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2006 Chevron Delo Tractor Restoration CompetitionCherryvale High School's Shane Blaes wins the grand prize in the individual division of the 2006 Chevron Delo Tractor Restoration Competition in Indianapolis on Friday."I was pretty excited," Blaes said today. "It's a pretty big deal for me, for the chapter and for Kansas." Blaes, restored his grandfather's 1944 Model B John Deere for the individual competition. Ten people and Ten teams spent the last year restoring the vehicles to their original condition in hopes of winning the coveted national title. After 2 days of competition, Shane Blaes of the Cherryvale Future Farmers of America chapter and the team from San Luis Obispo FFA rose above the rest to claim the grand prizes. Blaes won $2,500, as did the team from San Luis Obispo. "They were really impressed with my presentation, my workbook and my tractor," Blaes said. "They said they were really glad I decided to enter and to go to the competition." The event, which has become the world series of tractor restoration, took place at the National Future Farmers of American (FFA) Convention, in Indianapolis Wednesday to Friday. Through the restoration of an antique tractor, participants develop skills that can apply to the business world. Equipment maintenance, team work, project management, budgeting, planning and marketing help develop participants into future leaders in the agriculture community. All entrants were required to submit a workbook that detailed the entire restoration process, from engine and transmission overhauls, other work and to the external appearance of the tractors. Entries were narrowed to 10 finalists in the individual competition and 10 finalists in the chapter competition. These finalists were invited to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis to present their projects to a panel of five professional tractor restorers. Projects were graded on restoration process, results and documentation, as well as oral presentation and safety precautions. Blaes put more than 360 hours into renovating his grandfather's tractor, and his workbook documenting the renovation ended up being around 70 pages. Source: parsonssun.com |
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