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OK guys, here's part 2. I enjoyed it more than part 1 because it shows scenes from the tire manufacturing process. As we said in part 1, many people don't know that tractor wheels were originally made of steel and had cleats to grab the dirt. Rubber tire makers had to convince farmers that rubber tires would be better. Farmers were used to farming in traditional ways and were unsure that rubber tires could work as well as steel wheels. This is a silent film with lots of title cards with corporate logos. I added some soft background music. Please remember you can turn off your speakers if you prefer the silence. Farm History - Vintage Farm Tractors Part 2: 00:28 Centering unit of cushion rubber and cord breaker. 00:50 Placing the first band of rubber. 02:04 Placing the second ply of rubber. 03:14 Center the center unit of cushion rubber. 04:07 Placing the tread slab. 04:17 Putting on the sidewall rubber. 04:35 Title card: "An unfamiliar shape but a complete tire." 04:57 Inflation of this air bag shapes the tire. 05:28 Getting its face lifted. 06:15 Into the mold for curing. 07:00 Shots of the finished tire being lifted out of the mold by four workers. 07:37 How to install tires -- replacing the steel wheel on the tractor. 08:11 A steel-wheeled tractor slipping on the hill, contrasted with the good traction experienced with the rubber tire. 08:57 Tractor in front of country house, driving in driveway hauling a cart. 09:20 Steel-wheeled tractor trying to enter barn; rubber-tired tractor driving right in. 09:52 Title card: "And do the hands like it!" (referring to farmhands). 10:35 Hands holding sheet of paper; insert of "Savings" typed sheet. 12:13 Hands holding sheet of figures and snapshot of Jim Miller. 13:47 Tractor with Goodyear Sure-Grip tires at the National Plowing Contest. Its driver waves back to the camera as he drives away. 14:55 Driver pats tractor tire, doffs hat to camera. (This is probably Orvis Schroyer, National Champion Plowman). 15:35 Tractor tire. 15:57 The End. Original recorded music from 1920's at 04:05 is Coon Sanders big band. Full album in archives here: https://archive.org/details/Coon-sandersBigBand-11-20 Also, Paul Whiteman orchestra at 13:35 with Jack Teagarden on Trombone and Vocals. Full original album here: https://archive.org/details/PaulWhiteman-500-510