Actually, it's not a snow plough, just a tractor with baloon style tyres which has a dozer blade. The baloon tyres are to reduce the effect of compacting the soil for such a heavy machine, an important part of the 'no-till' method of farming (the ranch is not pure cattle, it relies on grain production for both cattle feed and for income).
This blog features a selection of unmodified photos from my trip to Canada. I will try and update it daily. Click on a picture to get a bigger version. Click on 'older' or 'newer' posts, or on the 'archive' at bottom of page, to navigate around. I am only showing a few posts per page to keep the download manageable for dialup connections. Leave a comment if any problems.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Big Things
Actually, it's not a snow plough, just a tractor with baloon style tyres which has a dozer blade. The baloon tyres are to reduce the effect of compacting the soil for such a heavy machine, an important part of the 'no-till' method of farming (the ranch is not pure cattle, it relies on grain production for both cattle feed and for income).
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