Action photos of construction and farm tractors put to use by circuses and carnivals. Tractors were adapted by traveling shows to drive and pull stakes, load canvas and load trains among other uses. This book will appeal to tractor enthusiasts and circus fans alike.
The second volume depicts again an interesting selection of more and less famous vehicles manufactured in Western and Eastern Germany. Brief company histories and the most important technical and statistical figures are completed by fascinating photographs of beautifully restored tractors.
A collection of stunning vintage advertising and commercial material of the French Company Vierzon, specialized in the production of agricolture and industrial machinery. The history and the development of the company is analysed throughout this amazing reproductions of vintage documents, completed with the technical description.
This book explains the differences between the 20 series tractors and their predecessors 320, 420, 520, 620, 720 & 820. The most complete study of John Deere’s 20 series tractors ever written!
The author, with a unique selection of spectacular images, tells the history of these famous tractors, showing their particular design and durable diesel engine, from the beginning to the new millennium era.
The detailed history, technical datas, archival images and illustrations, show everything about the ex-DDR tractors. Pionier, Brockenhexe, Rübehalz, Maulwurf, Urtrak, are just a few of the many makes included in the text.
The author presents a comprehensive chronicle of the Primus tractors. He tells the history, showing all models with many unpublished illustrations and explains their technology.
The author, with a unique selection of spectacular images, tells the history of these famous tractors, showing their particular design and durable engine, starting from the Seventies up to the new millennium era.
Discover the fascinating history of the machinery, tools, and implements used on farms on a daily basis. C. H. Wendel documents farm machinery from manufacturers large and small, from the beginnings of the industry in the 1800’s through the technological advances of the 1950’s. The book covers everything from alfalfa bunchers to windrowers, including relatively minor items such as feed grinders and disk harrows.
Listings are organized alphabetically, and include an overview of the implement or tool and the most popular brands associated with it, as well as a brief historical summary explaining its intended uses. Readers get the full story about corn planters, corn pickers, and combines, with sections on farm engines, steam traction engines, trucks, tractors, farmhouse items and much more.
Explore the history of some of the most developmentally significant years in John Deere production. Listings for each model produced between 1917 and 1972 include features, history, original price, variations of the model, Nebraska Test data and serial numbers. Inside you’ll find current pricing information as well as two or more large color photographs and 3-4 detail photos included with each listing.
A remarkable collection of Massey-Harris advertising material, pictures, drawings and illustrations charting the Pony tractor and its production from 1947 to 1961. 150 years of tractor and agricultural machinery progress. This book is a must for all tractor and machinery enthusiasts, farm machinery and agricultural historians.
The Ultimate do-it-yourself guide to rebuilding and restoring Deere two-cylinder tractors.
A restoration guide with the kind of detail needed for a first-class job. The book is packed with hundreds of helpful full-color photographs, proven tips and techniques, and money-saving advice from restorers who know what works... and what doesn’t. This guide will walk you step-by-step through the complete restoration of your tractor from disassembly to engine rebuild, from electrical repairs to painting and final detailing. There’s even a handy section on parts sources.
When John Deere entered the multi-cylinder fray, it did so with the most advanced, groundbreaking machines ever built - the New Generation tractors. Today John Deere stands alone as the last of the great American independent ag manufacturers. Yet it is still going strong, still setting trends, and still building the icons of the future.
The author traveled more than 12,000 miles across America’s heartland to document and photograph this "inside story" of John Deere’s history. Along with exquisite photos of rare tractors, he came upon decades of personal diaries by Deere’s chief engineers, giving a rare glimpse into their passion to make life easier for farmers.
This full-color pocket guidebook puts a wealth of information right into your hands! You’ll find brief histories, model runs, specification details, and eye-catching color photographs of more than 50 models of Farmall tractors, from the early general-purpose row-crop tractor of the 1920s that could literally "farm all" to models of the early 1970s.
Claas can justifiably claim to be Europe’s leader in harvesting technology. This large-format, generously illustrated book covers fully the development of the combine and other agricultural machinery. It also deals with the wider history of the company: its marketing, structure and its role as a successful family enterprise typical of the best of German industry. Finally there are useful appendices giving production details of Claas combines.
The book is a must for collectors who are looking to purchase a two-cylinder tractor. Information about pricing, parts availablitity, and collectibility is available for every two-cylinder model. Descriptions of each model, along with buying tips and any specific perks or quirks that model may exhibit, will help any John Deere enthusiast purchase his or her tractor with ease.
There are supercars, superbikes…and supertractors. With four-wheel drive and massive turbo-diesel engines mustering 500bhp or more, they are true performance machines. Packed with technical information and glorious colour photography, here is the full story of these agricultural giants, from their origins in the American Mid-West in the late 1950s to the current crop of US and European-made types.
When John Deere entered the multi-cylinder fray, it did so with the most advanced, groundbreaking machines ever built - the New Generation tractors. Today John Deere stands alone as the last of the great American independent ag manufacturers. Yet it is still going strong, still setting trends, and still building the icons of the future.
The author traveled more than 12,000 miles across America’s heartland to document and photograph this "inside story" of John Deere’s history. Along with exquisite photos of rare tractors, he came upon decades of personal diaries by Deere’s chief engineers, giving a rare glimpse into their passion to make life easier for farmers.
The complete history of the tractors from A to Z used world-wide. The brilliantly illustrated book provides a singular overview of the �workers on the fields� of the world, with their different specialization and characteristics.