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The Machines That Built America

It's nearly 17 tons lighter than its steampowered predecessor and also featuresa reversing...

It's nearly 17 tons lighter than its steam
powered predecessor and also features
a reversing clutch, making it the first tractor
capable of going backwards

Full Transcript

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It's nearly 17 tons lighter
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than its steam powered predecessor
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and also features a reversing clutch,
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making it the first tractor capable of going backwards.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:59
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Six West Media

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Movie Summary

The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.
S01 • E04 You want your center of gravity to be down low. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
You want your center of gravity to be down low.
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] In April, 1930, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] In April, 1930,
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] If it works, - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ [Narrator] If it works,
S01 • E04 ‐ Their own frames allowed for larger engines - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ Their own frames allowed for larger engines
S01 • E03 Farnsworth knows of Zworykin's experiments in television - The Machines That Built America 00:09
Farnsworth knows of Zworykin's experiments in televisio...
S01 • E01 ‐ Froelich's gas powered tractor is a huge leap forward. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Froelich's gas powered tractor is a huge leap forward...
S01 • E01 You don't have to wait hours for the water to boil, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
You don't have to wait hours for the water to boil,
S01 • E03 (ominous music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(ominous music)
S01 • E01 And it's light enough - The Machines That Built America 00:05
And it's light enough
S01 • E04 (bike revving) - The Machines That Built America 00:07
(bike revving)
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] With his breakthrough creation, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ [Narrator] With his breakthrough creation,
S01 • E03 ‐ Zworykin's a scientist, he's no thief. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ Zworykin's a scientist, he's no thief.
S01 • E01 With a group of investors, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
With a group of investors,
S01 • E03 ‐ Zworykin spends three days in Farmsworth's lab - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ Zworykin spends three days in Farmsworth's lab
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] The Harley‐Davidson Model 1 Motorcycle - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] The Harley‐Davidson Model 1 Motorcycle
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:10
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 As 1903 draws to a close, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
As 1903 draws to a close,
S01 • E03 ‐ Just that little bit of know‐how, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ Just that little bit of know‐how,
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E04 The equivalent of about $6,000 today. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
The equivalent of about $6,000 today.