Science And Agriculture: Two-Tail Tractor

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

210

Date Released

1977

Length of issue (in feet)

519

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Science And Agriculture: Nest Watch
2. 2Science And Agriculture: Potato Wand
3. 3Science And Agriculture: Apples Galore
4. 4Science And Agriculture: Two-Tail Tractor

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Science and technology is constantly at work searching for ways to help the farmer and the horticulturist to speed things up and improve output. Machinery at the rear of a tractor is normally counter-balanced with dead weights on the front. But, a British firm have discarded those weights. Using a simple linkage system, they’ve replaced them with a second piece of machinery. And they’ve also devised an electrically operated clutch so that, for the first time, a tractor can carry powered tools at the front and the back. It means that haymarking time will be cut in half.

Keywords

Vehicles; Agriculture; Science and technology; Engineering; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 52 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/210

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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