[Gasification] "OURS TRACTORS" "PAMPA /LANZ"

[Benjamin Domingo Bof]

"SPEAKING OF TRACTORS" At the moment which we put to consideration our Web site, we could not let mention "the PAMPA"..........OUR tractor. A little History. F. Huber he was the engineer who invented a called tractor "Lanz-Bulldog" whose motor worked with almost any type of fuel. - We could call it the father of "our PAMPAS". A loaded history of shades.... At this precise moment for remembering the history of the "tractor Pampas", or simply "the PAMPAS" as were still known it and knows in the Argentine Field, single take moments that the pain is worth well to invest...... to include/understand that in these payments the things change, but not as much. Esperanza, city near Santa Capital Fe, is the first Argentine agricultural colony, with much that it means being the land a inclaudicable prop of our economy. There, then General President Juan Perón, I thread another one I capitulate of our eternal novel of hatreds and loves with the United States of North America and her are
 born "PAMPAS". Perón, in an ignition pronounced speech the 8 of September of 1948, in occasion to inaugurate the monument to the agriculturist located in the Alberdi street, I declare the commercial war to the United States of North America. And it was well sure when saying that if the Americans wanted to paint their wood houses with the linen oil that until then proveímos them, they would have to bring same to Argentina........y somebody said then that the agriculturist of the monument, that screen with the hand watches at the distant spot doing, was hoping to see the houses arrive. Another one of the presents I ask myself if, to reciproca, the Americans, who at that time sold the raw material to us to make the hygienic paper, would be hoping that the Argentineans we took the fret to clean to them......... Separate Chanzas, a great preoccupation arose between the assistants, since most of the agricultural machinery era of American origin, and it says that the tractors in
 individual were scarce, and that was necessary to be affiliated with the Peronist party to obtain one. Asked which he was it the General President on the matter, announcement that "los we will make in our country, in three months will be ready in march first of great serie". It cost much to believe to him, sure but Perón fulfilled. Like a that height tapeworm so at least idea that tractor to make, and the promise was sent, first that became was a survey... a group of experts did not cross route 9 from Buenos Aires to Cordova, entering to each rural establishment to ask as was the tractor that better worked and was but simple to copy. But voted it was the Lanz tractor Bulldog, of German origin, produced in Mannheim. The reasons were several, since it was a very simple motor, of a single cylinder, that worked by pre-ignition and that single required a previous heating to the beginning, for which a pump lamp was used fed with kerosén, eliminating thus all electrical
 component. As then the Diesel-oil fuel were scarce, this tractor also offered the advantage to accept a mixture prepared with kerosén and used oil, and until oil or fat animal. Its power allowed to also replace to the old steam boilers that were used to move the stationary threshing machines of wheat and linen. When the survey was ready, great part of the three months available had already been consumed, so that there was to worry the proceeding, being decided then to concern from Uruguay two Lanz tractors. One of them completely was disarmed and its innumerable parts scattered in the floor of a vacated shed pertaining aI I. To M. and, in Cordova. All the industrialists with possibilities of making some piece were summoned, and to many of them she was provided to them with maquinas, materials and tools. The term was impossible to fulfill, sure but like prestige it was in game, something was necessary to do. He is so to the second Lanz him replacement the frontal part, only
 place where it appeared the Lanz mark, by one fused and maquinada locally, which it said "Pampa - I. To M. E. - Argentina" Industry;, framed by a standard that contained a gear crossed by two wings. Completed the camouflage when replacing the showy blue color by an orange, I take it to Buenos Aires, and stayed it in march during several days on the foot of the Obelisco, next to an Argentina flag. The town, other people's to this process, once again was astonished and verified the famous Perón Cumple. Time later, 10 units were completed that left to cross the country, dragging a plow of five grates, Carrying out successful demonstrations. 3500 Pampas made altogether, that were sold to an initial price of $ 85,000, oo (pesos moneda nacional)arriving soon at $ 326,000, oo; inflation by means of. Anyway, the price was underneath the cost. It is counted much of Pampas, and most of histories they refer its capacity to invest to the march, causing not few accidents. This was in
 dangerous individual when in the heat of acceleration the returns fell during a effort, the piston did not get to complete the compression, to return changing the direction and to leave the tractor shot backwards. One knows of many fatal accidents and walls of sheds collapsed by this diabolic machine, fire person in charge also from field when dismissing ignited fuel. Its beginning was a subject, since the preheating with the pump lamp took time, mainly in winter, since this not always worked well. The solution I arrive next to the gas, making in Hope a burner fed by means of garrafas. History but showy says that, like the disarmed tractor of which the pieces were copied he was used, the new units that soon made or were worn away... any similarity with the the future immediate present time or, is not pure coincidence. Our "PAMPAS" are a beautiful beast that today hoards itself and that ground to see start up and handle, preventing an unexpected fall with the self-esteem,
 of which nobody this free one in these times. 

       
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