Some highlights include:
- Team members must be enrolled in school and national ASABE members
- Tractor must be designed and the majority of fabrication performed by student members
- Tractor must be less than 72 inches wide, 96 inches long, and weigh less than 900 pounds
- Tractor may use multiple engines
- Each team must design a fully customized frame
- All tractors must use Briggs & Stratton 16 hp Vanguard engines, Model 303447, with no internal or external modifications
- Engines for teams placing first, second, and third will be returned to Briggs & Stratton for disassembly and inspection after the event.
- The maximum pass-by noise level at full throttle and a forward ground speed of 4 +- 2 mph cannot exceed 94 dB(A)
- Gasoline will be supplied at the competition to ensure equal engine performance
- Service brakes must be capable of locking the brake tires at maximum speed with the tractor ballasted to 1300 lbs.
- All driven tires must by 26 x 12.00 - 12 Flotation 23 tires with a maximum wheel (rim) width of 12 inches (305 mm).
- All tractors must have a working kill-switch that shuts off the ignition and electric fuel pump (if one is installed) in the event of the tractor becoming detached from the sled
- All tractors must have wheelie bars and bumper-bars
- All chains, gears, pulleys, and rotating parts must be covered by adequate shielding, which will protect hands and fingers from entering and being injured
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