Author : Heather Alexander
Publisher : DK Children
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,65 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Farm equipment
ISBN : 9780756632137
Did you know . . . That the first tractors had metal wheels with no tyres? That a tractor can weigh as much as five elephants? That a tractor can pull as much as 500 horses can? Tractors are big and powerful! They can plough, lift, dig, mow and power through the biggest farms, the longest roads and your very own backyard. Find out everything you want to know about these amazing machines in theBig Book of Tractors.
Author : Robert N. Pripps
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 20,65 MB
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0760370257
The Complete Book of Farmall Tractors details the complete evolution of the popular marque's iconic models. The engaging text includes series evolution, historical context, and technical details, accompanied by beautiful contemporary and historic images. In 1923, International Harvester revolutionized the tractor world by conceiving the Farmall brand, a revolutionary new line of all-purpose tractors designed for small- to medium-sized farms. Eventually offering an array of engine and equipment options, by the 1930s Farmalls were bestowed with letters as their model names, from the compact A, B, and C models to the larger H and M tractors. Fittingly known as the "Letter Series," the tractors were even given a streamlined design by famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy. Not surprisingly, they went on to become some of the most widely produced and best-selling American farm tractors of all time, to be followed beginning in 1954 with the numbered Hundred Series models. By 1947, Farmall had built over 1 million tractors. Amazingly, many are still in use today, not just as collector vehicles, but often as working farm tractors. In The Complete Book of Farmall Tractors, tractor historian Robert Pripps explores the entire range of Farmall tractors, from their inception to their final model year in 1973. Pripps includes all models, from Diesel and LPG versions to orchard tractors. Pripps also explains the evolution of Farmall lines and gives coverage to the entry-market Cub unveiled in 1947, as well as the Hundred Series, right up to the cancellation of the Farmall name in 1973. Through engaging text and fascinating photography, The Complete Book of Farmall Tractors preserves the story of the legendary pioneering machines in detail. The book's content is organized chronologically, and its detailed text shines a light on Farmall's long history and evolution. Beautiful images, both modern and historic, bring the story to life and thorough spec tables highlight key technical and performance specifications. The result is the ultimate reference to some of the most popular farm tractors in history.
Author : Lisa Jane Gillespie
Publisher : Usborne Books
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 37,10 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Tractors
ISBN : 9781409549888
This is a big picture book with giant fold-out pages to satisfy the curiosity of every young tractor enthusiast, providing everything you need to know about tractors large and small, from all around the world.
Author : Robert N. Pripps
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 35,88 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Massey tractors
ISBN : 076032655X
This is the first full-scale history of one of the largest farm tractor manufacturers of all time, peppered with pictures of Massey-Harris, Ferguson, and Massey Ferguson’s historic models, collectibles, sales memorabilia, and advertisements from old farm magazines. The Big Book of Massey Tractors tells the story of the mergers and machines that formed Massey Ferguson over several decades, and—because these machines dominated Canadian farms for almost a century—in many ways it also tells the story of Canadian agriculture. Robert Pripps, a longtime tractor aficionado, describes Massey Ferguson’s battle with Ford over dominance of the farm tractor industry—a battle the company eventually won, remarkably enough, in view of its initial abject market failure with tractors. From the company’s beginnings in 1891, to its 1953 merger with the Ferguson tractor company, to its current ownership by Allis-Gleaner Company (AGCO), Masseys have played a large role in our agricultural history. The Big Book of Massey Tractors celebrates that role and showcases the machines that have helped turn the earth for over a hundred years.
Author : Jean Coppendale
Publisher : Mighty Machines
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,48 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781554076208
Mighty machines in full color for the kids who love them.
Author : Don MacMillan
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 28,93 MB
Release : 1999
Category :
ISBN : 9781616739768
9 x 12 256 pgs 650 color photos index bibliography
Author : Robert N. Pripps
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 18,58 MB
Release : 2004-03
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780896586444
9x12, 172 color & 63 B&W photos, 37 color and 28 B&W illustrations, index, bibliography
Author : Randy Leffingwell
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760313701
Original ads, historic design drawings, and factory photographs tell the definitive story of the American tractor's development, mechanical innovations, groundbreaking designs, and company histories. Best-selling author Randy Leffingwell researched and photographed restored classics and one-of-a-kind experimental models from coast-to-coast to deliver the goods on American farm tractor. This is the book that started it all! Previous hardcover edition (0-87938-532-4 pub 1991) has sold a staggering 150,000!
Author : Harold L. Brock
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 28,40 MB
Release : 2008-09-19
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760334904
This encyclopedia provides the most detailed and complete account ever given of Ford tractors, from the earliest Fordsons to the Ford-Fergusons, the Ford N Series, and the Ford "world" tractors manufactured into the 1970s. Amply illustrated, the book also offers extensive information on the numerous options and accessories, implements and variations that came out of Dearborn, Sherman Bros., and the great Funk Bros. hotrod conversions that could make each of these popular machines utterly unique. Written and compiled by the chief engineer of the Ford N Series tractors and the world's best-known Ford tractor historian, this encyclopedia is the ultimate one-stop resource for anyone with an interest in Ford tractors.
Author : Lee Klancher
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,44 MB
Release : 2009-12-04
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1616731729
The first general-purpose tractor with narrowly spaced front wheels, the original Farmall was designed to do fine-tuned field cultivation as well as anything a team of farm horses could do—in short, to “farm all.” The rest is history, even legend, in the agriculture industry—a legend that unfolds in these pages in full color and sharp detail. This big book features five hundred photographs of Farmall tractors, from that first experimental model introduced in 1924, through the classic lineup of International Harvester models that bore the Farmall name, to the last one to roll off the assembly line (the landmark five-millionth tractor produced at the Farmall plant in Illinois). Detailed descriptions combine with these vibrant pictures to make Legendary Farmall Tractors a full-scale appreciation of the art of farm machinery at its can-do best.
