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'Backhoe Challenge' features operators showing off precision

By Ben Hooper
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Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A Backhoe Challenge event in Pennsylvania called on operators to complete tasks including filling wine glasses from a bottle hooked to the teeth of a backhoe's bucket.

The Aqua Pennsylvania Backhoe Challenge, held Thursday night in Newtown Square, featured competitors facing off in three events that required operators to use precision in manipulating the heavy vehicles.

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The first challenge featured operators using backhoes to remove at least three bouncy balls from atop traffic cones and drop them into a small bucket.

The second event involved spoons being attached to the backhoes to lift an egg from a sand mound and place it on a bale of hay without breaking it.

The final challenge involved a bottle of wine being attached to the bucket, which operators then had to manipulate to fill three wine glasses.

The IUOE 542 union congratulated the winner, Rob Deleo, in a Facebook post.

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