by Albert Kühnstetter The jeep in agricultural engineering after World War 2 – developments derived from it. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, and in the weeks and months that followed, many Jeeps landed on the European continent. The Jeep was the prototype of the off-road vehicle par excellence – a comparatively high speed on the… Continue reading Risen from the Ruins with All-Wheel Drive – The Jeep in Agriculture
Tractors
What comes to mind when you hear the word “tractor”?
Fig. 1. Dog “Driving” a Fordson Tractor, circa 1919. THF135205. From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company. Tractor. What comes to mind? Do you immediately conjure an image of a four-wheeled vehicle hitched to a plow? Do you picture a particular manufacturer? Think about horsepower? Link internal combustion engines to… Continue reading What comes to mind when you hear the word “tractor”?
Working with the “enemy”, a horseman’s thoughts on tractors.
At heart, I always have and always will be an agricultural horseman. Yet, about 1965 I first learned to drive on a Ferguson “Little Grey Fergie” TE20 tractor, in effect, possibly the greatest enemy of the agricultural horse in the United Kingdom. From there, I moved on to such as Massey Ferguson 65, 135, 165… Continue reading Working with the “enemy”, a horseman’s thoughts on tractors.
Tocal’s first tractor
The arrival of the first tractor onto a farm was an important turning point in the history of any property. On a family farm it was the passing of an era involving the farm’s usually much-loved draft horses being set aside for a machine. On some small farms it was only once the draft horse… Continue reading Tocal’s first tractor
“Women on Tractors!” A few reflections on women and their “steel steeds” in post-war Polish agriculture
1. Probably Bronisława Pestkówna on the Ursus C-45 tractor, field of State Agricultural Farms in the Gdańsk district, second half of the 19th century 1940s. From the collection of the Archives of the Museum in Szreniawa The collection of the National Museum of Agriculture in Szreniawa includes 35 tractors. These are machines manufactured by the… Continue reading “Women on Tractors!” A few reflections on women and their “steel steeds” in post-war Polish agriculture