Bill wrote:
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BTW, my experience with farmers is that they are some of the most
imaginative problem solvers I've met!

My Dad was one of the epitomes of the phenomenon, indeed...

Amazing what can come from an old F20 front steering gear case and a few
other various castings and scrap iron and an afternoon w/ the torch and
a weld rod...

The modern 4-wheel drive large tractor began w/ two MN farmer brothers
in their shed over a winter for a reasonably well-known example (Steiger).

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