Some were old muzzle-loaders, but up to 300 Indians possessed Henry and Winchester repeating rifles capable of firing 17 rounds without reloading.

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Together, they would build manure loaders and chicken pluckers -- machines Lindsay found fascinating.

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These little four-wheel construction loaders can operate in tight places.

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National Guard soldiers were helping pick up emergency-center workers and retrieve operators for pay loaders, he said.

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Wheel loaders outsell all other construction equipment in China by far--130, 000 last year, or 60% of all construction machines sold in 2007.

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And the list of products potentially affected is long: mowers, tillers, pressure washers, blowers, trimmers, chainsaws, generator sets, mixers, loaders, pump units, backhoes, forklifts, farm vehicles, motorbikes, go-carts, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, inboard and outboard motoboats and heavy-duty trucks.

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