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Same Buffalo, test 1186
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Same Buffalo, test 1186. 1975. Note the Diesel Fuel Heater mounted on the front of the wheel weights. Temperature of Diesel fuel was controlled during all the tests on Diesel fueled tractors. Same was an Italian manufacturer.
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1975
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Belarus T-25, test 1200
Description
Left-side view of the Belarus T-25 tractor from test 1200. The tractor is parked on grass during a Mead, Nebraska, Field Day organized by the Agricultural Engineering Department.
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1975
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Deutz-Fahr DX4.70, test 1575
Description
Side view of Deutz-Fahr DX4.70 tractor from test 1575. The tractor is parked on the test track apron south of the test lab.
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1975
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John Deere 2240, test 1192
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Side view of John Deere 2240 tractor parked in the field at Mead, Nebraska, during the anual Tractor Power Field Day. The front-wheel assist model of this tractor was tested in 1981 in test 1394.
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1975
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John Deere 8630, test 1180
Description
Side view of John Deere 8630 tractor from test 1180. The tractor is parked on the tractor test track with the whole crew, including Les Larsen who was by then retired. The new director, Lou Leviticus, was not in the line-up because he took the photograph. From left to right: Frank Zoz, supervising test engineer from John Deere; Nick Rudakov, grad student; John Carlile, head technician of test lab; Les Larsen, retired director; Ray Beckner, technician; unknown John Deere technician; Mike Mumgaard, assistant.
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1975
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Kubota L285 tractor, test 1198
Description
Side view of Kubota L285 tractor from test 1198. The tractor is parked on the tractor test track. Note that at this time tractors could still be tested without a mandatory (Nebraska Tractor Test Lab rule and later also OSHA rule) roll-over protective structure (ROPS).
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1975
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Leyland 245, test 1177
Description
Three-quarter view of Leyland 245 tractor during drawbar test 1177. This was one of the first tests with a fuel heater for diesel fuel (visible on the front). The fuel heater was used to simulate the fuel temperature in the tractor tank after about two hours of operation. Note the test fuel tank on the control cab mounted on the Oliver test car.
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1975
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