TRACTORS TO THE RESCUE
A sudden strike among the employees at the electricity station in a British town interrupted the supply of current to the local factories, and thus brougn* them to a standstill. Help camo, however, front an unexpected quarter. One of the factories was engaged on tho mass production of tractors for agricultural and other purposes, and within a-few hours a number of tractors were employed to supply tho necessary power in this factory. Twelve tractors were belted up to a shaft from which several motors were driven as dynamos, this novel installation giving- an average out put of 200 horse-power. Other hectors were used to drive machines directly. When the news of this got about, demands for the tractors came from other factories, and tho emergency service so provided greatly discounted the effect of the strike.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 191, 9 May 1921, Page 6
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139TRACTORS TO THE RESCUE Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 191, 9 May 1921, Page 6
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