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NW Washington | The Nebraska Test is a standard test that is run on all tractors. There might be some slight difference between the largest smallest, but otherwise they are the same. The test also recognized as the OECD tractor test that is recognized in other countries including the EU. Getting some industry blood into the university enviroment is probably good for all concerned. One of the Nebraska Test facilities biggest problem is getting funding from the state of Nebraska. Companies pay to have their tractors tested and certified, but the state still has to kick in money and some members of the legislature are dragging their feet. Folks in the rest of the country get to utilize the tests for nothing. The last issue of Antique Power magazine has an article about the 1915 "Ford" tractor that was such a piece of junk that the state of Nebraska in 1919 decreed that all tractors must be tested by the U of Nebraska before they could be sold in the state. This tractor had nothing to do with the Ford Motor Company, but force Ford to call their tractor a "Fordson".
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Nebraska Tests
