Curtis' India Tractor Tour
Pictures
Travel map – stayed in 15 cities in 16 days across 10 states (not counting London)
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Why buy a car when you have a Mahindra? Taken out a back car window from a busy intersection.
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John Deeres aren’t the majority here – I had a hard time finding any. Here is a Farmtrack dealership (an India made tractor under license from Ford)
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Finally, somewhere between Delhi and Agra, I spotted a John Deere. I told our driver to pull over so my interpreter could ask where he bought it.
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The owner of the tractor I spotted said he bought his John Deere just down the street. And here it was… the JD dealer!
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The middle of the street doubles as this dealership’s service shop
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I tried to explain to this guy that his tractor was the wrong color… not sure he understood (my Hindi is a little rusty)
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How to make cement in India (by camel)
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Villager enjoying his opium on his (well off) farm
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Typical passenger train
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Indian dune buggy
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Sunrise in the desert by the India Pakistan border (you need a camel to get here)
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Thought this classy outfit would be great for our next club potluck (sort of a traditional Indian suit)
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Taj Mahal
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How to catch fish in South India
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South India tea garden. The plants are hundreds of years old and stretch for hundreds of miles. No tractors needed - all picked by hand.
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How to move logs in the Indian jungle
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While north Indian food was more bread based (we saw lots of wheat fields there), south India cuisine is rice based (which explains all the rice paddies there)
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