The Ohio State University Quarter-Scale Tractor Team provides students the opportunity to apply what they are learning in the classroom to real-world problems. Students spend the academic year planning, designing, building, and testing a quarter-scale tractor to compete in the International Quarter Scale Tractor Student Design Competition hosted by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). Team members use knowledge from mechanics, strength of materials, dynamics, hydraulics, physics, engines, Solidworks, electricity and circuits, manufacturing, and more, combined with skills such as communication, economics, business, organization, and leadership to bring their tractor from a plan to competition-ready.
The Quarter-Scale Tractor Team is open to any undergraduate student regardless of major.
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The Quarter-Scale Tractor Team meets on Thursdays at 5:00 pm in Room 145 of the Ag Engineering Building and then moves to Room 166.
Advisors:
Dr. Scott Shearer
Andrew Klopfenstein
Co-Capitans:
Bryce Schott - schott.148@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Alex Parsio - parsio.2@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Bobby Bench - bench.19@buckeyemail.osu.edu
For More Info on Competition
Past Results
2019
2019 Results
From May 30th to June 2nd, 12 students represented The Ohio State University at the International Quarter Scale (IQS) Tractor Competition hosted by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers in Peoria, Illinois. Major design changes from the 2018 competition were put to the test as the tractor and team were judged in several areas including pulling performance, maneuverability, durability, ergonomics, safety, manufacturability, serviceability, design presentation, and more. The team received outstanding recognition in the areas of written report, design presentation, safety, and serviceability in route to a 4th place overall finish.
2019 Team Members
Matthew Klopfenstein, Rank 4, Agricultural Engineering
David Keck, Rank 4, Agricultural Engineering
Nate Parsons, Rank 4, Agricultural Engineering
Stacie Snyder, Rank 4, Childhood Education
Alex Wynn, Rank 4, Agricultural Systems Management
Tristan White, Rank 3, Agricultural Engineering
Jarrod Bowman, Rank 3, Agricultural Engineering
Michael Schmenk, Rank 3, Agricultural Engineering
Joe Callow, Rank 2, Agricultural Systems Management
2018
2018 Results
On May 31st through June 4th, Ohio State's Quarter Scale Tractor Team competed in the International Quarter Scale Competition hosted by ASABE in Peoria, Illinois. Ten students represented the Buckeyes with their Tractor, Brutus 319. They competed in events that judged the tractor's performance, ergonomics, serviceability, safety, manufacturability, and more. This year they finished with eighth place overall.
2018 Team Members
Matthew Klopfenstein, Rank 4, Agricultural Engineering
Blaine Cline, Rank 4, Agricultural Engineering
Bryce Campbell, Rank 4, Agricultural Engineering
David Keck, Rank 4, Agricultural Engineering
Tristan White, Rank 4, Agricultural Engineering
Nate Parsons, Rank 4, Agricultural Engineering
Stacie Synder, Rank 4, Childhood Education
Alex Wynn, Rank 4, Agricultural Systems Management
Jamal Garcia, Rank 4, Agricultural Engineering
Jarrod Bowman, Rank, 3 Agricultural Engineering
Advisors:
Dr. Scott Shearer
Andrew Klopfenstein
2018 Sponsors
Unverferth
Cummins
Pond Seed
Poet Biorefining Leipsic
The Hubbard Company
Redline Equipment
Wenninger Seed Service INC
Dealey Chemical LLC
Williamson Insurance Agency
K & L Tractor Sales, INC
Wellington Implement
Sunrise Cooperative
Haviland Drainage Products
Pro-Tec Coating Company
ASABE
FABE
College of Engineering
Danfoss
Thomson Linear