Four-Wheel Drive Tractors in North Dakota--Their Uses and Reason for Purchase
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2010-06-22, 1975
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North Dakota State University
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This article presents four wheel drive tractors usage by farmers in North Dakota and the reasoning behind such. To investigate information on the uses made of four-wheel drive tractors and the reasons for their purchase, a survey of four·wheel d rive tractor owners was conducted in 1972. Interviews were conducted by personal visits and by telephone. Respondents' names were obtained from implement dealers. Sixty-seven farmers owning four-whee l drive tractors for at least one year answered the survey. Thirteen respondents owned two four-wheel drive tractors, resulting in data concerning 80 tractors.