DropTableAdventures - The Story of Big Lizzie, The World’s Largest Tractor (so much more than “The Big Tractor”!)

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Season Identifier S06E02
Original Filename biglizzie.mov
Date Filmed 2021-12-28
Date Uploaded 2022-04-26 09:05:41 UTC
Date Released 2022-05-04 07:55:37 UTC
Location(s) Red Cliffs, Victoria and Richmond, VIC
Notable Equipment An unnecessarily large tractor
Camera(s) Used 2x GoPro Hero 8
Software Used Final Cut Pro, OmniGraffle
Subscribers when released     258

Trivia/Background:

As promised, this was the Big Lizzie video.

Many OmniGraffle diagrams, and “borrowed” images in this one, for want of any real footage.

This one was a lot more work than I thought it would be.

The interesting thing is that the trip on which this is partially filmed now has videos in seasons 4, 5 and 6.

Video:

Description:

Big Lizzie - in Mildura, she’s “the big tractor” but she’s so much more than that. Not a mere fibreglass replica created for a roadside attraction, she was an actual working tractor… kind-of. She was one of a kind in many ways, including her wheels which featured a very unique technology to better cover sandy terrain almost completely unique to her. I cover her story, what she was used for and her technical specifications.

Like the Dreadnought Wheel, the Nernst Lamp ( https://youtu.be/rxo-Rw6ppc0 ) was another promising technology, providing a better alternative to existing filament designs light bulbs. It used a ceramic filament instead, which doesn’t burn out at high temperatures when exposed to oxygen. It was promising, but soon forgotten as tungsten filament light bulbs in a glass enclosure filled with inert gas provided greater efficiency, similar to how the caterpillar track replaced the dreadnought wheel.

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