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 Material Information
Title: Yee-Haa! Formula for a Successful Tractor Rodeo
Physical Description: Fact Sheet
Creator: Lehtola, Carol J.
Publisher: University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, EDIS
Place of Publication: Gainesville, Fla.
 Notes
Acquisition: Collected for University of Florida's Institutional Repository by the UFIR Self-Submittal tool. Submitted by Melanie Mercer.
Publication Status: Published
General Note: "First published September 2001. Reviewed November 2009."
General Note: "ABE308"
 Record Information
Source Institution: University of Florida Institutional Repository
Holding Location: University of Florida
Rights Management: All rights reserved by the submitter.
System ID: IR00003304:00001


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1 Carol J. Lehtola and Charles M. Brown2 http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu

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Yee-Haa! Formula for a Successful Tractor Rodeo 2 Event #1: Backing Event#2: Hooking Up Event #3: Driving Course Pre-Warm-Up Engine Starting Warm-Up and Clutch Operation Driving

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Yee-Haa! Formula for a Successful Tractor Rodeo 3 Safety

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Yee-Haa! Formula for a Successful Tractor Rodeo 4 Course Layout for Tractor Rodeo

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Yee-Haa! Formula for a Successful Tractor Rodeo 5

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Yee-Haa! Formula for a Successful Tractor Rodeo 6 Number of Infractions Total Points Off 1. Failure to Check Water _______x7 = _______ 2. Failure to Check Oil _______x7 = _______ 3. Failure to Check Fuel _______x7 = _______ 1. Failure to Check Neutral Position _______x10 = _______ 2. Failure to Disengage Clutch while Starting Engine _______x10 = _______ 3. Switch Not Turned On _______x3 = _______ 1. Failure to Warm-up Engine for Period Specified _______x7 = _______ 1. Number of Pull-ups to Improve Position _______x2 = _______ 2. Markers Scraped (number) _______x4 = _______ 3. Marker Moved or Upset (number) _______x5 = _______ 4. Killed Engine (number of times) _______x2 = _______ 5. Grated Gears (number of times) _______x1 = _______ 6. Rough Clutch Engagement (number of times) _______x1 = _______ 7. Failure to Disengage Clutch (number of times) _______x2 = _______ 8. Number of Inches Wheel Off Center _______x2 = _______ 9. Number of Inches Trailer is + or 4 inches from Rear Boundary _______x2 = _______ 1. Skidding or Spinning Wheels When Starting (number of violations) _______x2 = _______ 2. Turning Too Short and Fouling Implement (number of violations)_______x2 = _______ 3. Operation of Tractor at Unsafe Speed (number of violations) _______x4 = _______ 4. Moving Tractor with Brake Set (number of violations) _______x1 = _______ 5. Failure to Dismount to Insert or Remove Drawbar Pin _______x2 = _______ 6. Failure to Bring Tractor to Complete Stop _______x5 = _______ 7. Failure to Lock Brakes Before Dismounting to Hook-up or Unhook Implement at Finish Line _______x5 = _______ 8. Excessive Use of Brakes (number of violations) _______x2 = _______ 9. Failure to Wear Safety Belts _______x10 = _______ 1. Written Exam (number missed x 4) _______ 2. Tractor Operation (number missed) _______ 3. Oral Exam and/or Demonstration (number missed) _______