Charles Webb of R. Webb Excavating in Hockessin, Del., won the championship belt and $1,000 first prize in the NOWRA National Roe-D-Hoe competition at the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo in Indianapolis Feb. 27-March 1.
In the finals on Thursday morning, March 1, Webb recorded a time of 1:09 combined for the bowling and golf events, edging out second place finisher Mike Smallwood of Smallwood Excavating in Hamilton, Ohio.
The competition was shortened to a single day of qualifying, and the basketball event included in previous years was not part of the competition. IHI Compact Excavator Sales provided the electric mini-excavator used for the Roe-D-Hoe. Other event sponsors were Bio-Microbics, Norweco, and Jet.
Third place in the contest went to Ryan Bassett of Bassett Excavating in Knoxville, Iowa; fourth place to Mark Schairer of Mark Schairer Excavating in Campbellsport, Wis.; and fifth place to Joe Siewert of Siewert Services in Cheney, Kan.
