Books by Lee Klancher

Red Tractors and Farmall 2020 and Greeting Cards

Red Tractors Collector's Edition Set

This fabulous set includes all three of the Collector's Editions of the Red Tractors series of books. This includes:? Red Tractors 1958-2013? Red Combines 1915-2015? Red 4WD Tractors 1957-2017Collector's Edition Features:Gorgeous leather-covered book in handmade clamshell case covered in black Saifu cloth with printed box interior. Four previously unpublished images of tractor prototypes which were never built. Each image is a heavy stock 8x10-inch photograph suitable for framing, with the story of the prototype's design, evolution, and ultimate demise printed on the back. Four images are available ONLY with the Collector's Edition and Serial Numbered Collector's Edition! These images will not be released to other media in any form!

Red Tractors Exclusive Edition Set

Red Tractors Serial Number Set The Most Valuable Collectible Red Tractor Book Set

Revolutionary Red Tractors

<p>Explore how the invention and evolution of agricultural technology transformed the farmer's day-to-day life in <i>Machine Marvels: Revolutionary Red Tractors</i>. The book travels through time on a journey that begins in 1830 and takes you into the future, exploring the pivotal tractors and harvesting machines built by Case IH and their heritage brands International Harvester, Steiger, and J. I. Case. Each piece of equipment comes to life with rich historical and beautiful contemporary photographs of the machine, accompanied by an engrossing narrative and detailed graphics that illustrates the agricultural history, mechanics, engineering, and physics of these ground-breaking tractors. This book is ideal for young people fascinated with machinery as well as for anyone who wants to learn more about the hardworking people and the machines that feed our world!</p>

Snoopy and the Spy A Saga of Espionage, Ingenuity, and the Epic Battle to Save International Harvester

<p>On the farm fields of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the stakes had never been higher. The era marked one of the hardest economic environments of the twentieth century, and two of the world's toughest competitors were locked in a high-horsepower arms race to create the world's best piece of agricultural equipment. For John Deere, winning meant maintaining global dominance. For International Harvester, winning would mean survival. For all the other ag equipment makers--well, it was mostly bad news. </p><p>In a big money game of poker, the two top makers bet on various new technologies and raced to build the best one first. The new machines were designed and built in secret spaces, then tested in dark pastures and remote corners of the world. They were transported carefully covered under tarps and rail cars . . . all in effort to keep them from the prying eyes and nimble cameras of the competition. </p><p>In this rollicking trip back in time, the salesman, engineers, and executives who played the game offer firsthand accounts of how and why this techno-turf war was fought. As the game escalated, one salesman took matters into his own hands. In the name of company loyalty, he crossed a line he shouldn't have and found himself deep in enemy territory. </p><p>The book includes never-before-published images of facilities and equipment, engineering design details, a look at company culture at the ag equipment companies, quotes from interviews with engineers, salespeople, and leaders of both International Harvester and John Deere, as well as insight into the events that led International Harvester to fail. If you love agriculture, history, or a zesty read, this book is for you! </p>

The Art of the John Deere Tractor Featuring Tractors from the Walter and Bruce Keller Collection

<p>John Deere’s most famous and fascinating machines are presented as they’ve never been presented before: in a studio, photographed against plain seamless backdrops. The result is a superb collection of unprecedented photographs celebrating every detail of the tractors considered to be icons of industrial design.</p><p> </p><p>From the spartan Waterloo Boy to the streamlining triumph of the Model AOS, from German and Argentine models to the much vaunted New Generation tractors, photographer and author Lee Klancher delves into the renowned Keller Collection to bring Deere fans an utterly unique look at the objects of their passion. Thirty tractors are presented in beautiful full-tractor shots and detail views that highlight notable engineering and design elements. Accompanying the photography are detailed captions, the stories behind the models shown, and the history of John Deere design evolution, particularly the influence of renowned industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss. A John Deere book like no other, sure to captivate those who bleed Green.</p><p> </p>

The Devil Can Ride

Authors such as Hunter Thompson, Robert Pirsig, and Mark Singer have written about the motorcycle, that icon for outlaws, rebels, thieves, and beat poets. This collection of motorcycle tales features the best of the vast collection of motorcycle writing created since old Gottlieb Daimler first bolted a crude internal-combustion engine to his wooden two-wheeled Einspur in 1876. In addition to essays from Thompson and Pirsig, The Devil Can Ride features works by Peter Egan, T.E. Lawrence, James Stevenson, Jamie Elvidge, John Hall, and Kevin Cameron.

The Devil Can Ride The World's Best Motorcycle Writing

Authors such as Hunter Thompson, Robert Pirsig, and Mark Singer have written about the motorcycle, that icon for outlaws, rebels, thieves, and beat poets. This collection of motorcycle tales features the best of the vast collection of motorcycle writing created since old Gottlieb Daimler first bolted a crude internal-combustion engine to his wooden two-wheeled Einspur in 1876. In addition to essays from Thompson and Pirsig, The Devil Can Ride features works by Peter Egan, T.E. Lawrence, James Stevenson, Jamie Elvidge, John Hall, and Kevin Cameron. <br>

The Farmall Dynasty The Story of the Engineering and Design that Created International Harvester Tractors

<p>The Farmall Dynasty is a dramatic account of the developmental history of the tractors built by the dominant agricultural manufacturer of the early twentieth century, International Harvester. The book traces the evolution of the Farmall tractor from the early Titans and Moguls through to modern times.The book includes well-researched accounts of the development of the original Farmall, the Letter Series, 4100, Cub, and other legendary IHC tractors, with first-hand accounts from factory engineers describing the challenges they faced.</p>--Lee Klancher

The Victory Motorcycle The Making of a New American Motorcycle

In Aug. 1993, a group of engineers & enthusiasts were told to take a step that hadn't been done successfully for more than 40 years: Design & build a new Amer. motorcycle. An all-new engine had to be designed from the ground up. Chassis dimensions had to be determined. Fed. & state reg's. had to be met. Every piece had to be tested, evaluated, & fine-tuned. With endless hours of research, advice from top engineering minds, the financial support & marketing savvy of Polaris, & 5 years of hard work, a new machine emerged. This book brings the trials & tribulations of creating a new motorcycle to life, with a behind-the-scenes look at the design & development of the Victory V92C. Includes color photos, CAD drawings, & styling renditions.

Tractor Boneyards 2003 Calendar

Tractor Calendar 2012

Farm tractors are presented at sunset and sunrise, in the studio, and under the stars in this gorgeous calendar photographed by Lee Klancher and a few talented friends. With tractors from some of the premier collectors in America in unique settings, this calendar blends the latest in photography techniques including HDRs, light painting, and night shots with some of the most collectible farm tractors on the planet. Includes a John Deere 2510 gas high-crop, 420 LP, and 600 Industrial, IH 560 and front-wheel-assist 706, Oliver 88, Minneapolis-Moline 5 Star Universal, and . Tractors are from the collections of Walter and Bruce Keller, Paul and Robert Watral, Jerry Mez, Mel Melcher, Dave Preuhs, and more.

Tractor The Heartland Innovation, Ground-breaking Machines, Midnight Schemes, Secret Garages, and Farmyard Geniuses that Mechanized Agriculture

<p>This rollicking ride into machine history follows the innovators, entrepeneurs and hucksters who transformed our world with farm machines. Starting with the turn-of-the-century visionaries who saw that four wheels and a motor could replace for the horse, the book moves swiftly through key early developments to cover the power farming movement of the latter part of the 20th Century--a time when major manufacturers lagged behind and independent builders and farmers began creating their own solutions with a pencil drawing and a welder. The book includes stories of the butcher shop where John Deere secretly designed a completely new line of four-cylinder tractors, to the skullduggery and corporate raiding that took place in fields and back lots as company agents schemed to discover what their dirty ol' competitors had up their sleeves. The book moves all the way up through the creation of the first tractor electronics, the merger movement of the 1980s, and the emergence of the high-technology innovations such as smart farms and auto-guidance which are changing the farm as we know it. This raucous, heartfelt book shines a light on some of the bright minds and innovative companies which emerged from the fertile fields of America's heartland.</p>

Tractor The Heartland Innovation, Ground-Breaking Machines, Midnight Schemes, Secret Garages, and Farmyard Geniuses That Mechanized Agriculture

<p>This rollicking ride into machine history follows the innovators, entrepeneurs and hucksters who transformed our world with farm machines. Starting with the turn-of-the-century visionaries who saw that four wheels and a motor could replace for the horse, the book moves swiftly through key early developments to cover the power farming movement of the latter part of the 20th Century--a time when major manufacturers lagged behind and independent builders and farmers began creating their own solutions with a pencil drawing and a welder. The book includes stories of the butcher shop where John Deere secretly designed a completely new line of four-cylinder tractors, to the skullduggery and corporate raiding that took place in fields and back lots as company agents schemed to discover what their dirty ol' competitors had up their sleeves. The book moves all the way up through the creation of the first tractor electronics, the merger movement of the 1980s, and the emergence of the high-technology innovations such as smart farms and auto-guidance which are changing the farm as we know it. This raucous, heartfelt book shines a light on some of the bright minds and innovative companies which emerged from the fertile fields of America's heartland.</p>

Tractor The Heartland Innovation, Ground-Breaking Machines, Midnight Schemes, Secret Garages, and Farmyard Geniuses That Mechanized Agriculture

Vintage Farm Tractors 2009 Calendar

Vintage Farm Tractors 2009 features spectacular photographs of the most classic tractors of the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. From manufacturers such as Allis-Chalmers, John Deere, Farmall, Ford, and Case, these tractors represent the best machinery produced in this era. Both styled and unstyled models are featured, as well as original period brochures, advertisements, and other related memorabilia.

Year on the Farm: With Casey and Friends