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[Travis] Finding the perfect balance on how heavy
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The Machines That Built America

? Finding theperfect balance on how heavy or how light the tractorneeds to be is hard to...

� [Travis] Finding the
perfect balance on how heavy or how light the tractor
needs to be is hard to do 'cause you want it
to be heavy enough to pull the plow, but not so heavy that it gets stuck in every
little bit of loose dirt or mud that a farmer is
going to encounter

Full Transcript

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‐ [Travis] Finding the perfect balance on how heavy
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or how light the tractor needs to be is hard to do
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'cause you want it to be heavy enough
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to pull the plow,
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but not so heavy
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that it gets stuck in every little bit of loose dirt or mud
00:00:15.064 --> 00:00:18.101
that a farmer is going to encounter.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:10
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 ‐ [Narrator] When his first tractor fails, - The Machines That Built America 00:14
‐ [Narrator] When his first tractor fails,
S01 • E03 But these court fights - The Machines That Built America 00:08
But these court fights
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Despite winning the case, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] Despite winning the case,
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] After a grueling two day, 350 mile endurance race - The Machines That Built America 00:17
‐ [Narrator] After a grueling two day, 350 mile endurance ra...
S01 • E01 You just have to have this resilience - The Machines That Built America 00:06
You just have to have this resilience
S01 • E03 He needs cash quick, - The Machines That Built America 00:12
He needs cash quick,
S01 • E01 And the great ones have that - The Machines That Built America 00:05
And the great ones have that
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] Over the next few years, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] Over the next few years,
S01 • E01 And while Ford's Model T is a resounding success, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
And while Ford's Model T is a resounding success,
S01 • E04 For George Hendee and Indian, it's a wake‐up call. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
For George Hendee and Indian, it's a wake‐up call.
S01 • E01 Then in 1914, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
Then in 1914,
S01 • E04 They double the size of their factory, - The Machines That Built America 00:20
They double the size of their factory,
S01 • E01 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 ‐ He started to drink heavily, - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ He started to drink heavily,
S01 • E03 And he got a prescription for chloral hydrate as a sedative, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
And he got a prescription for chloral hydrate as a sedative,
S01 • E01 When you have sides fighting - The Machines That Built America 00:14
When you have sides fighting
S01 • E03 ‐ And mentally, he's getting very depressed - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ And mentally, he's getting very depressed
S01 • E04 ‐ Police forces embrace the motorcycle - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Police forces embrace the motorcycle
S01 • E04 ‐ And the city of Detroit, Michigan - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ And the city of Detroit, Michigan
S01 • E03 ‐ It's come to the point of choosing - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ It's come to the point of choosing