Posted by Clarkbug on September 20, 2008 at 05:43:19 from (72.83.175.124):
In Reply to: Why didn't posted by Idaho Ron on September 20, 2008 at 05:26:36:
I dont know the honest answer, but Ill just take a shot at it.
My guess is that when the tractors first came out, lots of folks were using horses or oxen as their main power source. So, when moving to a tractor, lots of the time it would be to run stationary equipment off the belt pulley (supplemented for hit n miss engine) or to pull something like a plow instead of a horse.
Since horses didnt have a fast hitch, one step at a time. Once tractor usage became more popular and people demanded more than something that would just work, but work better, that became one of the next steps.
I may be completely wrong on all this, but it makes sense in my head anyway....
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