On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:40:13 -0800, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
<paul@hovnanian.com> wrote:

>This may be a little off topic, but here goes.
>
>Many (about 20) years ago, I saw a guy using a small tractor, about the
>size of one of a riding mower. It had a power takeoff for a small
>backhoe attachment (and other goodies). It had all wheel drive, but
>instead of the usual front wheel steering, it had fixed front and rear
>axles and was articulated in the middle with a hydraulic steering
>system. The guy using it claimed that this thing could get into almost
>any terrain.
>
>I seem to recall that it as a Kubota, but I may be wrong. Anyone have
>any ideas about what it is (was)? I didn't see anything like it on the
>Kubota web page.

It may have been a Kubota, but wasn't as small as you remember...