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The Field Guide to Classic Farm Tractors, Expanded Edition

The Field Guide to Classic Farm Tractors, Expanded Edition features all the classic machines you remember, plus a few rarities and tractors recently added to the realm of "classics." All are presented in full-color, fully restored glory.

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The Field Guide to Classic Farm Tractors, Expanded Edition More Than 400 Models from 1900 To 1990

Featuring machines right up through more recently collectible models of the 1970s and 1980s, The Field Guide to Classic Farm Tractors, Expanded Edition features all the legends enthusiasts remember, plus a few rarities. And they are all here in photographic glory. A classic farm tractor is a conversation starter and a comforting reminder of childhoods on the farm and adulthoods twisting a wrench in the garage or shop. Tractors are cultural touchstones of another era, as familiar as the smell of apple pie baking in a farmhouse kitchen. All of that nostalgia is here in this expanded edition of The Field Guide to Classic Farm Tractors. This photo-filled collection features landmark models from all the major marques: <ul><li>Allis-Chalmers</li><li>J. I. Case</li><li>Caterpillar</li><li>John Deere</li><li>Ford</li><li>International Harvester </li><li>Farmall</li></ul>Also well-represented are smaller brands like Advance-Rumely, Cockshutt, Eagle, Fate-Root-Heath, Ferguson, Hart-Parr, Minneapolis-Moline, and Oliver. Tractors from the United States, Canada, and Europe are included. But The Field Guide to Classic Farm Tractors, Expanded Edition is more than just another collection of handsome color photos. Each model description is accompanied by a specification chart presenting crucial technical details like RPMs, horsepower, fuel type, maximum speed, weight, and more. With some 400 tractor models and a color photograph depicting each, The Field Guide to Classic Farm Tractors, Expanded Edition is a valued addition to any tractor lover's bookshelf.

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The Field Guide to Vintage Farm Tractors

With its brief histories, model runs, specification details, and eye-catching color photographs highlighting 27 manufacturers and more than 500 models, series, and variations of vintage tractors, this convenient, easy-to-use field guide puts a wealth of information at your fingertips. Contains tractors from the US and Canada from 1900-1960.

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The Good Life Dot Grid Notebook Tractors in a Field Portable Book

The ideal dot grid notebook for farmers. Tractors in a field design is instantly recognizable to members of the farming community. This portable notebook is perfect for making lists, agricultural design, sketching, financial planning, taking notes, and more. 150 pages of blank dotted grid paper.

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The Good Life Graph Paper Notebook Tractors in a Field Portable Book

The ideal portable graph paper notebook for a farmer. Tractors in a field design is instantly recognizable to members of the farming community. 150 pages of blank graph paper. Great for math, design, science, financial planning, taking notes, and bullet lists.

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The Good Life Tractors in a Field Notebook

The ideal notebook for farmers or members of the farming community. Tractor in a field design is instantly recognizable to a hard working farmer. 150 pages of blank college ruled lined paper. Perfect portable notebook for making planting or harvesting plans.

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The John Deere Century

In The John Deere Century, acclaimed author and photographer Randy Leffingwell uses his unique brand of storytelling to chronicle the company and the tractors that have carried the distinctive green and yellow livery for the past century. Iconic John Deere tractors ranging from the spartan Waterloo Boy to the Model AOS, and from German and Argentine models to the acclaimed New Generation tractors are featured in this celebration of industrial tractor design. Loaded with photographs, both modern and vintage, and excellently written info, this book will have John Deere fans salivating.

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The John Deere Century

In The John Deere Century, acclaimed author and photographer Randy Leffingwell uses his unique brand of storytelling--alongside a wealth of photographs, both modern and vintage--to chronicle the company and the tractors that have carried the distinctive green and yellow livery for the past century. Iconic John Deere tractors ranging from the spartan Waterloo Boy to the Model AOS, and from German and Argentine models to the acclaimed New Generation tractors are featured in this celebration of industrial tractor design. Models covered: <ul><li> The Waterloo Boy </li><li> The Model D </li><li> The Model C Experimental, GP, and Specials </li><li> Models A and B </li><li> Models L and LA </li><li> Models G, H, A, B, Styled D, and M </li><li> Diesel Models </li><li> Models 40, 50, 60, and 70 </li><li> Generation II Tractors and the 21st Century </li></ul> This book is a must-have for every John Deere fan.

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The John Deere Tractor Legacy

Not only is "The John Deere Tractor Legacy" published under license of Deere & Company, it is edited by the world’s most respected and best known John Deere historian and expert--Don Macmillan--so readers know they can rely on its information. This comprehensive history of the man, his company, and his legacy includes a biography of John Deere, plus excerpts from the writings of Deere engineers and historians, such as Wayne Broehl, Harold Brock, and Orrin Miller. Images are from the Deere archives, as well as from noted tractor photographer Ralph W. Sanders. Readers will find never-before-published material in "The John Deere Tractor Legacy," including compelling accounts of the development of the Waterloo Boy, the Johnny Popper, and the New Generation tractors. Readers will also discover the importance of the work that Deere did for the U.S. Army in World War II and how it helped the company to become the number-one tractor manufacturer in the world. Coverage of plows, implements, combines, cars, snowmobiles, lawn and garden tractors, and bicycles is also included.

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The John Deere Tractor - Special Edition

Showcases both styled and unstyled C, GP, A, and B John Deere models, Model D, Dain All-Wheel Drive, and Waterloo Boy. Other John Deere models and series, including the New Generation tractors, are featured here also. Color photos.

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The Little Book of John Deere

The name of John Deere is synonymous with the mechanisation of agriculture in the last century. John Deere tractors and machinery were successfully sold in Britain and across Europe, one of the few Amercian marques to achieve this. This small size gift book pays tribute to this famous manufacturer by combining fabulous full colour photographs with archive black and white photos, extracts from vintage brochures and illustrations of model and miniature John Deere machines. Detailed captions and brief timelines accompany the images. This charming little gift book will appeal to all those who collect or restore vintage tractors and especially those who admire the products of this famous manufacturer with its distinctive green and yellow livery.

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The Tractor Factor The World's Rarest Classic Farm Tractors

With tractor historian Robert N. Pripps, take a close look at some of the most collectible vintage tractors from the United States, the UK, Germany, Holland, France, and other countries. Vintage farm tractors are revered throughout the world as the source of mechanical labor, allowing the revolution of farming to take place in the twentieth century. Some of the most interesting tractors are also the rarest, since they were produced in very small quantities. These include one-of-a-kind modified models; very, very old machines; and models produced by one of the many companies that made tractors for only a short time. The Tractor Factor is a richly illustrated book that reveals what makes a tractor collectible, showcases the rarest models, gives a history of the marque, and details specific finds. Robert N. Pripps, a leading tractor historian, covers models from the United States, the UK, Germany, Holland, France, and other countries. Pripps' expertise, paired with the stunning photography of Ralph W. Sanders and Andrew Morland, makes The Tractor Factor a book no fan of these paradigm-changing machines will want to miss!

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The Tractor Factor The World's Rarest Classic Farm Tractors

With tractor historian Robert N. Pripps, take a close look at some of the most collectible vintage tractors from the United States, the UK, Germany, Holland, France, and other countries.Vintage farm tractors are revered throughout the world as the source of mechanical labor, allowing the revolution of farming to take place in the twentieth century. Some of the most interesting tractors are also the rarest, since they were produced in very small quantities. These include one-of-a-kind modified models; very, very old machines; and models produced by one of the many companies that made tractors for only a short time.The Tractor Factor is a richly illustrated book that reveals what makes a tractor collectible, showcases the rarest models, gives a history of the marque, and details specific finds. Robert N. Pripps, a leading tractor historian, covers models from the United States, the UK, Germany, Holland, France, and other countries. Pripps' expertise, paired with the stunning photography of Ralph W. Sanders and Andrew Morland, makes The Tractor Factor a book no fan of these paradigm-changing machines will want to miss!

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The Ultimate Guide to Butchering Deer

The process of getting a deer from the field to the dinner plate can seem overwhelming, especially for beginners. Fortunately, this book of expert advice from veteran deer hunter John Weiss, packed with helpful illustrations and step-by-step explanations, makes it simple. Weiss covers everything you need to know to do your own butchering, including field dressing and transporting your deer, and aging and freezing your venison. The Ultimate Guide to Butchering Deer also features instructions on how to grind burger and make sausage links, and even comes with delicious recipes. This truly is a must-read for any aspiring home deer butcher.

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The Ultimate Guide to Butchering Deer A Step-by-Step Guide to Field Dressing, Skinning, Aging, and Butchering Deer

The process of getting a deer from the field to the dinner plate can seem overwhelming, especially for beginners. Fortunately, this book of expert advice from veteran deer hunter John Weiss, packed with helpful illustrations and step-by-step explanations, makes it simple. Weiss covers everything you need to know to do your own butchering, including field dressing and transporting your deer, and aging and freezing your venison. The Ultimate Guide to Butchering Deer also features instructions on how to grind burger and make sausage links, and even comes with delicious recipes. This truly is a must-read for any aspiring home deer butcher.

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The Whitetail Hunter's Almanac More Than 800 Tips and Tactics to Help You Get a Deer This Season

To take the most impressive whitetail bucks, and to bring them in consistently, a hunter has to know his weapons, the woods and, most of all, his quarry. Now, with The Whitetail Hunter’s Almanac at your side, you too can hunt with the strategies and practical wisdom that master hunter John Weiss has learned during his thirty-plus years on the field. Drawing on years of insider research, data studies, and personal experience, Weiss reveals the never-fail methods to making your shots count. Weiss’s expert whitetail hunting secrets include: Little-known facts about whitetails The perfect places to set up blinds and stands Effective ways to use deer scents How to disappear with camouflage Hunting with a rifle, shotgun, or bow And much more! With careful instructions and more than two hundred photographs to bring the hunt to you, The Whitetail Hunter’s Almanac is the must-have reference to make you a more efficient tracker, woodsman, and consistently successful whitetail hunter. If you love the thrill of outwitting a big buck, The Whitetail Hunter’s Almanac is the guide for you!

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This Old John Deere A Treasury of Vintage Tractors and Family Farm Memories

Whether you dream of restoring a John Deere or have a whole shed full of them, you'll cherish the reminiscences within the pages of This Old John Deere. This book is a treasury of memories?"short stories, essays, tall tales, and reminiscences?"all devoted to John Deere tractors and to their role on the family farm. The authors of the pieces collected in this anthology come from a wide range of backgrounds and farming regions. Some are respected respected tractor historians; other are regular farm folk with a story to share. The beautiful photography comes from a variety of well-known photographers and archives, and there's also an endearing selection of paintings and other farm art.There's no tractor like a John Deere. The most popular make among collectors and restorers deserves its own tribute, so we've gathered a fabulous collection of artwork and stories devoted just to the famous green machines. Stories--ranging from the first ride upon a John Deere to the fateful day when the team of horses was replaced by the shiny new Johnny Popper--by well-known and respected farm contributors include Patricia Penton Leimbach, Donald Zolan, Dave Barnhouse, Don Macmillan, C.H. Wendel, and Ralph W. Sanders.

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Toy Farm Tractors

Toy Farm Tractors Bill Vossler & Andy Kraushaar Farm tractors in miniature! This one-of-a-kind book details all major makers of toy farm tractors and their famous models, including the celebrated tin-toy maker Louis Marx & Co.; the classic cast-iron toy makers Hubley, Vindex, and Arcade; and the modern makers of high-tech, high-quality toys, suchas The Ertl Co., Scale Models, Carter Tru-Scale, and others. Includes toy steam engines, threshers, implements, farm trucks and horse-drawn machinery. Additional chapters highlight scratch-builders, restoration of toys, pedal toys and salesman samples.

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Toy Farm Tractors

Toy Farm Tractors Bill Vossler & Andy Kraushaar Farm tractors in miniature! This one-of-a-kind book details all major makers of toy farm tractors and their famous models, including the celebrated tin-toy maker Louis Marx & Co.; the classic cast-iron toy makers Hubley, Vindex, and Arcade; and the modern makers of high-tech, high-quality toys, suchas The Ertl Co., Scale Models, Carter Tru-Scale, and others. Includes toy steam engines, threshers, implements, farm trucks and horse-drawn machinery. Additional chapters highlight scratch-builders, restoration of toys, pedal toys and salesman samples.

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Tractor Coloring Book A Fun Colouring Book with Tractors in Farming Life Scenes for Children Ages 2-4 , Kids Ages 4-8 , a Perfect Gift for Kids and Toddlers for Boys and Girls

Are You a Big Fan of TRACTOR? Do You Know Someone Who Is? If your answer is YES, then this coloring book is right for you. This book includes: ● 50 Unique and Beautiful tractor Illustrations for you to color and challenge. ● Blank pages for drawing your own tractor ● This Colouring Book is designed for kids and adults of all ages and skill levels. ● Coloring pages in this book are printed on a single page to avoid the bleeding of color. ● Each coloring page is Incredibly Fun and Relaxing and is designed to provide calmness and relaxation. ● This F1 colouring book is the best gift for men and boys for any holiday or special occasion. Characteristics of your book +High quality pictures + Carefully selected ● 100 pages of premium activity book ● High Quality ● Cove size : 8.5*11 the best cover size for coloring book ●First page to write your user name in ● through ● resampled ● sharpened ● antialiased- vectorised (you can not see pixels) ● scaled to a higher resolution ● cleared from noise ● contrast increased FEEDBACK : if there are any problems , contact us , we will do our best to solve any problems for you .

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Tractor Coloring Book A Fun Colouring Book with Tractors in Farming Life Scenes for Children Ages 2-4 , Kids Ages 4-8 , a Perfect Gift for Kids and Toddlers for Boys and Girls

Are You a Big Fan of TRACTOR? Do You Know Someone Who Is? If your answer is YES, then this coloring book is right for you. This book includes: ● 50 Unique and Beautiful tractor Illustrations for you to color and challenge. ● Blank pages for drawing your own tractor ● This Colouring Book is designed for kids and adults of all ages and skill levels. ● Coloring pages in this book are printed on a single page to avoid the bleeding of color. ● Each coloring page is Incredibly Fun and Relaxing and is designed to provide calmness and relaxation. ● This F1 colouring book is the best gift for men and boys for any holiday or special occasion. Characteristics of your book +High quality pictures + Carefully selected ● 100 pages of premium activity book ● High Quality ● Cove size : 8.5*11 the best cover size for coloring book ●First page to write your user name in ● through ● resampled ● sharpened ● antialiased- vectorised (you can not see pixels) ● scaled to a higher resolution ● cleared from noise ● contrast increased FEEDBACK : if there are any problems , contact us , we will do our best to solve any problems for you .

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Tractor Coloring Book A Fun Colouring Book with Tractors in Farming Life Scenes for Children Ages 2-4 , Kids Ages 4-8 , a Perfect Gift for Kids and Toddlers for Boys and Girls

Are You a Big Fan of TRACTOR? Do You Know Someone Who Is? If your answer is YES, then this coloring book is right for you. This book includes: ● 50 Unique and Beautiful tractor Illustrations for you to color and challenge. ● Blank pages for drawing your own tractor ● This Colouring Book is designed for kids and adults of all ages and skill levels. ● Coloring pages in this book are printed on a single page to avoid the bleeding of color. ● Each coloring page is Incredibly Fun and Relaxing and is designed to provide calmness and relaxation. ● This F1 colouring book is the best gift for men and boys for any holiday or special occasion. Characteristics of your book +High quality pictures + Carefully selected ● 100 pages of premium activity book ● High Quality ● Cove size : 8.5*11 the best cover size for coloring book ●First page to write your user name in ● through ● resampled ● sharpened ● antialiased- vectorised (you can not see pixels) ● scaled to a higher resolution ● cleared from noise ● contrast increased FEEDBACK : if there are any problems , contact us , we will do our best to solve any problems for you .

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Tractor Coloring Book A Fun Colouring Book with Tractors in Farming Life Scenes for Kids Ages 4-8 and Also Children Ages 2-4 ,toddlers, Preschool Kindergaten for Boys and Girls Gift , Fun Activity Workbook with Cute Designs to Learn How to Color

Are You a Big Fan of TRACTOR? Do You Know Someone Who Is? If your answer is YES, then this coloring book is right for you. This book includes: <ul> <li>50 Unique and Beautiful and Cute TRACTOR Illustrations for you to color and challenge.</li> <li>Blank pages for drawing your own TRACTOR</li> <li>This Colouring Book is designed for kids , Children , kindergaten , preschoolers boys and girls to learn and improve coloring skills</li> <li>Coloring pages in this book are printed on a single page to avoid the bleeding of color.</li> <li>Each coloring page is Incredibly Fun and Relaxing and is designed to provide calmness and relaxation.</li> <li>This colouring book is the best gift for men and boys for any holiday or special occasion.</li> </ul> Characteristics of your book +High quality pictures + Carefully selected <ul> <li>100 pages of premium activity book for tractor lovers</li> <li> High Quality </li> <li> Cove size : 8.5*11 the best cover size for coloring books </li> <li> First page to write your user name in </li> <li> through </li> <li> resampled </li> <li> sharpened </li> <li> antialiased- vectorised (you can not see pixels) </li> <li> scaled to a higher resolution </li> <li> cleared from noise </li> <li> contrast increased </li> </ul> FEEDBACK : if there are any problems , contact us , we will do our best to solve any problems for you .

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Tractor Coloring Book A Fun Colouring Book with Tractors in Farming Life Scenes for Kids Ages 4-8 and Also Children Ages 2-4 ,toddlers, Preschool Kindergaten for Boys and Girls Gift , Fun Activity Workbook with Cute Designs VOL. 1

Are You a Big Fan of TRACTOR? Do You Know Someone Who Is? If your answer is YES, then this coloring book is right for you. This book includes: <ul> <li>50 Unique and Beautiful and Cute TRACTOR Illustrations for you to color and challenge.</li> <li>Blank pages for drawing your own TRACTOR</li> <li>This Colouring Book is designed for kids , Children , kindergaten , preschoolers boys and girls to learn and improve coloring skills</li> <li>Coloring pages in this book are printed on a single page to avoid the bleeding of color.</li> <li>Each coloring page is Incredibly Fun and Relaxing and is designed to provide calmness and relaxation.</li> <li>This colouring book is the best gift for men and boys for any holiday or special occasion.</li> </ul> Characteristics of your book +High quality pictures + Carefully selected <ul> <li>100 pages of premium activity book for tractor lovers</li> <li> High Quality </li> <li> Cove size : 8.5*11 the best cover size for coloring books </li> <li> First page to write your user name in </li> <li> through </li> <li> resampled </li> <li> sharpened </li> <li> antialiased- vectorised (you can not see pixels) </li> <li> scaled to a higher resolution </li> <li> cleared from noise </li> <li> contrast increased </li> </ul> FEEDBACK : if there are any problems , contact us , we will do our best to solve any problems for you .

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