How to Restore Your Farm Tractor (Motorbooks Workshop) [Paperback]

How to Restore Your Farm Tractor (Motorbooks Workshop)

For fun, practicality or profit, farm tractor restoration has become extremely popular. Follow two tractors through professional restorations and examine carbs, diesel systems, hydraulics, engines and drives, electrical, PTOs, and more. From buying a tractor to final paint and decals, this book helps you do it right so your classic will last for generations to come. Originally published in 1992, this updated edition reflects changes in the hobby. Features include a new introduction, an updated suppliers list, and select color photography, all wrapped into a new page design.

Inside This Book
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First Sentence:
First of all, you must be realistic. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
many older tractors, project tractors, parade tractor, show tractor, work tractor, early tractors, most tractors, mower deck, ignition quality, aluminum hood, acrylic enamel, injector pump, bearing retainer, acrylic lacquer, breaker points, restoration services, snap ring, tractor parts, ring gear, pinion shaft, bearing cup
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs):
John Deere, Palmer Fossum, Shop Service Manual, Joe Schloskey, International Harvester, Machinery Hill, Allis Chalmers, Allis-Chalmers Model, Tom Marsh, General Appearance, Randy Helbling


Buy this book before you buy a restoration project, 

By	Kevin Thurston (Parker, CO USA)

This review is from: How to Restore Your Farm Tractor (Motorbooks Workshop)

This book is a good overview of tractor restoration. It follows the restoration of a Ford 9N tractor to original parade ready condition and a Farmall to working condition. It has chapters on each section of restoration such as electrical systems, fuel system etc. While it describes the steps involved in some detail for the two tractors being documented, it notes the exceptions for others such as John Deere. This book will give you a good feel for what tractor restoration is about and it will even give you some detailed instructions for some of the work involved, but it will not be the sole resource needed. Fortunately the author is well aware of that fact and gives generous references as to where more information can be found, not just other publications, but also societies and parts dealers.
This book is well written and well organized. It has a lot of good photographs, even if many of them are in black and white. I recommend it as a good starting point, but certainly not the last word.


BUY THE BOOK BEFORE YOU BUY THE TRACTOR,

By	K. Stanard "kesjc" (valley city, ohio USA)

This review is from: How to Restore Your Farm Tractor (Motorbooks Workshop)

I READ OTHER READERS REVIEWS BEFORE I BOUGHT MY PROJECT TRACTOR AND THANK GOD. THIS IS A VERY GOOD INSIGHTFUL ACCOUNTING OF WHAT IT TAKES TO REBUILD A TRACTOR . FOR THE BIGINNER, THIS IS A MUST!