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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.
1950. In 1950 the next generation of tactical trucks were being developed. Sizes were rationalized, with 1⁄4 and 3⁄4 -ton 4x4s and 21⁄2, 5, and 10-ton 6x6s. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles. [14] M422 1⁄4 -ton 4x4. M38A1 1⁄4 -ton 4x4. M274 1⁄2 -ton 4x4.
The Oshkosh M1070 is a U.S. Army tank transporter tractor unit. The primary purpose of this combination for the U.S. Army is the transport of the M1 Abrams tank. They come in A0, A1, and M1300 configurations. The M1070 is coupled to a DRS Technologies M1000 semi-trailer.
28 mph (45 km/h) The M25 tank transporter (G160) was a combination 6x6 M26 armored heavy tank transporter / tank recovery tractor and companion 40-ton M15 trailer introduced into US Army service in Europe in 1944–45. Manufactured by Pacific Car & Foundry Co., it was a substantial upgrade over the Diamond T M19 transporter/trailer duo ...
The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) is an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered, 10-short-ton (9,100 kg) tactical truck. [2] The M977 HEMTT first entered service in 1982 with the United States Army as a replacement for the M520 Goer, and since that date has remained in production for the U.S. Army and other nations.
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 M939 is a 5-ton 6×6 U.S. military heavy truck. The basic cargo versions were designed to transport a 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) cargo load over all terrain in all weather. Designed in the late 1970s to replace the M39 and M809 series of trucks, it has been in service ever since. The M939 evolved into its own family of cargo trucks, dump ...
In April, inventory levels of high-horsepower tractors (300 and above) in the U.S. surged by almost 107% year-over-year, with combine inventory experiencing a 17.63% increase, according to ...