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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

South Dakota Tractor Museum: Non Motorized Farm Equipment




This Dog Powered Treadmill powered small pieces of Farm Equipment.




John Deere Corn Sheller




John Deere 15 Foot Single Disk Tiller















Manufacturer unknown







Working in the fields is hard work...





This late 1800s Cook Wagon was
 built to bring meals out to the
farmhands.










Work Crews ate here instead of
walking back to the farmhouse
to eat during harvests.







Fewer daylight hours were wasted during the time sensitive harvest season.








Movie Equipment...
Film Repair Machine
Extra Film Reels







This smaller Printing Machine
was used by businesses that 
printed small batches at
at time.
 










I learned a lot while reading about these non-gas driven machines.  Did you know that dogs were used to power Farm Equipment.

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