The BSE 1/4 Scale Tractor Team was named the Overall Winner of this year’s ASABE International 1/4 Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. X-Team was also named second place overall.
A-Team took home the gold over the competition weekend that ran from May 30 to June 2 at the Expo Gardens Fairgrounds in Peoria, IL.
Winners were announced at an awards banquet and were given plaques, a trophy, and a cash award.
The A-Team won first place overall in their competition as well as placed first in test and development, safety, team presentation, durability performance and team performance, and placed third in design report.
The X-Team won second place overall in their competition and placed first in design presentation.
1/4 scale teams are challenged to conceptualize engineering fundamentals through the design of a frame, drive train, hitch, clutch, weight brackets, and other parts of a 1/4 scale tractor. The BSE team showed their mastery of the concepts of strength of materials, statics, and power transfer in their win.
Congratulations to team members:
Jonah Bolin (A-Team captain)
Noah Bolin (A-Team captain)
Seth Brunkhorst
Olivia Bures
Mark Dean (X-Team captain)
Rylan Dvorak
Nick Engle
John Freudenburg
Grant Gaspers
Brett Halleen
Court Kaelin
Josh King
Jaci Kurkowski
Zak Kurkowski (A-Team captain)
Nathan Lancaster
Reece McFarland
Alex Schellpeper (X-Team captain)
Devon Vancura (A-Team captain)
IANR Media, Nebraska Today, and ASABE shared the competition results. The team photo was also a feature in the IANR weekly photo roundup.