All Natural

A year ago I looked outside, saw the nifty sky, and headed out to get a clean shot of the sunrise. I took a half-dozen pics at my favorite open sky location, then picked off this odd truck--a Big A 2500--a bit farther down the road.

Information about these critters is surprisingly scarce on the 'net--most of what I found was on farm auction websites. Rickel Manufacturing began manufacturing the 2500 around 1975. They sold out to Ag-Chem in 1988, who apparently kept making them until 1995 or thereabouts. Ag-Chem sold out to AGCO about 2001. The generic name for these critters seems to be "floaters."

The exotic equipment used by the local farmers is a constant delight. Some farmers value function over style. Some purchase equipment that is clearly experimental. Some farmers are heavily invested in New Stuff while others nurse old trucks, tractors, and combines past the point where economy could possibly be the objective. This truck may fall into all those categories.

We'll have another example of exotic farm gear in a couple days.

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This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps.

Number of project photos taken: 8
Title of "roll:" Morning Sky
Other photos taken on 3/22/2012: Lots of flowers: 31 pics with the V1, and 38 more with the CyberShot DSC-55H. Examples.