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Combine Derby
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Saturday July 26th @ 7:00PM 5. Head must be 18 to 24 inches off the ground.
6. Head can be reinforced. Braces and/or brackets
can be used, but may not extend outside the head
2025 BUTLER COUNTY COM- and must be smooth with outer edge.
BINE DEMOLITION DERBY 7. No spikes mounted to head.

RULES 8. No concrete aloud.

Questions: Tony Sterwerf 513.623.2104 Safety Rules:
1. There can be no fires.
All combines must be on grounds 1 hour before start
of derby for inspection. All participants of the combine 2. Combine may not be raised more than 10inches
derby must be a paid member of the tractor club. If off ground from side impact.
driver is under the age of 18 they must have a parent 3. Combine must operate in responsible safe man-
present and sign a waiver. Drivers meeting will be ner at all times on the track.
held at 5:30pm in front of the announcement stand.
4. A protective helmet must be worn by the operator
Combine Unit:
at all times on the track.
1. Disconnect all drive belts to threshing unit, grain 5. All drivers must remain in the cab at all times dur-
table , straw chopper, and grain unloading sys- ing the derby heat. No hanging outside of the cab.
tem.
6. During heat, combine has 3 minutes to make con-
2. Fuel tank must be mounted inside grain tank with tact. You will be given 2 warnings. After time limit
a spill poof cap. No more than 15 gallons of fuel in combine is disqualified.
tank.
3. Seta belts must be installed to seats. 7. No head hunting, no attempts to injure operators,
or turn combines over.
4. All window and glass must be removed from cab.
8. If header becomes unattached or deemed unsafe
5. Remove ladder to cab. by officials combine is disqualified for that heat.
6. Remove unloading auger from grain tank. 9. Judges have final say on all rules and regulations.
7. Hydraulic hoses for hydro stat must be covered
but no protection on belts or transmission drive.
***NO COMBINES may be worked on until after the
8. If no cab unit must have full roll cage. last heat has ended***
9. Tall end of combine can be off. Straw chopper *** All combines have 1 hour from end of the last heat
cannot hang out, must be smooth with outer to get ready for the final heat. ***
edge.

10. Windshield and door must have some kind of pro-
tective webbing.
Combine Tires:
1. No loaded tires. All tires to be filled with air
only. No water. They will be checked before
derby.
2. Smal combine tires or fork tires can be used.
Must have rubber

Header Unit:
1. Grain table must be used in combine derby.
2. Remove complete reel, sickle bars, guards
and floating cutter bar.
3. Head must be fastened solid to the combine.
4. Hydraulic hoses to cylinder must be re-
moved. There can be no lift action on the
header from cab.