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> The bulldozer we know today took shape in the first quarter of the 20th century. In 1917, the Russell Grader Manufacturing Company advertised a bulldozer in t
by thaumasiotes 2y ago
> The bulldozer we know today took shape in the first quarter of the 20th century. In 1917, the Russell Grader Manufacturing Company advertised a bulldozer in their catalog: a huge metal blade pulled by mules that could cut into the earth and flatten the land.
Isn't that just a "plow"?
We had horse-drawn plows well before the 20th century.
- moron4hire 2y agoIt's kind of like a sideways plow
- mikequinlan 2y agoA plow cuts furrows into the soil; a bulldozer just flattens it.
- sfilmeyer 2y agoI thought plows were more about tilling than flattening, but I'm no expert.