Online Catalogue last updated 20th of July 2010
Honouring the legacy of American mechanical know-how, this classic guide presents the principles of mechanics as well as step-by-step instructions on how to build and repair all types of farm machinery, advice practical enough to use in some of today's farms.
Apprenticeship begins with an introduction to the essential building blocks of machinery including horsepower, the lever, and the law of mechanics. Also explained are general principles of gearing, friction, belts and lubrication. There are blueprints, illustrations, and instructions for dozens of machines and their uses, including a sulky plough, a spading harrow, a vertical and horizontal corn harvester, and an endless array of threshing machinery, haying machinery, manure spreaders, feed mills, and more. More than a practical book on the construction of heavy farm equipment, this is a fascinating slice of Americans for nearly a century.
Code No. 009170, ISBN 155821951X