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Early in the 1950’s, Louis and Cyrus Keller operated ‘Keller Welding and Repair’ near Rothsay,Minnesota. The Kellers’ repaired machinery for local farmers. In 1956, a turkey farmer Eddie Velostopped by the Kellers’ with a vexing problem; he described a need for a machine small enough tomaneuver inside a pole barn and light enough to operate on its upper level. The Keller brothersdeveloped a small, three-wheeled design with a belt-driven transmission, and delivered it to Velo in1957 after which t …