In this 1912 photo taken near Anatone, Wash., L.K. Brown is shown (at far left) with his crew and the self-propelled combine he designed, built and operated. The crew included Ed Grounds, fireman; August Beckman, water hauler; Reuben Beckman and Raymond Scheibe, sack sewer and jig.
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Among his inventions was a four-wheel drive, tractor-type power unit that pulled several wagons loaded with up to 6,000 board feet of lumber from the mills by Anatone to Asotin, a trip of some 20 miles. The tractor unit’s “underbelly” water tank held enough water for the trip. It also carried enough wood to fire the boiler for the 40-mile round-trip.
In this 1910 photo, nine men and a boy ride in a Brown’s Progressive Tractor. Inscription reads: “Brown’s Progressive Tractor, Model No. 7, 4-wheel drive. Patent No. 939,972.” L.K. Brown is shown at the wheel.
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