When I was little, our biggest loader for the "home" lime stockpile was Fordson Major Diesel with manual steering. The lime loaders were always working at every bit of weight they would lift, and the Major was an absolute bear to steer- everybody loved the power, but still hated loading with it, too much of a workout. The 8N with a Wagner and a big-bore kit that lived at one of the satelite stockpiles, and plowed snow in the winter, had a front axle with a pretty good bow in it from loading that lime, IIRC we figured 900 lbs/bucket- and it would give you a fight to steer also. Had a few TO20's and 30's that were the same way, and a 340 Utility with power steering and a fast reverser- everybody loved that one. Later on when we got all the deuce-and-a-half spreaders that hauled more than the old REO bobtails, we got a Michigan 75A for the home pile- the guys thought they were really downtown with that critter
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Today's Featured Article - A Brief History of Tractors in Australia - by Bob Kavanagh. After Captain Cook's exploration of the east coast in 1770 the British Government decided to establish a penal colony in Australia. The first fleet arrived in 1788 and consisted mainly of convicts who were poorly equipped and new little of farming techniques. The colony remained far from self-supporting and it was not until the early 1800's that things started to improve. Free settlers started to arrive, they followed the explorers across the mountains and where land was suitable set up farms. T
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