You gotta love Lindemans! They are out there, but sufficiently rare to grab your attention. One of the tree planting contractors in my district used one for tree planting for several years. It had plenty of power to pull a single row tree planter, and it never got stuck planting in soft ground. He eventually retired it and planted with a rubber tired Johny Popper. Spring planting tree seedlings has to be done early. We often started in February, so getting stuck was always a possibility. A common tactic was to install duals on a two wheel drive tractor with the outer tires smaller in diameter than the inner tires. You could go down the road without handling problems, but when the tractor began settling into a soft spot, the outer tires would pull you through. If you don't have a crawler, the two-sized duals worked well for tree planting. Anyway, here's a Lindeman! Thank You, Merle for spotting this beauty.
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