Know Your Tractors E-Book

Chris Lockwood

• Herausgeber: Old Pond Books
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 25

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

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.

Leseprobe

Contents

Title PageAcknowledgementsAuthor’s NoteForeword1.Case IH MXU130X2.Case IH MX2853.Case IH STX450 Quadtrac4.Caterpillar Challenger 555.Challenger MT765B6.Challenger MT855B7.Claas Ares 697 ATZ8.Claas Challenger 95 E9.David Brown 149010.Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 6.00 S11.Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 165 MK312.Fendt Favorit 512 C13.Fendt 716 Vario TMS14.Fiat 880-5 DT15.Ford 8210 Generation III16.Hürlimann Master H-616517.International 1255XL18.JCB Fastrac 215519.JCB Fastrac 3190 Plus20.John Deere 682021.John Deere 853022.John Deere 962023.Lamborghini 1306 Turbo24.Landini Powermaster 18025.Leyland 272 Synchro26.Marshall 80227.Massey Ferguson 629028.Massey Ferguson 749029.Massey Ferguson 846030.McCormick MC120 Power 631.McCormick MTX15032.McCormick XTX185 XtraSpeed33.MB-trac 100034.New Holland 784035.New Holland TM17536.New Holland T804037.Renault Ares 640 RZ38.Renault Ares 836 RZ39.Same Antares II 11040.Valtra T19141.Zetor Forterra 11741/4CTractor TalkCopyright

Acknowledgements

The photographs are all from my own collection (www.midsuffolkagriphotos.co.uk). I have gathered the specifications and information from the manufacturers’ own sales literature and websites.

Front cover: An impressive Massey Ferguson 6499, the largest model in Massey Ferguson’s 6400 series, is seen ploughing-under maize stubble.

Title page: Top dressing oilseed rape with a Claas Ares 697 ATZ and Reco Sulky DPX2004 fertiliser spreader.

Author’s Note

Manufacturers’ names are included for identification purposes only.

All information and technical specifications are taken from manufacturers’ own sales literature and websites, given in good faith and should only be used as a guide. The author cannot be held responsible for any errors.

Horsepower figures are given, wherever possible, as rated engine power, although other measurements may be used occasionally.

Foreword

My aim in this book is to show popular tractor makes and models which are likely to be seen working in fields in every day situations.

In general I have featured modern tractors, and have shown more than one model from the most widely seen makes.

I have also tried to show the tractors carrying out a wide range of tasks, to give a broad perspective of what can be seen going on in fields today.

Many tractor manufacturers are owned by parent companies, some of which own a number of tractor makers. Due to this shared ownership, tractors have many features and components in common.

I thought it would be interesting to include the parent companies of each make to show who owns whom.