Tractors came in all shapes and sizes.
The red wheel just in front of the yellow back wheel
acted as the brake. A long lever beside the driver operated it.
Until the advent of hydraulics it took a real man to operate
machinery.
To apply the brake required the use of both hands, with both feet firmly
planted.
The roof (cab) kept chaff from pouring down the neck of the
operator.
Early engines would often have cabs over the engine too.
This kept them from catching on fire.
Later, hoods were invented.
The green tank behind this tractor was a water wagon.
Middlebusters, plows, cultivators, scrapers, hares
doubled and quadrupled the amount of work one man could do.
Many of the original tractors look simple to us today
but even a casual glance through the museum
will show that man's genius was very much alive back then.
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