Fresh off the shelf
Recently Added
Hoses, Tubing and Connectors A Basic Guide to Their Design, Installation and Failure Diagnosis
Hoses, Tubing, and Connectors is the definitive "how-to" book when it comes tho this subject - from showing you how to diagnose problems and test for failed parts, to explaining how to repair the part, to showing how to install the repaired or new part.
View Details
Tractors Fmo10104ncx
Why do you need this book? The answer is simple: operating a tractor (not just driving it) is not simple anymore. You probably learned how to drive a tractor at quite a young age. But the machines themselves keep getting more and more complex, so even operating them is no longer simple.
View Details
An Illustrated A-Z History of Tractors Features 28 of the Greatest Tractor Manufacturers in the World, Including Caterpillar, Deutz, Ford, International Harvester, John Deere, Massey-Ferguson, Minneapolis Moline, Oliver, Renault, Steyr, and Many More
Agriculture has come a long way since the days of manual ploughs being pulled by oxen and horses. The benefits of technological advancements are easy to see in presentday farming - today's tractors are so sophisticated that they are able to calculate how long a job is going to take, the best way to carry it out, and sometimes even the best time of day to do it. This volume explores the compelling history of the major tractor manufacturers, from the 18th century through to the modern day. With its vibrant photographs and informative text, the book will enable tractor enthusiasts to appreciate the accomplished machines that help to provide for us every day.
View Details
Complete Book of Classic John Deere Tractors The First 100 Years
<b><i>The Complete Book of Classic John Deere Tractors</i> explores the range of iconic "green tractors" with which Illinois-based John Deere has become one of the world's most recognizable brands.</b><br><br> Part of Motorbooks' Complete Book series, this fact-packed volume takes you through <b>dozens of John Deere farm models</b>, beginning with the 1892 Waterloo Boy and ending with the game-changing New Generation and Generation II lines. With selected text from <i>The Bigger Book of John Deere</i> by <b>late legendary Deere historian Don Macmillan</b>, this book details <b>year-to-year model changes </b>within each series and offers <b>comprehensive specs charts compiled by Deere authority John Dietz</b>.<br><br> In addition to the <b>Waterloo Boy</b>, you'll witness the entire 40-plus years of <b>two-cylinder “Johnny Poppers,” </b>from the 1924 <b>Model D</b> through the<b> 830 Series </b>models in 1960, and the styled tractors of the prewar and postwar years. Also featured heavily are the groundbreaking <b>New Generation tractors</b> launched to much fanfare in 1960 and their successors, the <b>New Generation II</b> lineup with their Sound-Gard cabs. Standard, row-crop, orchard, and even a selection of <b>experimental models</b>…they're all here. In addition, you'll find coverage of John Deere’s rich international heritage, with tractors produced in Spain, Germany, and Australia.<br><br> Illustrated with <b>incredible color photography</b> and <b>period advertising</b>, <i>The Complete Book of Classic John Deere Tractors </i>is<i></i>an essential edition for the library of any Deere fanatic.
View Details
A Bunch of Sheep on Every Farm
This special re-print edition of International Harvester's book "A Bunch of Sheep on Every Farm" contains all the information a person needs to master the basics of breeding and raising Sheep for lamb or wool production. Written in 1918, this short book provides a basic overview of sheep management for the beginner and explains the advantages of raising sheep on the small farm. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
View Details
Illustrated John Deere Two-cylinder Tractor Buyer's Guide
Descriptions and buying tips for John Deere two-cylinder tractors from 1914-1960. A great book for prospective buyers, enthusiasts and all John Deere lovers.
View Details
Fields of Farmers Interning, Mentoring, Partnering, Germinating
America’s average farmer is sixty years old. When young people can’t get in, old people can’t get out. Approaching a watershed moment, our culture desperately needs a generational transfer of millions of farm acres facing abandonment, development, or amalgamation into ever-larger holdings. Based on his decades of experience with interns and multigenerational partnerships at Polyface Farm, farmer and author Joel Salatin digs deep into the problems and solutions surrounding this land- and knowledge-transfer crisis. This book empowers aspiring young farmers, midlife farmers, and nonfarming landlords to build regenerative, profitable agricultural enterprises.
View Details
L'héritage des tracteurs John Deere
En dpit du scepticisme de beaucoup de ses concitoyens, en 1837, John Deere, un simple forgeron du Vermont, changea pour toujours le paysage agricole mondial. Cette anne-l, il produisit la premire charrue en acier poli de haute qualit. L'histoire de cet homme et de ses visions d'avenir est raconte dans cet ouvrage par Don Macmillan, l'expert le plus rput de la marque. Ce volume contient non seulement une biographie de John Deere, mais aussi une remarquable collection de documents indits apports et comments par des ingnieurs et des historiens d'exception - tels Wayne Broehl, Harold Brock, Orrin Miller - avec des anecdotes passionnantes sur la mise au point des tracteurs comme le Waterloo Boy ou le bicylindre et sur la vie de la firme, y compris pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Des chronologies permettent de resituer, chapitre par chapitre, les dates cls de l'volution de l'entreprise jusqu' son accession au premier rang mondial. Les superbes photographies de Ralph W. Sanders, spcialiste internationalement reconnu du tracteur agricole, compltent cet ouvrage indispensable tous les connaisseurs de la mcanique "verte" et aux passionns des machines de John Deere & Company.
View Details