Tractor Safety Operation and Maintenance 2024 FFA
COMPETION GRADED A+
One foot of grain covering a person - ANSWER: Weighs about 300 lbs
Main hazard of an open manure storage area - ANSWER: Drowning
Most common cause of death in grain entrapments - ANSWER: Suffocation
Signal word used on pesticides sold over-the-counter to consumers - ANSWER:
Caution
Meaning of the Spanish word 'peligro' on a pesticide label - ANSWER: Danger
Electrical devices that protect circuits from overheating - ANSWER: Fuses and circuit
breakers
Livestock and field crops characterize farming - ANSWER: False
Availability of childcare in most rural areas - ANSWER: False
Emergency response without training may create a liability issue - ANSWER: True
Having a tractor with ROPS prevents tractor overturns - ANSWER: False
How to know what controls on an older tractor do - ANSWER: Ask for a
demonstration by the owner
Bypass starting of older tractors may result in operator death from - ANSWER: Being
run over by the tractor when it starts
Outward force nature exerts on objects moving in a circle - ANSWER: Centrifugal
force
Force that can cause a tractor to overturn - ANSWER: Centrifugal force
Preventing runaways when parked with heavy tractor loads - ANSWER: Chock the
wheels
Helper should not go between tractor and machine until - ANSWER: Stop the tractor
and turn off the engine
PTO controls move rearward or downward to - ANSWER: Disengage the PTO
Ground-motion controls that should be orange color-coded - ANSWER: Foot throttle,
emergency brake, differential lock
COMPETION GRADED A+
One foot of grain covering a person - ANSWER: Weighs about 300 lbs
Main hazard of an open manure storage area - ANSWER: Drowning
Most common cause of death in grain entrapments - ANSWER: Suffocation
Signal word used on pesticides sold over-the-counter to consumers - ANSWER:
Caution
Meaning of the Spanish word 'peligro' on a pesticide label - ANSWER: Danger
Electrical devices that protect circuits from overheating - ANSWER: Fuses and circuit
breakers
Livestock and field crops characterize farming - ANSWER: False
Availability of childcare in most rural areas - ANSWER: False
Emergency response without training may create a liability issue - ANSWER: True
Having a tractor with ROPS prevents tractor overturns - ANSWER: False
How to know what controls on an older tractor do - ANSWER: Ask for a
demonstration by the owner
Bypass starting of older tractors may result in operator death from - ANSWER: Being
run over by the tractor when it starts
Outward force nature exerts on objects moving in a circle - ANSWER: Centrifugal
force
Force that can cause a tractor to overturn - ANSWER: Centrifugal force
Preventing runaways when parked with heavy tractor loads - ANSWER: Chock the
wheels
Helper should not go between tractor and machine until - ANSWER: Stop the tractor
and turn off the engine
PTO controls move rearward or downward to - ANSWER: Disengage the PTO
Ground-motion controls that should be orange color-coded - ANSWER: Foot throttle,
emergency brake, differential lock
