Tractors

1880s to 1980s

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Automotive, Antique & Classic, Science & Nature, Technology, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, History
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Author: Nick Baldwin ISBN: 9780747811879
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: November 20, 2011
Imprint: Shire Publications Language: English
Author: Nick Baldwin
ISBN: 9780747811879
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: November 20, 2011
Imprint: Shire Publications
Language: English

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.

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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.

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