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Antique tractor collecting and restoration has never been more popular. Here, in a tone comfortably lodged between wise and wisecracking, the man Charles Kuralt called "America’s premier storyteller," Roger Welsch, recounts falling in love with bringing old tractors back to life — and, along the way, manages to impart some sound advice, including the basics: What is old? What is a tractor? What is it with old tractors, anyway? He also covers the finer points of restoration and repair, from the tools of the trade to tractor parts to the restorer’s use of common household objects in a pinch.

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When it was first introduced 30 years ago, Big Bud caught the attention of farmers and tractor enthusiasts worldwide. The monstrosity of Montana holds the unofficial title of the most famous tractor in the world. John Harvey's new book takes a unique glimpse into this fascinating agricultural icon, complete with stunning photography pairing Big Bud with some of man and nature's other big beasts. 128 pages.

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The authors chronicle changes and improvements and provide hard-to-find information on design and development of the models, serial numbers, codes, production numbers, and anything else an F series enthusiast could want to know. Indispensable to anyone restoring a Farmall F series tractor, the book also provides a clear and fascinating picture of an icon of agricultural history and the machinery of Americana.

The stock market crashed and the country's fields turned to dust, and the tractor, that workhorse of American agriculture, was one more casualty. But in the face of disaster, International Harvester kept improving on its successful Farmall tractor and finally arrived at the F series, which includes some of the finest and best-loved tractors of all time.

These are the tractors that pulled American farmers out of the Great Depression. Archival and modern color photographs and detailed text follow the series from the F-12, F-14, and the vastly popular F-20 that replaced the Farmall Regular to huge machines like the F-30, which was better-suited to breaking the Great Plains.

This copy of Collector's Originality Guide: Farmall Regular And F-Series is signed by the author, Oscar H. Will.

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This is a past version of the Farm Collector Show Directory available as a collectible item. All dates and show references are out-dated.

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The Farm Collector Show Directory is the number one source for the most current and complete antique farm-equipment show information. Packed with maps of each show location, detailed listings, club advertisements and commercial resources, the directory is your personal guide to the world of antique farm equipment shows. A jumbo guide to all the antique farm equipment shows in 2009 — from spring swaps and consignment auctions, to antique tractor pulls, thresherees, fall shows and annual meetings … more than 1,450 events featured from coast to coast — and Canada!

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WHOLESALE PRICING is also available for resellers. For wholesale prices and ordering, please contact a customer care representative at (866) 624-9388. For Canada and other foreign orders, please call (785) 274-4366.

2009 Farm Collector Show Directory Feature Index Update

The information in the Feature Index published in the 2009 Farm Collector Show Directory is incorrect. Because of an error with our database the index in the book contains show feature information from events held in 2008. We have revised the index and made it available as a free download. CLICK HERE to access the free download.

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This is a past version of the Farm Collector Show Directory available as a collectible item. All dates and show references are out-dated.

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The Farm Collector Show Directory is the No. 1 source for the most current and complete antique farm-equipment show information. Packed with maps of each show location, detailed listings, club advertisements and commercial resources, the directory is your personal guide to the world of antique farm equipment shows. This jumbo book contains all the antique farm equipment shows in 2010 — from spring swaps and consignment auctions to antique tractor pulls, thresherees, fall shows and annual meetings. The directory features more than 1,450 events from coast to coast — and Canada!

Retail Price includes shipping charges.

WHOLESALE PRICING is also available for resellers. For wholesale prices and ordering, please contact a customer care representative at (866) 624-9388. For Canada and other foreign orders, please call (785) 274-4366.

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The Massey Lagacy two-volume set is the first comprehensive review of the broad range of products manufactured or marketed by Massey Ferguson and its predecessor companies from 1847.

Volume One includes a wide survey of agricultural tractors as well as a chronology of company development and key people in it, company and product promotion, cultivation, planting and general field equipment, price lists and sales data.

Volume Two covers a wide range of harvesting equipment as well as other equipment under the headings of general farm, industrial tractors and equipment, household and farmyard, landscape, garden and forestry tractors and equipment. It also includes stationary gas engines, memorabilia, a feature on M-H in wartime, present trends and serial number, model and engine data.

Together, the two volumes present a vast amount of detailed information, including more than 1200 photographs, drawing extensively on archive material from the Farm Museum, Ontario, and more recent material from MF manufacturers' data. This text is a key resource for Massey enthusiasts around the world as well as for those with an interest in the general history of agricultural equipment.

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Driving a tractor was a rite of passage for every farmboy and girl. Anyone who grew up on a farm has nostalgic stories about his or her first tractor: the Farmall that replaced the draft horses, the John Deere "Poppin' Johnny" that ran forever and the cursed tractor that would never start. The long hours spent in the metal tractor seat, come rain, snow or the glaring sun, were formative in a farmer's life.

Here are 25 stories from notable rural authors relating fond or not-so-fond memories of their first tractors, including Michael Perry, Bob Artley, Roger Welsch, Bob Feller, Ben Logan, Gwen Petersen, Ralph W. Sanders, Robert N. Pripps, Patricia Penton Leimbach, Randy Leffingwell, Lee Klancher, Don Macmillan, Scott Garvey, John Dietz and more.

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This comprehensive guide provides detailed information on farm tractors produced from 1939 through 2012. Included is information covering approximate retail prices when new, plus a range of estimated used retail values. Estimated trade-in values are also included to help you determine the approximate cash value or loan value for a tractor. In addition, this guide contains specification information on engine size, transmission speeds and PTO horsepower.

Also included is a special section listing serial numbers, allowing you to determine the year a tractor was built. The Official Tractor Blue Book is a valuable resource for anyone buying, selling or trading used tractors. It is updated and published annually.

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The Farm Collector Show Directory is the No. 1 source for the most current and complete antique farm equipment show information. Packed with maps of each show location, detailed listings, club advertisements and commercial resources, the directory is your personal guide to the world of antique farm equipment shows. This jumbo book contains all the antique farm equipment shows in 2011 — from spring swaps and consignment auctions to antique tractor pulls, thresherees, fall shows and annual meetings. The directory features events from coast to coast — and Canada!

WHOLESALE PRICING is also available for resellers. For wholesale prices and ordering, please contact a customer care representative at (866) 624-9388. For Canada and other foreign orders, please call (785) 274-4366.

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The gas tractor changed American farming practices forever, and this selection of vintage reprints underscores just a few of the challenges and triumphs of new tractor technology. While the Service Manual for John Deere Tractors and Engines underscores the mechanical knowledge farmers needed to function in a changing landscape, Evolution of a Tractor – International Harvester celebrates the success of mechanized farming and the changes that tractors rapidly incorporated to become easier and more appealing. Likewise, A History of the Eagle Manufacturing Company highlights the ingenuity of a smaller player in the farm tractor field, showing that in this highly competitive market, good ideas didn’t always spell success.

Service Manual for John Deere Tractors and Engines: Full of instructions on care and repair of D and GP tractors and E engines. Numerous illustrations and detailed service charts, lubrication chart and information on plow-hitch and drawbar adjustments.

Evolution of a Tractor: Original reminiscences of IHC executives from April 1920 that includes factory photos not published elsewhere, plus manuscript and illustrations from collector Leroy Baumgardner Jr.

A History of the Eagle Manufacturing Company: The history of this Appleton, Wis., tractor company is told with the help of numerous photos and charts.