Event Calendar

The District 9 FFA Mechanics contest will be held on February 27, 2025, at ABC in Westlake. All contests will start at 9:00, Louisiana FFA Mechanics rules and questions will be used in these events. As always ABC will provide lunch and refreshments for participating FFA contestants. Attached is the hold harmless form which must be signed and turned in at each contest site before the start of each event. I ask that each school in the district e-mail or call me back with how many teams they plan on bringing to help prepare for these events. Information pertaining to each event is listed below.

Please read this e-mail and updated ABC Shop Rule attachments in their entirety

Arc Welding
A) Team members will be responsible for providing proper safety equipment, dress, and welding gear. (Chipping hammer, Welding gloves, welding shield, approved clear lens grinding/chipping eye and face protective device, tip cleaner, striker, ear plugs, shirt tails tucked in while grinding, approved welding cap, jackets zipped/buttoned, tongs, leather shoes [ no tennis shoes], soap stone, measuring tape and square, etc.). No holes or frays in clothing. ABC will provide electrodes (6010 5p+ and 3/32 7018). Each school must provide their metal. (2 plates per team) 3/8” x 6" x 8" plate with a 33-degree bevel on both 6" sides and 4 ½” disc and wire brush grinders. Grinders must have safety shields, handles, no cuts, cracks, or tape on cords and paddle switches. Each contestant must bring their own clear grinding face shield, cutting shields will be provided by ABC.

B.) Grinders must have paddle switches, grinders with locking switches not permitted in ABC’s Welding Shop

C.) Tig Welding Gloves cannot be used in the place of Welding Gloves

    D.) No welding will take place prior to welding contest, machines are to be adjusted during contest welding time.
    E.) Contestants cannot use Auto-darken hoods while using grinders. Only clear face shields are to be used while grinding and wire brushing.
      F.) Plates may arrive landed with mill scale removed

Small Engines
All troubleshoot engines must be brought to Moss Bluff Mowers by February 24, 2025 (337-855- 2983 ). Each participant must have a stopwatch, safety glasses, and his or her own tools. Current rules and updated questions will be applied to this event. Updated questions for the small engines contest are found on the State FFA webpage.

Electricity
Current rules and updated questions will be applied to this event except for rule #18 on page 4. Updated questions for the electricity contest are found on the State FFA homepage. Each participant must have his or her own safety equipment and tools.

Troy Ducote
Sam Houston High School