Maine inventor's legacy rolls on while the world works

[OAITW r.2.0]

Interesting local TV report on the 1st mechanized log hauler. Local boy developed the track system 120 years ago.

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/history/maine-inventors-legacy-rolls-on-while-the-world-works-engineering-logging

[jpak]

1. There used to be a couple of abandoned Lombards

On the Allagash trail

[AllaN01Bear]

2. i got an error 404 when i clicked on the link

go away train, youre drunk.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Somewhere I read there was a post-WWI boom in farm equipment and the like

something like 600 manufacturers of tractors, many of which were steam. Steam tended to have tracks and iron wheels while gasoline engines had rubber tires. Yeah that link is a 404.