A Guide to Allis-Chalmers Farm Tractors For more than 80 years farmers and admirers have seen A-C farm tractors working in the fields. But field performance is just a fraction of the story of these venerable machines, as you will find out in this 120-page book by Norm Swinford. Settle into this photo-packed guide and you will follow all the models from 1914 to 1985. The fits and the starts, the headaches and the wrong turns, the strokes of genius and the engineering victories they are all here in this book. An especially interesting section of the book is called Tractor Performance and Testing. The serious collector will love the 11-page appendix with Nebraska results, paint colors, and serial numbers. A very unique section of the book is called Math Your Tractor Understands and covers the calculation of horsepower and other characteristics. Over 250 black-and-white photos.

A guide to Allis-Chalmers farm tractors

Norm Swinford

American Society of Agricultural Engineers

With the acquisition of Deutz-Allis in 1990, the Allis-Gleaner Corporation (AGCO) became an industry powerhouse. AGCO manufactures and markets multiple product brands through multiple dealer networks, while maintaining the brand identity, quality, and innovative design of each of the product groups. Each chapter in this lavishly illustrated volume focuses on a different company, providing a brief company history before concentrating on the tractor line. No other book provides as much detail about so many AGCO-related tractors!

The Proud Heritage of AGCO Tractors

Engineering & Transportation

Swinford, Norm

Transportation

Amer. Soc.of Agricultural Eng

This book follows a trail of products and politics through 100 years of progress. It begins with Henry Ford s Fordson tractor which sent millions of horses to pasture and doesn t end until after Ford and New Holland combined as Ford New Holland in 1986, then added Versatile in 1987, and finally became New Holland North America, Inc.--one of the world s largest farm equipment makers. Swinford concentrates on the North American operations, as he takes us model by model through the tractor line. The farm equipment then becomes the focus as he covers implements, harvesting equipment, balers, mowers, balers, rakes, combines, forage harvesters, farmstead equipment, and much more. Over 800 photos bring the story of Ford and New Holland to life.

A century of Ford and New Holland farm equipment

ASAE

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