80 Years

[Jolly]

Land speed record that stood forever...

Link to video

[Copper]

How many people could a farmer feed with a tractor like that?

[taiwan_girl]

Ag related. Read an article about this, but corn husking contests were a big deal in the midwest US in the 1930's. Tens (hundreds?) of thousands of people would come to watch.

Link to video

Start about 5:20 seconds to see the contest

[Jolly]

@Copper said in 80 Years:

How many people could a farmer feed with a tractor like that?

None.

Takes torque and weight to pull implements.

[LuFins Dad]

All those wasted carbon credits… No wonder it’s freezing cold today.