Description
Authors: Harold L. Brock and Robert N. Pripps, Hardbound, 192 Pages, ISBN: 9780760326367, First Edition, 2006 - **VERY RARE BOOK IN EXCELLENT UNREAD CONDITION**
Henry Ford revolutionized agriculture not once but twice. First with the 1916 introduction of his Fordson tractor; a lightweight, general purpose, inexpensive machine to replace horses on the world's farms. Soon Fordsons were almost as common on farms as the Ford Model Ts and As were on roads.
In 1939, Henry Ford struck again with the N Series tractors, which offered better ergonomics, safety features, and a full line of dedicated implements. The first truly modern tractor, the Ford 9N set the style for all that followed. Millions of N Series tractors were built well into the 1950s, and many are still in service today, either as pampered collectibles or as wonderfully reliable, long-serving machines working lots big and small the world over.
The Big Book of Ford Tractors provides the most detailed and complete account ever given of these American icons. Amply illustrated with modern photography and vintage advertisements and covering all models from the earliest Fordson to the Ford-Fergusons, N Series, and the world tractors manufactured into the 1970s, the book also offers extensive information on the numerous options and accessories, implements, and variations that came out of Dearborn, Sherman Bros., and Funk Bros.
Written and compiled by the chief engineer of the Ford N Series tractors and the world's best-known Ford tractor historian, The Big Book of Ford Tractors is the ultimate one-stop resource for anyone with an interest in Ford tractors.
About the Authors
Harold L. Brock was chief engineer of the Ford N Series tractors covered in this book. He worked beside Henry Ford and Harry Ferguson and has inside stories to tell about these men, machines, and their history. He later was an engineer at Deere & Company. Brock lives in Waterloo, Iowa.
Robert N. Pripps has authored numerous farm tractor books, including Vintage Ford Tractors, Field Guide to Vintage Farm Tractors, Big Book of Caterpillar, Big Book of Massey, Big Book of Farmall, Field Guide to Farmall, Big Book of Farm Tractors, and Field Guide to Ford Tractors, all with Voyageur Press. He has a maple syrup farm on land inherited from his grandfather near Park Falls, Wisconsin.
Andrew Morland has photographed tractors for numerous books, teaming up with Robert Pripps on many tractor titles for Voyageur Press. He lives in a thatched cottage in Somerset, England, built in the 1680s, with his wife and daughter.
