During the war, with the farm labourers called up to the army, the government recruited girls for the Land Army to replace the men. When the girls got on to the normal tractor they pushed down on the accelerator, the tractor rreared up and fell over on top of them, killing several. The Irish came up with a solution - the white tractor in the picture. It has the rear bumper extended so that the tractor can only tip up so far. Strangely enough when the tractor reared up, the drivers grabbed the wheel and pushed even harder on the accelerator. When the bumper hit the ground it had a kind of whiplash effect and the driver went back, then forward and eased their foot on the accelerator. The tractor came down with a bone shaking bang but the driver was still in the driving seat.
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