A tractor which is now being tried in England has the caterpillar grip instead of wheels, which the famous "tanks" on the war front have made familiar. It is an American machine, and has a creeping tread of 7ft, which enables ic to work with ease in broken country or on sticky land. The length ovet all is orsiy 10 ft, so that the weight is well distributed over a large area. The engine—a four-cylinder—-is started on petrol, and then runs on two gallons of paraffin per hour, giving a speed o; tr.o miles and a-half in that time when a three furrow plough is attached.
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 2 November 1917, Page 4
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148Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 2 November 1917, Page 4
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