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Posted by Harold Hubbard on May 25, 2004 at 05:12:47 from (157.15.32.23):
In Reply to: catepillar tractors posted by gabriel on May 24, 2004 at 23:14:46:
Try looking for information about the Lombard steam log hauler. I think there is a picture of one in "Stuck and troubled" on this site. It was basically a steam locomotive set up as a half track, with skis on the front. It was used to haul a "train" of sleds loaded with logs. The original version was steered by a horse harnessed to the front sled. As I recall the story, Lombard got the idea for tracks by watching a horsepower, a treadmill for horses that was used as a stationary source of power.
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