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[Neil] Having a lightweight tractor was something
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The Machines That Built America

? Having a lightweighttractor was something that Henry Fordwanted to accomplish from the...

� [Neil] Having a lightweight
tractor was something that Henry Ford
wanted to accomplish from the very beginning

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‐ [Neil] Having a lightweight tractor was something
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that Henry Ford wanted to accomplish
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from the very beginning.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:57
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 • E01 Growing up on the farm, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
Growing up on the farm,
S01 • E04 (motorcycles revving) - The Machines That Built America 00:04
(motorcycles revving)
S01 • E01 So, lightweight, something that was easy - The Machines That Built America 00:06
So, lightweight, something that was easy
S01 • E03 ‐ He goes to his attic and he digs through dusty notebooks - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ He goes to his attic and he digs through dusty notebooks
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:07
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 So he borrows the engine from his Ford Model B - The Machines That Built America 00:07
So he borrows the engine from his Ford Model B
S01 • E03 ‐ "In summation, - The Machines That Built America 00:15
‐ "In summation,
S01 • E01 ‐ Henry Ford was like a once in a lifetime, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ Henry Ford was like a once in a lifetime,
S01 • E04 ‐ Imagine riding this motorcycle over uneven terrain, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ Imagine riding this motorcycle over uneven terrain,
S01 • E01 And it didn't, his doubt - The Machines That Built America 00:04
And it didn't, his doubt
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Eventually, the board issues its decision, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] Eventually, the board issues its decision,
S01 • E04 That's a Testament to the quality - The Machines That Built America 00:05
That's a Testament to the quality
S01 • E01 At 1500 pounds, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
At 1500 pounds,
S01 • E03 Anyone who markets a television system - The Machines That Built America 00:08
Anyone who markets a television system
S01 • E04 Over 350 grueling miles, Walter Davidson battles back - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Over 350 grueling miles, Walter Davidson battles back
S01 • E01 ‐ You want a tractor to be light, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ You want a tractor to be light,
S01 • E03 ‐ I can only imagine just the feeling of satisfaction - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ I can only imagine just the feeling of satisfaction
S01 • E04 His sturdy workhorse with upgraded suspension - The Machines That Built America 00:07
His sturdy workhorse with upgraded suspension
S01 • E01 (paper rustling) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(paper rustling)