Book Description
How To Use Implements on Your Small-Scale Farm describes in detail how to use the implements in detail, including their function, how they are attached and removed from tractors, when to use them, and basic maintenance and repair. Implements and equipment covered include: hitches; PTO shafts; plows, discs, harrows, and Roto-tillers; fertilizers and spreaders; seed drills and planters; cultivators and hoes; sprayers, mowers, rakes, balers, and combines; and material movers and fencing equipment. Basic maintenance is also included.
Book Description
Haymaking is many things to many people. It provides vintage tractor enthusiasts with an easy and productive way to put their prized machinery to good use. It is an easy and potentially profitable crop to grow on a small farm. And, of course, it evokes powerful memories for anyone who has spent a summer day haying.
Book Description
This DIY guide to maintenance and repairs presents 30 projects that will help the reader keep his or her tractor in top running order, written to apply broadly to 1960s- and 1970s-era tractors, as well as the newer models that todays small-scale and hobby farmers are likely to own. In addition to basic preventative maintenance, the book features projects that are organized by vehicle system. Each project is accompanied by a sidebar detailing the time, tools, money, and skills necessary to complete the project, as well as what benefits the reader can expect after completion.
Book Description
The Farm Welding Handbook covers how to set up a farm-specific welding shop, select and use welding equipment, safety, and varied welding processes. While the book focuses on oxyacetylene gas and arc welding, the most common methods such as wire-feed MIG welding for soft metals are also covered.
Customer Reviews:
The Farm Welding Handbook.......2007-01-28
Over all, the book was excellent. Keep in mind that I am new to welding, so the book looked pretty good to me. Personally, I could care less about the history of welding and the blacksmith in the very begining of the book, but from there, Richard Finch shows the reader how to set up a good Farm Welding shop and also tells the reader what tools are needed. He too goes over saftey in the next Chapter. He then talks about the different farm welding processes such as oxyacetylene, arc (stick) and MIG (wire fed). Finch also covers how to identify metals on and around the farm. Chapter 5 covers oxyacetylene cutting, heating and plasma cutting. From there on, he pretty much goes into all of the processes I prevously mentioned only in much greater detail. He also concentrates on some "hard to weld" metals such a cast iron and aluminum. At the end of the book, he has writen a very good referance guide on where to buy welding tools and acessories.
Over all, this is a very good book, especally for the farmer who does not know too much about welding already.
Average customer rating:
- Disappointed
- Over a hundred projects constructed from PVC piping
- Ignore DLA2's review!
- Save yourself the trouble...
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The PVC Project Book: 101 Uses for PVC Pipe in the Home, Garden, Farm and Workshop
Charles A. Sanders
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Book Description
PVC pipe is cheap, versatile, durable and simple to work with. Homesteader Charles Sanders has come up with 101 projects that can be constructed from PVC piping, including a small-scale greenhouse, hanging planters and various containers to keep life simple.
Customer Reviews:
Disappointed.......2005-07-29
There are some good ideas in this book, but many projects were not completed with a few simple sketches or explanations. Also too many of the projects were useless ideas. I also bought one for my daughter and she came to the same conclusion as I did. She said "Dad I think you wasted your money".
I think a thoughtful rewrite of this book would make it a winner as both my daughter and I have seen many other good uses for PVC pipe.
Over a hundred projects constructed from PVC piping.......2005-04-10
PVC pipe is a cheap, versatile material which is easy to work with and thus lends to home and garden projects, but until now there hasn't been a single source focusing on PVC as a foundation for such projects - enter Charles A. Sanders, who presents over a hundred projects constructed from PVC piping. From gutter cleaners to containers, racks, and holders, The PVC Project Book: 101 Uses for PVC Pipe in the Home, Garden, Farm and Workshop packs in practical project applications.
Ignore DLA2's review!.......2005-03-28
This is a really good book. I don't know why DLA2 reviewer was so negative. He complains because the book is simple and easy to understand? hey, building with PVC pipe is not rocket science! Sanders includes many useful designs and all info that is needed to build them. While not as good (it IS good, just has a narrower appeal) as his previous book, The Self Reliant Homesteader, PVC Project Book is well worth the purhcase price, and a solid second book for the author.
Save yourself the trouble..........2005-02-10
This may in fact be the worst book I've ever purchased.
Fully 80% of the 'projects' are "cut a piece of pipe, put a cap on it, and place it over something sharp" The other 20% are "cut a piece of pipe, put a cap on it, screw it to the wall and put things in it"
The 'furniture' portion of the book (which is what I was really after) says "pvc furniture is so popular that you should check your local hardware store for specialty joints and designs"
There are /no/ scale drawings/plans, just the occasional drawing of a piece of pipe with a cap on it.
I was unable to find anything in this book that was useful to me, and nothing that was any more complex than 'holder' or 'cover'.
Book Description
After helping readers set up shop, Yost guides them through the process of determining when to replace and when to rebuild parts, discussing the advantages of authenticity when relevant. He also offers expert opinions on tasks that can be done at home and those that should be farmed out to shop pros. The book covers the most popular two-, four- and six-cylinder gas-burning engines, with special sections on diesel and propane-powered tractors.
Customer Reviews:
Essential handbook for tractor engine rebuild.......2005-11-21
This book is the essential companion to your tractor manual for rebuilding your tractor engine. Great descriptions, good photos, all the tips and tricks you need to rebuild your engine start to finish. Helpful ideas about when to send parts out for machining or refurbishing. I couldn't have done my engine without this. Highly recommended, best money you will spend.
An excellent book for a beginner or experienced mechanic........2000-04-20
Mr. Yost has done a very good job of covering very diverse subject matter. Engine designs are so different in the details that most engine books cover just one model or manufacturer. I found all of the information in the book very interesting and will use most of it between the John Deere I just completed and the Ford I need to do soon.
Between this book and your model-specific service manual, even an inexperienced mechanic should be able to complete a tractor engine.
Book Description
For fun, practicality or profit, farm tractor restoration has become extremely popular. Follow two tractors through professional restorations and examine carbs, diesel systems, hydraulics, engines and drives, electrical, PTOs, and more, from buying a tractor to final paint and decals. Do it right and that classic will last for generations to come. It increased my knowledge tenfold. I was impressed by the wealth of detail. Antique Collector.
Customer Reviews:
How to Restore Your Farm Tractor.......2004-02-04
An excellent and interesting orientation as to what it would take to restore an old farm tractor. I found a lot of good b&w photos and a desciptive,easy to understand text. There are appendexes listing clubs and parts vendors also. Buy this book along with a shop manual before you buy a tractor.
BUY THE BOOK BEFORE YOU BUY THE TRACTOR.......2002-12-30
I READ OTHER READERS REVIEWS BEFORE I BOUGHT MY PROJECT TRACTOR AND THANK GOD. THIS IS A VERY GOOD INSIGHTFUL ACCOUNTING OF WHAT IT TAKES TO REBUILD A TRACTOR . FOR THE BIGINNER, THIS IS A MUST!
Buy this book before you buy a restoration project.......2001-08-30
This book is a good overview of tractor restoration. It follows the restoration of a Ford 9N tractor to original parade ready condition and a Farmall to working condition. It has chapters on each section of restoration such as electrical systems, fuel system etc. While it describes the steps involved in some detail for the two tractors being documented, it notes the exceptions for others such as John Deere. This book will give you a good feel for what tractor restoration is about and it will even give you some detailed instructions for some of the work involved, but it will not be the sole resource needed. Fortunately the author is well aware of that fact and gives generous references as to where more information can be found, not just other publications, but also societies and parts dealers.
This book is well written and well organized. It has a lot of good photographs, even if many of them are in black and white. I recommend it as a good starting point, but certainly not the last word.
This book is a good reference for the beginner........1998-09-04
I found the book to be well written and illustrated. The advice and techniques presented are sound, though somewhat over-simplified. It would be excellent reading for those who are considering a tractor restoration project. Those who have completed one or more restorations should find it interesting, but not enlightening.
Book Description
Included in this volume is helpful advice on choosing a brand and model, and an explanation of how the antique tractor's basic systems work. Related topics include using the tractor once it's restored, troubleshooting and basic maintenance, preparing a show-quality tractor, and setting up a shop with the necessary tools.
Customer Reviews:
The book to buy before you buy the tractor!.......1999-04-17
Whether you're a seasoned mechanic or a neophyte who doesn't know which end of the wrench to hold, Spencer Yost's Antique Tractor Bible is a comprehensive guide to buying, using and restoring antique tractors. There is enough information here, so even if you don't intend to do your own work, you'll know how things are done and why. Additionally, the author shows how to use your antique tractor and equipment. This book is not model-specific, and the author touches on many different tractors. This is a major new resource work that will become indispensable to antique tractor owners. I wish the photographs were in color, which is a minor complaint in light of the wealth of information presented.
For expert or beginner, shop shelf or coffee table.......1999-04-16
This is a good all-round reference for restoring antique tractors. You expect a good discussion of "how-to" information on restoring old tractors. The book has that and many illustrations to help you understand particular repair techniques. Yost has included useful tips on nearly every page. These tips cut to the heart of the topic he's explaining. He also has a useful section on how to choose and operate your old machinery. A section on shows, demonstrations and pulls helps you find a way to show off your new pride and joy. Among the more useful information is a good section on further specialized references for particular tractor brands, and several pages listing parts sources for old machinery. Old-timers in the restoration business will appreciate the references, while beginners will benefit from basic explanations that more technical manuals assume you already know.
The encyclopedia of tractor collecting........1999-04-05
If you were going to buy just one book about tractor collecting this would be the one to buy.
Well researched. Wished I'd had it when I got started!.......1998-10-07
Mr. Yost has done a fine job in researching, exhibiting and explaining the antique tractor hobby. So many details from "why should I be involved in the hobby?" to trailering your newly restored tractor to that favorite show are covered. He answers many of the questions most of us have learned the hard way and does it in such a way as to inspire, rather than to alarm. The book reaches out to one comtemplating the hobby of antique tractor restoration like a friendly, helping hand and performs as a lantern, guiding one through the other wise dark and mysterious avenues sometimes associated with the hobby. Mr. Yosts book is as essential a tool for the beginner, or those of us who have "been there, done that", as that old dog curled next to the shop stove and our grandfather's words of wisdom echoing in our mind as we scrape, clean, bang and paint these loveable machines which are our agricultural heritage. Three cheers for Mr. Yost!
Book Description
Today even the small or hobby farmer has to contend with his or her share of machineryand keeping that machinery running smoothly can cost far less if its done right at the farm. For the new farmer or the urban transplant whod like to do just that, this book offers clear, detailed instructions and plenty of practical advice on setting up a farm workshop. Writing in a straightforward, easy-to-follow style and drawing on a wealth of experience, author Rick Kubik outlines 15 projects that will take you from the planning stages to the workbench. This book covers every detail of structure, safety, lighting, heating and ventilation, electrical systems, information management, storage, clean-up, and organization. Kubik also includes a list of frequently used tools and equipment.
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