the contest.

The Junior Division contest consists of the young 4-H members taking a written test and doing a tractor inspection as well as driving a lawn mower through the obstacle course. In the Junior Division Zachary Petersen of Tekamah won champion honors and a purple ribbon.  Blue ribbons were awarded to Caleb Schlichting of Lyons and Reese Hansen of Herman.

In the Intermediate Division the members take a more challenging written test as well as the tractor inspection. In this division they drive a small tractor with a two wheeled manure spreader behind it through the obstacle course. In this division Brandon Olson of Tekamah received a red ribbon.

The Senior Division consists of an even more difficult written test with the tractor inspection and they drive a tractor with the two wheeled manure spreader behind it as well as a four wheeled wagon (both forwards and backwards) through the course. Derek Method of Decatur was named Champion of the Senior Division while Thomas Hennig of Tekamah and Max Hansen of Herman earned blue ribbons and Blaine Olson of Tekamah received a red ribbon.

Mary Loftis,

Extension Assistant
UNL Extension – Burt County
111 North 13th Street, Suite 6
Tekamah, NE 68061
Phone: (402) 374-2929

Fax: (402) 374-2930

Internet: mloftis2@unl.edu