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Last revised: April 29, 2008

Employers of past team members have said that one year
on the Torq’N Tigers team is equal to five years of
experience in agriculture and engineering industries.

What exactly do the Torq’N Tigers do?

We are an organization within the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources that builds a new quarter-scale pulling tractor each year to compete with numerous colleges across the nation.

What is their main goal?

We strive to represent Mizzou as a competitive organization at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineer's Quarter-Scale Tractor Pull at the end of May in Peoria, Illinois. Some of our biggest competitors are Kansas State University, Purdue University and University of Illinois.

What else is involved?

In addition to pulling a tractor built from the ground up at the event, the team must make a design report of the tractor and pitch that design to corporate marketers and engineers from corporations such as Caterpillar and John Deere.

Team with Tractor and Columns

The 2006-2007 Torq'N Tigers team with their Quarter-Scale Pulling Tractor.

Are you Torq’N Tigers material?

The organization currently has approximately fifteen active members.

Mostly Mechanical Engineers and Agricultural Systems Management majors work on the tractor, but the club is open to all majors who have much interest and some experience in building and fabricating equipment.

How can we afford to build this tractor?

The team is self-sufficient. We do fundraising through gathering sponsorship from large and local businesses in exchange for advertisement.

What are we like to work with?

A laid back atmosphere is important to these members as they put what they’ve learned at and away from the University to work.

We like to think of our work in the organization as enjoyable and not as a hassle. We are, however, very serious about producing a successful product we can be proud to be associated with.

Sure, it can be fun. But what can be gained from joining this organization?

Members of Torq’N Tigers have strengthened the following:

Knowledge of process by designing and fabricating the entire tractor
Determination by following the tractor from start to finish
Ability to work well with others by working as a team
Leadership skills by taking responsibility and initiative
Experience by communicating with corporation
Problem-solving skills by running into unanticipated problems and coming up with solutions