Roundbalewrapper - the produced rundballes are fittingly nicknamed "tractor eggs" in norwegian.

..You should see them when they hatch!

Thats called "breeding trucks"... "breeding tractors" etc.

The Tractor Tavern is dinky ... there's sure to be toe tappin' AND toe stompin' goin' on =o/

15,000 pound tractor trailers?! Average weight of a sided trailer is 10-12,000. They do make everything big in Texas!

Meanwhile from the news crawl:

"Dick Cheney released from hospital" (TRAILER HOMES DESTROYED!)
"Same-sex couples file suit against Defense of Marriage act" (RVs RIPPED APART!)
"Image of NYC terror threat prompts probe" (YOU CAN SEE THE ROTATION!)
"Most police track phones' locations without warrants" (NO TRACTORS ATTACHED TO THEM!)
"World Trade Centre nears landmark height, reaches 100 floors" (SMALLISH TORNADO!)
"Urban archeologist uncover history beneath streets" (JUST PICKED THOSE THINGS UP!)
"Police: California shooting suspect shows no remorse" (NOTHING TO GET IN THEIR WAY!)
"New York plans to ban words from standardized tests" (15,000 POUNDS EMPTY!)
"Critics: NYPD's 'stop, question and frisk' policy is racial profiling" (IMAGINE THE POTENTIAL!)
"Analysis of video, audio could support both sides of Martin case" (KNOCKING ON DOORS!)
"Body of missing barista believed found in Alaska" (LOOK AT THOSE CARS!)

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Don't drink and drive a tractor.

I always hated it when I was a kid because it could never compare to the book. In the end, it was that foam tractor thing that did it. WTF was that? That was no longways-going glass elevator. In fact, I still don't like it, even if Gene Wilder is brilliant.

And yeah, I cover my eyes when they go through the tunnel in the candy boat, so what?

>> ^MilkmanDan:

>> ^brycewi19:
>> ^blahpook:
The amount of manual labor here was surprising.

Yet refreshing.

To each his own, but ... why?
I grew up on a large family farm for wheat and corn in Kansas. My father talks about how from the time he was born till the time I was born, the farm operations went from being handled by about 10-15 full-time family member workers plus maybe 60+ seasonal harvest workers to having roughly 4 full-time workers and an additional 8 or so harvest part-timers. 75 plus down to 12.
First they got tractors for tilling. Then planter attachments for the tractors. Then the first harvester machines, etc. etc. on down to today, where we've got 2 massive combines running during harvest, 1 or 2 tractors with grain hoppers (serve other purposes outside of harvest season), 4-6 semi trucks with grain hopper trailers, and a central location with a set of large grain storage bins.
With the machines, we get higher yields per acre and less loss due to human error mistakes. We harvest over twice as much land in significantly less time. In the past 60 years, grain prices have crept up at a rate way lower than inflation, while prices for labor-intensive crops like fruit actually outpace inflation.
I am most definitely a biased source, but from my perspective more mechanization equals more food to go around, and lower food prices for everyone. I'd say that is pretty refreshing too!
No offense meant, just a different perspective.


I see both sides of the argument. I fully understand the advantages of automation, but how do you feel about there being fewer jobs for people?

Serious question, I'm not trolling. There are again arguments each way. The jobs are seasonal and I'm guessing the people helping with harvests aren't paid very well, so it's not about high quality work. But in a country where there is a lot of unemployment do you think it would be worth cutting back on the automation to help out or would this just price you out the market?

Personally I don't know, but I'm interested in your opinion.

>> ^brycewi19:

>> ^blahpook:
The amount of manual labor here was surprising.

Yet refreshing.


To each his own, but ... why?

I grew up on a large family farm for wheat and corn in Kansas. My father talks about how from the time he was born till the time I was born, the farm operations went from being handled by about 10-15 full-time family member workers plus maybe 60+ seasonal harvest workers to having roughly 4 full-time workers and an additional 8 or so harvest part-timers. 75 plus down to 12.

First they got tractors for tilling. Then planter attachments for the tractors. Then the first harvester machines, etc. etc. on down to today, where we've got 2 massive combines running during harvest, 1 or 2 tractors with grain hoppers (serve other purposes outside of harvest season), 4-6 semi trucks with grain hopper trailers, and a central location with a set of large grain storage bins.

With the machines, we get higher yields per acre and less loss due to human error mistakes. We harvest over twice as much land in significantly less time. In the past 60 years, grain prices have crept up at a rate way lower than inflation, while prices for labor-intensive crops like fruit actually outpace inflation.

I am most definitely a biased source, but from my perspective more mechanization equals more food to go around, and lower food prices for everyone. I'd say that is pretty refreshing too!

No offense meant, just a different perspective.

Looks like someone idiot went out earlier and drove most of the track on a tractor. Must have been bumpy as hell.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'river, truck, tractor, stuck, rescue, russian, probably' to 'river, truck, tractor, stuck, self rescue, russian, probably' - edited by calvados

Tags for this video have been changed from 'river, truck, stuck, rescue' to 'river, truck, tractor, stuck, rescue, russian, probably' - edited by calvados

Right, so it was his mercedes. You know your country is doing well when even the stupid thieves are driving their own luxury cars.>> ^messenger:

And leave his car and licence plate behind? Why bother? Better to face b&e jail time than be on the lam your whole life.>> ^kymbos:
He never thought to get out and run away?

And leave his car and licence plate behind? Why bother? Better to face b&e jail time than be on the lam your whole life.>> ^kymbos:

He never thought to get out and run away?