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difflock Grand Master

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I would have loved an Alpine tractor to play with, simply because they are cute and "quart in a pint-pot" different, BUT!

Even I had the sense to realize the clue lies in their nomenclature, and since I am in rank moss, where their low centre of gravity for mountainside stability simply means bottoming out and getting stuck when in soft ground. 

So, horses for courses.

I would still love one though!

Cos they are cute!

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