Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Iowa State University Extension and the Agricultural Biosystems Engineering Department offers several farm safety displays and demonstrations. These are available from county or area extension offices. You will find on this page a short description of each display, Images of the display, and how to reserve a display.

Mini Tug-of-War with grain display

This display is available for use in farm safety educational program. There is only one display and it must be picked up and return to Ames Iowa. The display must be towed and it uses a 1 7/8 inch ball. For more information email Charles Schwab at cvschwabiastate.edu.
Look at mini Tug-of-War with grain display, close-up (16K)
Look at mini Tug-of-War with grain display,youth pulling during a safety camp (21K)
Look at mini Tug-of-War with grain display,presenter describing it to youth (24K)

ROPs Saves Lives display

Look at front view of display in transport (11K)
Look at side view of display in transport (8K)
Look at rear view of display in transport (228K)
Look at the actual overturn event of tractor (Note: it is a large file (7,357K))

Drive Head Over Wheels display

Iowa Map of Tractor Overturn deaths 1988-1998 (33K) This map can be used to update the Drive Head Over Wheels display.

Contact list for the Drive Head Over Wheels display

Last updated on 7/1/2007