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machinery used in the past of agriculture. One sees the mechanical
advancement that took place from the monument of the first harvester and
the first tractors that moved production of agriculture from dependence
upon horses and mules to one that is totally
mechanized! |
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Simple
machines, what made this old machinery, and all the new ones, work!
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A most noteworthy feature of the museum
is that school children are not only able to follow the advancement of
tractors, but they have the opportunity to actually see the power train
of the first stem engines, the oil and gasoline burning tractors.
The gears of early tractors are fully exposed. This permits one to
follow the transfer of power from one gear to another to it's final destination
of turning the wheels of the tractor. It is an exposed lesson in
the magnification or reduction of power as transferred from the large to
smaller gears.
With the first farm implements, like mowers,
their power trains to the sickles were completely exposed. It is
easy to see exactly how they worked, but also that they were extremely
dangerous when being pulled by horses. A farmer could easily have
a pant cuff caught in the gears of a drive shaft. |
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Today, the gears and drive shafts of farm
tractors are almost always completely enclosed. One cannot see the
transfer of power, but one is safe from the danger of open gears, turning
crankshafts and fans. Advancements of the past 100 years have been
both an increase of power, but equally for the advancements of safety and
comfort of the tractors. |
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For General Information, please call
308 436-1989 or write
PO Box 398, Gering NE 69341-0398
email us farm at FarmAndRanchMuseum dot com
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