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Posted by MN CARROT PULLER on November 17, 2004 at 09:32:03 from (206.145.179.180):
In Reply to: Re: Evolution of Farm Equipment posted by Jake In Colorado on November 16, 2004 at 16:14:14:
Go back and look at your FFA Creed "Better days through better ways". A farmer is a constant inventor always looking for a better day by doing something in a better way. Most of the great inventions in ag machinery come a farmer having a bad day. He has given many engineers the idea to invent something to make the better day. The dealerships watch for things that farmers have done to modify equipment to make it do the job better and pass it along to the manufacturers. I don't know of many farmers that would not bring out the cutting torch to a new piece of equipment and start cutting to make it do the job better and if it works the word passes very quickly. In short bad day frustrations can cause evolution to occur very quickly. Lyle
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