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Loader Roadeo Course
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Obstacle #1 – S-Curve
The objective is to maneuver the loader through an S-Curve without touching or hitting any cones. The bucket must be level and approximately 1 foot off the ground while driving through this maneuver. This tests the operator's ability to judge distances while driving through a confined area.
| Total points possible | 350 points |
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| Bonus points for 20 cones not hit | 150 points |
| Points deducted for each cone hit | -20 points each |
| Bucket not level and/or bucket is above cones | 0 points |
Obstacle #2 – Alley Dock
The objective is to back the loader into the alley dock without touching or hitting any side rails or barrels on either side, and stop as close to the back barricade as possible without touching or hitting it. The bucket must be level and approximately one foot off the ground while entering and exiting this maneuver. The operator must sound the horn at the back of the dock to allow the judge to measure the distance from the rear of the loader to the barricade. This obstacle tests the operator's ability to judge the distance from the back of the loader to an obstacle.
| Total points possible | 350 points |
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| Within 6" | 350 points |
| 6" - 12" | 175 points |
| 12"-18" | 50 points |
| Over 18" | 0 points |
| Touch or hit barrels, side rails, or back barricade | 0 points |
| Bucket not level and/or bucket is above cones | 0 points |
Obstacle #3 – Knock Tennis Balls off Holders
The objective is to maneuver the loader through the curve knocking the tennis balls off the holders without touching or knocking the holders over.
| Total points possible | 350 points |
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| 50 points for each tennis ball knocked off holder | 5 250 points 4 200 points 3 150 points 2 100 points 1 50 points |
| Bonus for hitting all 5 tennis balls off | 5 100 points |
| Points deducted for each holder touched or knocked over | -50 points each |
| Points if outside cones are touched or hit | 0 points |
Obstacle #4 – Parked Cars
The objective is to drive between simulated parked cars by knocking down or making contact with the cones between the barricades. The bucket must be level and approximately one foot off the ground while entering and exiting this maneuver. This is the only obstacle where the objective is to hit the target cones.
| Total points possible | 350 points |
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| Target cones hit | 4 200 points 3 150 points 2 100 points 1 50 points |
| Bonus points for hitting all 4 target cones | 4 150 points |
| Points deducted for each barrel touched or hit | -50 points each |
| Points if outside cones are touched or hit | 0 points |
| Bucket not level and/or bucket is above cones | 0 points |
Obstacle #5 – Bucket in a Barrel
The objective is to pick up a five gallon bucket and place it inside a 30 gallon barrel without knocking the barrel over. This tests the operator's ability to set an object very precisely into another object without knocking it over.
| Total points possible | 350 points |
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| Pickup 5 gallon bucket | 100 points |
| Place 5 gallon bucket in 30 gallon barrel | 250 points |
| Points if the 5 gallon bucket is not placed in the
30 gallon barrel, barrel is knocked over, the 5 gallon bucket drops off the loader bucket, the loader runs over the barrel or 5 gallon bucket |
0 points |
| Points if outside cones are touched or hit | 0 points |
Obstacle #6 – Backward Serpentine
The objective is to maneuver the loader backward through a series of barrels in a continuous motion and not make contact with the barrels. The bucket must be level and approximately one foot off the ground while entering and exiting this maneuver.
| Total points possible | 350 points |
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| Barrels hit | 0 350 points 1 200 points 2 100 points 3 50 points 4 0 points |
| Points deducted for changing direction and for each outside cone touched or hit | -50 points each |
| Bucket not level and/or bucket is above cones | 0 points |
Obstacle #7 – Stop Line (Backing)
The objective is to come as close to the stop bar as possible without touching or going past it. The time stops when the operator sounds the horn.
| Total points possible | 350 points |
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| Within 6" | 250 points |
| 6" - 12" | 75 points |
| 12"-18" | 25 points |
| Over 18" | 0 points |
| Rear of Loader touches or goes over stop line | 0 points |
| Finishing the course within the time limit | 100 points |
| Penalty points for going over the course time limit | -1 Point per second |
| Finishing the course over the time limit | -100 Points |