Farmall: The Red Tractor That Revolutionized Farming

Description

Farmall is one of the most significant and popular tractors ever. From the 1920's onwards, Farmall have dominated the tractor market, within one parent company or another. This book traces the history of the Red Tractor from those early beginnings to modern times - through mergers, improvements, and innovations. With archive photographs, histories of farmers who worked with the Farmall, new information about the development of the tractors - some never published before - this book provides a broad view of one of the worlds favourite tractors and the company that built it.

Randy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, in 1989 while still on staff at the Los Angeles Times. Since then, he has authored another 47 titles for Motorbooks and its sister publisher Voyageur Press, including his most recent Complete Book of Porsche 911 and Corvette 60 Years. He has just finished Porsche 911: Fifty Years, a reexamination of the 911 story based on nearly two dozen new interviews. He lives in southern California, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. Learn more about him on his website: www.rleffingwell.com.

"Farm Collector, "December 2005 (circ.: 38,000) "If you are looking to settle in for a long winter's night with a beautifully photographed, carefully researched tractor book, this one should top your list. A solid addition to your library." Farm CollectorIf you are looking to settle in for a long winters night with a beautifully photographed, carefully researched tractor book, this one should top your list. A solid addition to your library." Farm Collector If you are looking to settle in for a long winters night with a beautifully photographed, carefully researched tractor book, this one should top your list. A solid addition to your library." Farm Collector If you are looking to settle in for a long winters night with a beautifully photographed, carefully researched tractor book, this one should top your list. A solid addition to your library."