airbiscuit
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- Aug 28, 2004
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- NW Wisconsin
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- New Holland T2310 (40hp), Kubota L3010 GST, New Holland TC21DA *** Previously - Farmall H, 1941 John Deere B, Shibaura SD1500, John Deere 850, Bobcat 642, New Holland 1925
People are threatened and resistant to change. It has always been thus:
Quote from the US Congressional Record in 1875:
The dangers are obvious. Stores of gasoline in the hands of people interested primarily in profit would constitute a fire and explosive hazard of the first rank.
Horseless carriages propelled by gasoline might attain speeds of 14 or even 20 miles per hour. The menace to our people of vehicles of this type hurtling through our streets and along our roads and poisoning the atmosphere would call for prompt legislative action even if the military and economic implications were not so overwhelming…
The cost of producing gasoline is far beyond the financial capacity of private industry…
In addition the development of this new power may displace the use of horses, which would wreck our agriculture.
Quote from the US Congressional Record in 1875:
The dangers are obvious. Stores of gasoline in the hands of people interested primarily in profit would constitute a fire and explosive hazard of the first rank.
Horseless carriages propelled by gasoline might attain speeds of 14 or even 20 miles per hour. The menace to our people of vehicles of this type hurtling through our streets and along our roads and poisoning the atmosphere would call for prompt legislative action even if the military and economic implications were not so overwhelming…
The cost of producing gasoline is far beyond the financial capacity of private industry…
In addition the development of this new power may displace the use of horses, which would wreck our agriculture.