South Dakota Pumper Wins National Roe-D-Hoe Competition at Pumper & Cleaner Expo

South Dakota’s Avery Zahn wins the National Roe-D-Hoe competition by a few seconds as top machine operators face off in Indianapolis.
South Dakota Pumper Wins National Roe-D-Hoe Competition at Pumper & Cleaner Expo
Pictured (from left) are sponsors of the National Backhoe Roe-D-Hoe and the top three finishers: Zak Sherman, Infiltrator Systems Inc.; Chris Mandich, Jet Inc.; Mark Shepard, third place; Jenny Borgeson, Norweco; Avery Zahn, champion; Annette Simon, Norweco; Rodney Kyler, runner-up; Robin Cassidy, Norweco; and Rick Kirkpatrick, Infiltrator.

Avery Zahn, 31, leaves little doubt what he plans to do with the $1,000 he pocketed for winning the 2014 National Backhoe Roe-D-Hoe in Indianapolis. “It’s going towards the restoration of my ’67 Camaro,” he says.

Zahn’s combined time of 55 seconds was the best among 11...

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