This project is the only one of its kind in the nation. It has a 40-horsepower Challenger 275 tractor bolted to a trailer 20 feet long and 8 feet wide. Push a button and the tractor turns over demonstrating the need to use the Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS).
The simulator is sponsored by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers; Kentucky Fire Commission, Fire/Rescue Training Office, Dixie Firefighters Association, and Whayne Supply Agri-Business Division, Challenger Tractors; and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
Grain Safety Trailer
Miniature versions of a grain bin, grain wagon, augers and other equipment found on a grain farm are mounted on a 28-foot gooseneck trailer. The mobile demonstration unit will allow the farm safety team to teach grain farm safety and rescue at virtually any location around the Commonwealth.
For more information on KDA's Farm and Home Safety Program contact the Division of Agriculture Education, Farm Safety and Farmland Preservation at 502/564-4983 ext 282.
