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Re: What monstrousity of a loader is this?
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Posted by Allan In NE on November 17, 2006 at 03:12:07 from (148.78.243.25):
In Reply to: What monstrousity of a loader is this? posted by JayWalt on November 16, 2006 at 21:41:02:
Jay, Gotta remember that back around 1950, almost every blessed thing was done by hand. Grain, potatoes, sugar beets, manure, seed; everything was moved by human muscle. Loaders/hydraulics/elevators/augers were just starting to show up on farms and guys did whatever they had to do to get off the end of that damned scoop shovel or spud fork. Pretty sure your example is a farm/local-built converted hay sweep made into somewhat of a "loader". No, it isn't pretty, but it probably saved some ol' boy a heck of a lot of work in it's day. Allan
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