You are bidding on an original vintage copy of the Gulf Farm Tractor Guide, copyrighted in 1956.  This is a great resource for Gulf Oil collectors and tractor collectors alike.  The book is in very good condition with no major defects of any kind.

For tractor collectors, this book gives information about how to properly operate and service tractors in general.  Sections are entitled:  Tractor Operation, Starting the Tractor, Stopping the Engine, Always be a Safe Operator (with safety cartoons); Tractor Maintenance, Lubricating the Tractor Engine, Classification of Oils, Farm Tire Maintenance, Luquid Weighting, How to Mount (and Demount) Tractor Tires, How to Block the Tractor for Belt Work, Storage Battery Maintenance, Care of Air Cleaners, Oil Filters, Fuels for Tractors, Carburetors and Fuel Injection pumps, Care of Valves, the Ignition System, Care of Cooling System, Care of Power Transmission Assembly, Steering Gears and Wheel Bearings, Hydraulic Systems, Power Take-Offs, Crawler Mechanisms, Storing out of service equipment, Removing tractor from storage, Cold weather operating hints, Trouble Shooting Guide, Protecting brakes from excessive wear, and MORE!!!

Perhaps the most useful information in this guide for tractor collectors, however, is the TRACTOR CAPACITIES AND LUBRICATION RECOMMENDATIONS charts which take up a full 7 or 8 pages of the book.  Included are info for the following tractor manufacturers and models:

Allis-Chalmers:  Models A, B, IC, C, CA, G, RC, U, IU, UC, UC Cane, WD WD45, WD Diesel, WC, WF, HD-5, HD-7, HD-7W, HD-9, HD-10, HD-10W, HD-14, HD-14C, HD-15, HD-15C, HD-19, HD-19H, HD-20, HD-20H, and M-WM (gas.)

B.F. Avery:  Models A and V

J.I. Case:  Models C, CC, D, L, LA, S, SC, SO, V, VC, VO, VA, VAC, VAO, VAH, VAS, 500 Diesel, and 400 Gas & Diesel

Caterpillar:  Models D-2, D-4, D-6, D-7, D-8, D-8 torque conv., and D-9

Cockshutt:  Models 20, 30, 30D, 40, 40D, 50, 50D

John Deere:  Models A series, AR, BO, B series, BR, BO, G, H, D, R, M, 40, 50, 60 series, 60 orchard and standard, and 70 series

Ferguson:  Models TO-20, TO-30, 35, and Pony

Ford:  Models 9N, 2N, 8N, NAA, 600, 700, 800, 900, and Fordson Major

International crawlers:  Models T-6, T-40, TD-6, TD-9, TD-14, TD-14A, TD-18, TD-18A, TD-24, and TD-24 torque conv.

Massey-Harris:  Models 21, 22, 23G, Colt, Mustang, 30G std, 33G std; 44G, LP, or D std; 44-6; 55G, K, LP, or D; 81, 82, 101 Jr, 102 Jr, 101 Sr, 102 Sr, 201, 202, 203, Pony, Packer, and Model 11

Farmall:  Models A, Super A, B, BN, C, Super C, F-12, F-14, F-20, F-30, H, HV, Super H, Super HV, M, MV, Super M, Super MV, MD, MDV, Super MD, Super MDV, Cub, 100, 100 HC, 200, 300, 300 HC, 400, 400 HC, 400 D, 400 DHC

McCormick-Deering:  Models O-4, OS-4, W-4, O-6, OS-6, W-6, ODS-6, WD-6, W-9, WR-9, WD-9, Super WD-9, WDR-9, WR-9S, and W-30

International:  Models 300, 400, and 400 diesel

Minneapolis-Moline:  Models ZB, R, Z, UB, U, UB Diesel, G, G Diesel, Uni-Tractor L, BG, BF

Oliver:  Models 60, 70, 80, Super 55, 66, Super 66, 77, Super 77, 88, Super 88, 99, 99D, Super 99, Super 99 GM diesel

Oliver crawlers (Cletrac):  Models AD, ADH, BD, BDH, DD, DDH, AG, AGH, BG, BGH, CG, CGH, AG-6, AG-6H, BGS, BGSH, DG, DGH, HG, OC-3, OC-6, OC-18

Sheppard Diesel:  Models SD-2, SD-3, SD-4

For Gulf collectors, this guide has several images of gulf oil cans, grease cans, tires, and household products (bug bombs, lubricants, lighter fluid, paraffin wax, and more.

For BOTH TRACTOR and GULF OIL COLLECTORS, this guide has LOTS of vintage, high-quality photographs throughout of both genres.