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A modern compact binder for rice (2006) The reaper-binder, or binder, is a farm implement that improved upon the simple reaper. The binder was invented in 1872 by Charles Baxter Withington, a jeweler from Janesville, Wisconsin. [1][2] In addition to cutting the small-grain crop, a binder also 'binds' the stems into bundles or sheaves.
The International Loadstar is a series of trucks that were produced by International Harvester from 1962 to 1978. [1] The first product line of the company developed specifically as a medium-duty truck, the Loadstar was slotted between C-Line pickup trucks and the heavy-duty R-series. Following the discontinuation of the R-series, the Loadstar ...
Hayes WHDX 70-170 ballast tractor 6x6 truck operated in Spain (2010) The Hayes Manufacturing Company Limited was a Vancouver -based Canadian manufacturer of heavy trucks known for their durability and a revolving bunk system. Founded in 1920, Hayes built both highway and off-road trucks, particularly for the logging industry. [1]
The 21 models of the full lineup had a high degree of parts interghangability; this standardization helped lower the number of parts used by 30%. [ 3 ] Following the discontinuation of the IHC pickup-truck line in 1975, the S series was designed with a model-specific cab, replacing the pickup-truck cab used for the Loadstar (designed for the ...
The M425 and M426 tractor trucks (G671) were 5 ton (4,536kg) load rated 4x2 semi-tractors that were used from 1944 on by the US Army. They are famous for the use on the Red Ball Express from Normandy to the front, but were also used in the China Burma India Theater. After the war they were used in Europe, including during the Berlin Crisis, and ...
The EH, EHU (cabover) and semi-tractor models EHT and EHUT were used by the US Army in Europe. Over 2,400 were built in 1942. [47] [48] [49] The LMSW was a commercial design 10 ton (9,070 kg) [a] 6x4 chassis adapted for military wreckers, most were exported to Great Britain. [47]
History. It was founded as Brockway Carriage Works in 1875 by William Brockway. His son George Brockway later turned the carriages into a truck manufacturer in 1909. The first trucks were high-wheelers. During World War I, Brockway built 587 Class B Liberty Trucks for the military. After the war they produced a new range from 1-ton to 5-tons.
Perry Kurtz. Comedian Perry Kurtz has died at the age of 73. On Thursday, Aug. 15, the comedian was killed in a hit-and-run in Tarzana, California. Kurtz was on Ventura Boulevard, a main road in ...