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VIDEO: eQuipTV: “Big Roy” 3: A tractor ahead of its time

By Scott Garvey

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Published: March 3, 2016
Local news

Scott Garvey pays another visit to the Versatile plant in Winnipeg to get an update on Big Roy’s restoration and gets some history on the big eight-wheel-drive tractor from Grant Adolph, Versatile’s COO.

Video editing by Greg Berg.

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Eight-wheel drive tractor “Big Roy” begins restoration at Versatile

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