STEAM TRACTORS-Farm Tractor Color History
The very first farm tractors were powered by massive steam engines and pulled by teams of horses. They required a full crew of workers to stoke the engine with wood, straw or coal and tend to the water pressure. Famous makers of these steam tractors included Case, Deere,Caterpillar, Best Manufacturing Co., Avery, Advance Thresher and Advance Rumley Co. With the arrival of the gasoline powered tractor, a farmer could do the work himself, and steamers were suddenly obsolete. Today, steam tractors live on as the most expensive and most desirable of all collector tractors.
"Steam Tractors" features an array of color photography of these beautiful old steam tractors along with anecdotes from some of the steam tractor farmers themselves. The book provides a glimpse of the past, of the days when you could hear the rattling and squeaking of the steam tractor approaching from miles away, making its way into town for threshing day.
This paperbound book is fairly large, but not overly thick or heavy. It is in very good condition, coming from a non-smoking home and having had good care. There isn't any writing, tears or stains inside or outside of the book. I see a few faint press lines detected on the front of the cover if the book is tilted into the light. There are slight crease lines on a few of the early pages. This can happen from shelf life or due to storage. The book is a nice clean copy that would make a great addition to your personal library.
The book weighs approximately 2 pounds or under and can be shipped flat rate or media. Media mail being the least expensive, but does of course take longer. I include confirmation delivery for tracking purposes on USPS priority mail deliveries. Shipping will be calculated as closely as possible, if I should error in an overcharge, I will refund the difference accordingly. We are happy to combine shipping should you purchase more than one item. Out of the country buyers please contact me for shipping costs. Most packages ship either USPS or UPS. We try to please our customers as we are also Ebay consumers. We know what its like to be disappointed or taken advantage of. We are honest sellers and will always do our best to work with you. Please feel free to email us if you have any more questions.
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