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Re: Maybe I am nuts but I think I could make my own tractor for $5K
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Posted by Old Red Dave on December 11, 2002 at 06:52:38 from (216.41.133.163):
In Reply to: Maybe I am nuts but I think I could make my own tractor for $5K posted by KURT on December 10, 2002 at 16:33:11:
Sounds workable. BTW, how many other old-timers remember Harry Ferguson's proposal to build a totally hydraulic operated auto? He had high- pressure nozzles at each wheel that were made to pivot vertically, and thereby could either cause the vehicle to go forward when the spray was striking the enclosed vanes above center, and reversed when the nozzles were below center! It was quite remarkable in theory, but never made it to production--obviously. He even incorporated the braking system into the fine tuning of the angle of the nozzles. Oh well, maybe someone else of similar genius will come along, someday?
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