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Informationen zum Autor By John Deere Klappentext A turn-of-the-20th-century classic This comprehensive and classic text, originally published in the early 1900s to assist farmers and farm mechanics instructors, was the first book to deal exclusively with the operation, care, and repair of farm machines. Divided into six distinctive sections ranging from the preparation of the seed bed to harvesting, The Operation, Care, and Repair of Farm Machineryprovides detailed information and instructions on how to use and care for dozens of different machines, including plows, harrows, tillers, spreaders, cultivators, sowers, diggers, harvesters, pickers, presses, mowers, binders, planters, pulverizers, loaders, drills, listers, and rotary hoes. Zusammenfassung Originally published by The John Deere Co.! c1937. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPart One – Preparation of the Seed BedChapter 1: Plows… p. 2Plow Bottoms… p. 2Walking Plows… p. 15Riding Plows… p. 18Tractor Plows… p. 29Disk Plows… p. 37Wheatland Implements… p. 42Chapter 2: Disk Harrows… p. 46Chapter 3: Harrows, Pulverizers, Field Cultivators… p. 51Part Two – PlantingChapter 4: Grain Drills… p. 55Chapter 5: Corn Planters… p. 65Chapter 6: Cotton and Corn Planters… p. 74Chapter 7: Listers… p. 79Chapter 8: Potato Planters… p. 85Part Three – CultivatingChapter 9: Rotary Hoes… p. 90Chapter 10: Shovel Cultivators… p. 93Tractor Cultivators… p. 100Chapter 11: Disk Cultivators… p. 103Chapter 12: Listed Crop Cultivators… p. 105Part Four – HarvestingChapter 13: Grain Binders… p. 110Chapter 14: Combine Harvesters… p. 129Chapter 15: Corn Binders… p. 139Chapter 16: Ensilage Harvesters… p. 148Chapter 17: Corn Pickers… p. 152Chapter 18: Potato Diggers… p. 159Chapter 19: Mowers… p. 161Tractor Mowers… p. 174Chapter 20: Hay Rakes, Loaders, and Presses… p. 177Part Five – Power on the FarmChapter 21: Tractors… p. 191General Purpose Tractors… p. 207Standard Tread Tractors… p. 216Chapter 22: Farm Engines… p. 218Part Six – Soil FertilityChapter 23: Manure Spreaders… p. 224Chapter 24: Lime and Fertilizer Sowers… p. 231Appendix of Useful Information… p. 233 ...