[AT] OT: Flashback - Early Farmers Building County Roads

[Ralph Goff]

Rick, fresno is a name I have definitely heard before and I think it might 
be what these early scrapers were called here. I think I might even have the 
remains of one laying around the farm somewhere.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/

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From: "Richard Strobel" <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
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Subject: Re: [AT] OT: Flashback - Early Farmers Building County Roads


> Fresno maybe??
>
> RickinMt.
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>> > supply his own team of horses to use on the equipment. Now I am trying
>> > to remember the name of the scraper type implement they used to dig the
>> > ditches and build up the grade. Sort of a big scoop shovel shaped thing
>> > with two handles and pulled by a team of horses as I recall. I've heard
>> > there was quite an art to making it work and not getting hurt in the
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