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Book Leyland Tractors

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jonathan Whitlam
  • Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
  • Release : 2017-05-15
  • ISBN : 1445667118
  • Pages : 178 pages

Download or read book Leyland Tractors written by Jonathan Whitlam and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inside story of Leyland Tractors both past and present

Book Tractor

    Book Details:
  • Author : DK
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2015-05-05
  • ISBN : 1465444602
  • Pages : 258 pages

Download or read book Tractor written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete history of farm machinery, from steam and vintage tractors to the latest combine harvesters, is showcased in this lavishly illustrated volume. Packed with more than 450 tractors, from the pioneering engines of Fowler and Froelich, to the groundbreaking AGCO Challenger, DK's Tractor charts the story of the machines that reshaped agriculture in glorious visual detail. Meet the manufacturers whose amazing machinery transformed farming, including John Deere, Caterpillar, Massey Ferguson, and SDF; discover extraordinary vehicles, remarkable engines, and hi-tech modern cabs; and explore an incredible range of tractors from around the world.

Book Tractors

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nick Baldwin
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2011-11-20
  • ISBN : 0747809372
  • Pages : 65 pages

Download or read book Tractors written by Nick Baldwin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-20 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steam, and then cumbersome motor, tractors existed in small numbers before 1914, after which the need to produce more foods using less horse and man power saw the origins of the machine we know today. Thanks to mass production, Ford brought the price down to suit average farmers, and in the 1920s to 1940s numerous rivals brought in such novelties as diesel engines, pneumatic tyres, hydraulic implement lifts and even cost-effective all-wheel drive and weather protection. After the Second World-War, a strong new indigenous tractor industry was led by Ferguson, David Brown, Nuffield and Ford. This book highlights these developments and goes on to show the dramatic improvements of the 1950s and 1960s.

Book The Nuffield Tractor Story

Download or read book The Nuffield Tractor Story written by Anthony Clare and published by Old Pond Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Clare starts with the preparatory work of 1943 and takes the story up to 1967, the era of the powerful 10/60 model - the machine that became known by many as the Rolls-Royce of tractors. He deals fully with development, production, models, sales, distribution, implements, after-sales service and testing. He has also unearthed a wealth of previously unseen photographs.

Book Farm Tractors

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  • Author : Michael Williams
  • Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
  • Release : 2016-03-01
  • ISBN : 1620082233
  • Pages : 357 pages

Download or read book Farm Tractors written by Michael Williams and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the first tractors appeared on the scene in the late 1890s, it took another two decades and plenty of modifications for farmers to embrace this once-crude technology in favor of the steam engine, further advancing the power-farming revolution. Written by an international expert in agricultural machinery, Farm Tractors takes readers back to the nineteenth century to look at the precursors to modern tractors and travels through the years to follow the machine’s evolution as tractors became indispensable equipment on farms across America. INSIDE FARM TRACTORS: •How steam-powered machinery gave way to tractors, and how tractors changed the way that farmers worked •Prominent early manufacturers and models, including Henry Ford’s legendary Model F, International Harvester’s Farmall, the Waterloo Boy, John Deere, and many more •The use of hydraulics, the advent of diesel engines, the availability of four-wheel drive, and other technical breakthroughs •The introduction of new fuel sources as alternatives to gasoline •Specialized tractors for orchard work, high-acreage operations, carrying loads, cultivating, and other scenarios •The tractor industry’s major expansion following World War II •Modern-day tractors and an outlook on the future of farm machinery

Book British Leyland   From Triumph to Tragedy

Download or read book British Leyland From Triumph to Tragedy written by Lance Cole and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the British automotive manufacturer and an analysis of what went wrong. What really happened at British Leyland (BL)? Was it ‘just’ the cars, or were other factors vital to the story? Who really was to blame for BL and MG Rover’s death? The ‘truth’ about BL is deeper than its cars – were ultra- Left-wing plots to topple BL and British society real? Did secret deals and political intrigue really exist? Was it Labour or Conservative powers who ‘killed’ BL, or was it BL itself? How was it that BL’s design genius was hobbled? Author Lance Cole lifts the bonnet on BL and presents a forensic yet easy to read new analysis in a story of BL, its cars, and the era of their motoring as powers on the political Left and Right waged war, sometimes even with themselves. Here is a book about cars and more, a conversation on all things BL: this is a new account of a classic British story told across a trail of evidence in a British industrial and political drama. Many mistakes made BL, but some of the cars were superb, the designs of genius, the engineering excellent; it is just that we have either forgotten, or been brainwashed into believing the worst. In a BL book like no other, written by a classic car fanatic with a background in industrial design, automotive, and wider journalism, this story lifts the lid on BL's cars and more. The author also adds inside knowledge from time working in the motor industry. Lance Cole tells the deeper BL story across the era of its greatest successes and its biggest failures. “An important and overdue book, well researched which will find a welcome place on the shelves of transport academics and motoring aficionados alike.” —The Journal of the Road Transport History Association “Cole’s engaging and informal writing style makes things very readable and helps us untangle a lot of the more complex shenanigans that went on. With fifty colour and fifty monochrome pictures, it’s well-illustrated too. Thoroughly recommended for its astute insight whether you’re a BL fan or not.” —Car Mechanics

Book Know Your Tractors

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chris Lockwood
  • Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
  • Release : 2018-05-17
  • ISBN : 1910456896
  • Pages : 179 pages

Download or read book Know Your Tractors written by Chris Lockwood and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-17 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chris has tried to show the tractors carrying out a wide range of tasks. His concise text explains what is going on in the pictures. He includes some basic technical specifications such as power outputs so that the reader can roughly compare different tractors and have an idea of the size and capability of each. The 41 tractors chosen come from 25 marques. Many of the tractor manufacturers have parent companies, some of which own a number of tractor makers. Chris gives these details as well as the country of assembly and/or manufacture. Tractor enthusiasts will enjoy this book, but it is particularly designed to be an introduction for visitors to rural shows, farm parks and country bookshops.

Book Leyland Comet

    Book Details:
  • Author : Graham Edge
  • Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
  • Release : 2016-05-18
  • ISBN : 1910456780
  • Pages : 154 pages

Download or read book Leyland Comet written by Graham Edge and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about one of Leyland Motors' famous models, the Leyland Comet. It covers the period from the introduction of the lorry in 1947 to its withdrawal from the British market in the mid-1970s. This illustrious name continued to be used in the Leyland-DAF era, such is the high regard and respect earned by one of Leyland's finest vehicles not only here, but also overseas. Leyland Comet presents the initial development of the model and the various types which evolved in subsequent years. When it was first introduced, the Leyland Comet was an immediate success and soon became the market leader in the high-quality, medium weight, lorry sector. In the 30 years of production history described in these pages, the Comet was only seriously challenged by its great rival, the AEC Mercury. In its heyday, the Leyland Motors name was synonymous with top quality. Their Comet range maintained and enhanced the company's reputation. Many small haulage firms building a business in the post-war years aspired to a Leyland lorry and felt a great sense of achievement when able to acquire one. This book has been out of print for many years, and has been brought back in 2016 to make this fascinating story available again to Leyland enthusiasts and those with an interest in general transport history. Graham Edge is a trucking journalist and author. (Series: Commercial Vehicles Archive Series) [Subject: Commercial Vehicles, Transportation]

Book Seventy Years of Farm Tractors 1930 2000

Download or read book Seventy Years of Farm Tractors 1930 2000 written by Brian Bell and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the end of the twentieth century there were some half-million tractors on British farms - more machines than people to drive them. Brian Bell's encyclopaedic book traces the evolution of the farm tractor from the days of starting handle and pan seat to current 4-wheel drive machines with air-conditioned cabs and computer management systems. He deals in particular with developments of the classic period from the 1950s to the 1990s. The book is arranged alphabetically by manufacturer from Allis-Chalmers to Zetor, one hundred marques in total. These are all machines to be found on British farms irrespective of their country of manufacture. Brian runs concisely through the histories of the companies and their major models, illustrated with a wealth of photographs and extracts from sales literature. He adds some special features on items such as hydraulic systems and cold-starting aids. He includes a glossary and full index. This book replaces the author's earlier, successful, Fifty Years of Farm Tractors. Many of the photographs are new and the text has been brought up to date to include developments of the early twenty-first century.

Book Nordic Tractor  The  The History and Heritage of Volvo  Valmet and Valtra

Download or read book Nordic Tractor The The History and Heritage of Volvo Valmet and Valtra written by Justin Roberts and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nordic Tractor traces the history of tractor production in Sweden and Finland. The story goes back over 200 years to the 19th century when the industrial revolution was sweeping across Britain, and Sweden wanted to establish their own manufacturing powerhouses. This was an exciting and fast moving time for engineering and this book traces the ups, downs and eventual demise of some of the first manufacturers working to serve the particular needs of the agricultural and forestry industries in this densely forested and mountainous region. It then looks in depth at the companies who emerged from this, who learnt from their own and others' mistakes and built on the widespread technological advances of the time to build up names for themselves in Northern parts of Europe. Today, Valtra - now owned by AGCO - stands proudly as the last remaining agricultural tractor maker in Scandinavia, but The Nordic Tractor shows where their roots lie in the establishment and history of companies such as Bolinder, Munktells, Volvo and Valmet, who all stood out as being major players in the Nordic region. Including over 100 photos, many of which have been previously unpublished, this book will appeal to those with a specific interest in Nordic tractors, Nordic engineering and general Nordic history as well as the general tractor enthusiast.

Book The AEC Story

    Book Details:
  • Author : Brian Thackray
  • Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
  • Release : 2012-03-15
  • ISBN : 1445611155
  • Pages : 487 pages

Download or read book The AEC Story written by Brian Thackray and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of AEC from 1929 until 1979.

Book British Power Farmer and Agricultural Engineer

Download or read book British Power Farmer and Agricultural Engineer written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lamborghini Tractors

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jonathan Whitlam
  • Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
  • Release : 2023-01-15
  • ISBN : 1398113344
  • Pages : 184 pages

Download or read book Lamborghini Tractors written by Jonathan Whitlam and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-01-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most complete concise account of one of the world’s most revolutionary exclusive tractor brands.

Book Kenya Gazette

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1977-09-15
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 20 pages

Download or read book Kenya Gazette written by and published by . This book was released on 1977-09-15 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kenya Gazette is an official publication of the government of the Republic of Kenya. It contains notices of new legislation, notices required to be published by law or policy as well as other announcements that are published for general public information. It is published every week, usually on Friday, with occasional releases of special or supplementary editions within the week.

Book The Long Haul Pioneers

Download or read book The Long Haul Pioneers written by Ashley Coghill and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-01 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all started in 1964 when two friends gave up promising medical careers to embark upon a journey which few hardened truckers would have considered. In so doing, they were solely responsible for creating the first long haul overland route, across Europe and deep into the Middle East to Kabul. The men had started the 'Middle East Run' was to become a phenomenon in the road haulage industry, an image which it still holds today. This book is about the company founded by one of those men, from its fledgling days as Asian Transport to the thriving Astran Cargo Services Ltd that it is today. In this book Ashley Coghill documents the complete history of the company to date with the focus predominantly on the early days when the men were fighting for something and revelling in the adventure. These early long haul drivers would think nothing of a 10,000 mile round trip to Iran or the Arabian Gulf and being stranded at 6,000 feet on a mountain pass with temperatures below -40 was just all in a day's work. Ashley Coghill has an immense enthusiasm for his subject and has given his research total dedication. He has also tracked down past and present employees to gather first hand information which he has illustrated with over 300 carefully selected images. The end result is a detailed, comprehensive and fascinating account of an extraordinary company.

Book The Commercial Motor

Download or read book The Commercial Motor written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Love Lifts the Heart

Download or read book Love Lifts the Heart written by Nancy Crapser Hunt and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, I have written, has helped to release all the tension I had with the obstacles I met along with the raising of this family. With the farm life and the large family, including a son with birth defects and Down's syndrome, life was strenuous. Years of struggling to keep the family well and happy. With the help of good doctors and surgeons, in Bobby's case, we have seen that it can be done. I was always trusting God in each incidence. It is my hope that this book will prove to be an inspiration to any and all who have the privilege of reading it.