By Dan Merritt, Advocate Reporter
Say the word “cush” and the “soft” or “easy” comes to mind, as in “that person has a cush job.” But “cushman” changes the idea to the opposite.
Cushman company of Lincoln, Neb. built “trucksters” — a “golf cart” type of vehicle (only larger and wider) with many uses, including industrial plants and the military.
They’re darn near indestructible, according to Rich Papousek of Colome, who originally hails from Gregory. Made of iron and steel with cast iron and then aluminum motors, “they were built too good,” Papousek said. He called them “rock solid” vehicles. “The engines were made to run forever. You couldn’t wear them out.”
He has two Cushmans — with open driver/passenger areas — and is looking to get three more, with cabs.
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