The Ferguson Tractor Story

The Ferguson Tractor Story
Author: Stuart Gibbard
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1913618064

The little grey Fergie is Britain's best-loved tractor, the light user-friendly machine that finally replaced the horse on farms. This highly illustrated account covers the full history of Harry Ferguson's tractor products from his pioneering work before the 1930s to the merger with Massey in 1957. The author has had access to fresh archive material and has interviewed many of the surviving men who were associated with Ferguson. The appeal of the Fergie lay in its lightness and utility, and also in the system of mechanized farming of which it was a part. Throughout the book, reference is made to the implements which lay at the heart of the system. Stuart Gibbard has won "Tractor and Machinery" magazine's award for the best British tractor book five years running.

The Big Book of Ford Tractors

The Big Book of Ford Tractors
Author: Robert N. Pripps, Andrew Morland, Harold L. Brock
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release:
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781616732165

This encyclopedia provides the most detailed and complete account ever given of Ford tractors, from the earliest Fordsons to the Ford-Fergusons, the Ford N Series, and the Ford "world" tractors manufactured into the 1970s. Amply illustrated, the book also offers extensive information on the numerous options and accessories, implements and variations that came out of Dearborn, Sherman Bros., and the great Funk Bros. hotrod conversions that could make each of these popular machines utterly unique. Written and compiled by the chief engineer of the Ford N Series tractors and the world's best-known Ford tractor historian, this encyclopedia is the ultimate one-stop resource for anyone with an interest in Ford tractors.

Ford Tractors

Ford Tractors
Author: Robert N. Pripps
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2004
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780760320631

Ford tractors owe their development to the famous gentleman's handshake agreement between Henry Ford and Harry Ferguson, combining Ford's tractor with Ferguson's revolutionary equipment system. The result was the N Series tractors that changed agriculture forever. Author Robert N. Pripps tells the story of Ford tractors, from the two men with the original vision to the development, analysis, specifications, options, production charts, and legacy of each revolutionary model. Ford Tractors includes dozens of photographs showcasing the Fordson, Ferguson-David Brown Black tractor, Ford N Series, and the later Ford and Ferguson tractors, 1916 to 1954.- The premier historical reference source on Ford Tractors- New information on the 1972 1000 Series since the 1990 edition of Ford Tractors- Thirty new photographs- Five new Spotter's Guide sidebars explaining key features of tractors covered in each chapter with a narrative description of the tractor, its engineering, specifications, aesthetics, and price- Five new sidebars profiling either a large collector or a buyer of a tractor covered in each chapterAbout the Author/PhotographerRobert N. Pripps and Andrew Morland toured Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota to collect the color photos for this book. Morland also provided photographs of Ford tractors at work in his home country of England. He lives in Somerset, and Pripps resides in Park Falls, Wisconsin.

The Big Book of Massey Tractors

The Big Book of Massey Tractors
Author: Robert N. Pripps
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2006
Genre: Massey tractors
ISBN: 076032655X

This is the first full-scale history of one of the largest farm tractor manufacturers of all time, peppered with pictures of Massey-Harris, Ferguson, and Massey Ferguson’s historic models, collectibles, sales memorabilia, and advertisements from old farm magazines. The Big Book of Massey Tractors tells the story of the mergers and machines that formed Massey Ferguson over several decades, and—because these machines dominated Canadian farms for almost a century—in many ways it also tells the story of Canadian agriculture. Robert Pripps, a longtime tractor aficionado, describes Massey Ferguson’s battle with Ford over dominance of the farm tractor industry—a battle the company eventually won, remarkably enough, in view of its initial abject market failure with tractors. From the company’s beginnings in 1891, to its 1953 merger with the Ferguson tractor company, to its current ownership by Allis-Gleaner Company (AGCO), Masseys have played a large role in our agricultural history. The Big Book of Massey Tractors celebrates that role and showcases the machines that have helped turn the earth for over a hundred years.

The Complete Book of Classic Ford Tractors

The Complete Book of Classic Ford Tractors
Author: Robert N. Pripps
Publisher: Complete Book
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2021-11-02
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0760370648

The Complete Book of Classic Ford Tractors presents the evolution of the popular machines from 1917 to 1996. Model histories are accompanied by detailed specification charts and, of course, gorgeous photography of restored models.

Ford Tractor Implements

Ford Tractor Implements
Author: Chester Peterson
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1998
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780760304280

Get the whole story behind the most popular farm implement sytem of all time, beginning with Henry Ford's and Harry Ferguson's shared dream of making the farmer's job less strenuous and more efficient. Modern color photos of restored equipment, archival photography, and period advertisements show the plows, cultivators, planters, middlebusters, mowers, rakes, rotary hoes weeders, dozers, scoops, loaders and other implements that revolutionized the agricultural industry. Covered in detail are Ferguson's creation of the ingenius three-point attachment system; the Sherman brothers, pivotal figures who brought Ferguson together with Ford's deep pockets; and the infamous handshake agreement that made Ferguson implements standard equipment on Ford tractors.