Garden Tractors: Deere, Cub Cadet, Wheel Horse, and All the Rest, 1930s to Current (Tractor Legacy Series) - Hardcover

Will III, Oscar H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760331960 ISBN 13: 9780760331965

Publisher: Voyageur Press, 2009

Synopsis

Garden tractors have come a long way. And as anyone who has acquired a few acres knows, these are the machines that do the yeoman’s work, the tilling and mowing and pulling and plowing that makes a small farm or a vast garden grow. This illustrated history features the brands that have endeared themselves the landowners everywhere--the Cub Cadets and John Deeres, Simplicitys and Fords, Ariens, and Kubotas that, in their can-do engineering, dependability, and bright good looks, are more than mere machines around the yard and small farm. Accompanied by current and vintage images of these indefatigable machines, this chronicle of the garden tractor is a wonderful testament to what makes America work, furrow by furrow.

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Book Description

Garden tractors have come a long way.  And as anyone who has acquired a few acres knows, these are the machines that do the yeoman’s work, the tilling and mowing and pulling and plowing that makes a small farm or a vast garden grow.  This illustrated history features the brands that help landowners everywhere--Cub Cadets, John Deeres, Simplicitys, Fords, Ariens, Kubotas, and more.  With current and vintage images, the book is a wonderful testament to what makes America work, furrow by furrow.

From the Back Cover

Garden Tractors celebrates the reliable little workhorses that have done the mowing, tilling, planting, and plowing on small farms and acreages since before World War II. With 150 photos and vintage advertisements of some of the most innovative and sought-after Cub Cadet, John Deere, Simplicity, Speedex, Wheel Horse, Bolens, and Kubota models—as well as the implements designed for them—this well-illustrated tribute also gives the behind-the-scenes story of how some of these trusty machines were developed, were marketed, and ultimately became beloved by thousands who just wanted to work their own pieces of land. It also chronicles how the all-purpose garden tractor has only continued to grow in popularity over the years as more and more people have embraced the rural life, discovering these tractors’ remarkable can-do engineering, dependability, and bright good looks.

Edition details

• Publisher: Voyageur Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0760331960
• ISBN 13: 9780760331965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128