Any bets that he grew up on a farm?
But the blogger's original point is that people with a different point of view make inventions outside their own itch. My contention is really the opposite.
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A quick google search indicates that he ran a feed mill and took a threshing crew to ND every year, and the tractor was developed to address problems he encountered doing that work.
One of a few rough sources: http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/biographies/index.cgi?rea...
So, yeah, it's actually a perfect example of someone taking his technical skills and using them to come up with an innovative solution to something close to home.