This is the start of an article in the draft horse journal from 1979, I wonder how it aplies today?
It was a very pleasant surprise to see the article on Lawrence Kennedy and the sidewalk snow removal system in Concord Mass. To most people today the snow plow pictured is like the horse. They both belong to antiquity. The staying power, in one isolated instance, of such an efficent system is remarkable. How could a system so effective survive when every expert and authority has done their best to eliminate such foolishness?
Publishing an article of this nature does not belong in our modern way of life. Longevity and low expense for all tools and power sources are taboo. They should be extremely expensive to buy or to build. They should be easy to break and costly to repair. They should be over powered for the job and able to guzzle petroleum products rapidly. Most importantly they should be completly worn out in a few years.
It was a very pleasant surprise to see the article on Lawrence Kennedy and the sidewalk snow removal system in Concord Mass. To most people today the snow plow pictured is like the horse. They both belong to antiquity. The staying power, in one isolated instance, of such an efficent system is remarkable. How could a system so effective survive when every expert and authority has done their best to eliminate such foolishness?
Publishing an article of this nature does not belong in our modern way of life. Longevity and low expense for all tools and power sources are taboo. They should be extremely expensive to buy or to build. They should be easy to break and costly to repair. They should be over powered for the job and able to guzzle petroleum products rapidly. Most importantly they should be completly worn out in a few years.
