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Ferguson : a farming revolution / Tim Bolton.
Van Pelt Library S674.46.F47 B65 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bolton, Tim, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ferguson, Harry, 1884-1960.
- Ferguson, Harry.
- Agricultural engineers--Northern Ireland.
- Agricultural engineers.
- Agricultural engineering--History.
- Agricultural engineering.
- History.
- Northern Ireland.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 114 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Ferguson : a farming revolution : how one man's inventions changed agriculture - forever
- Place of Publication:
- Horncastle : Banovallum, 2021.
- Summary:
- Inventor Harry Ferguson changed the face of farming forever when he came up with a simple three-point linkage for tractors and patented it in 1926 - enabling farming vehicles to carry and operate implements and attachments directly rather than towing them like a trailer. His company grew and in 1946 began manufacturing the 'little grey Fergie' Ferguson TE20 - the blueprint for the modern tractor. Both linkage and tractor have gone on to become farming icons, cementing Ferguson's place in history. Ferguson: A Farming Revolution charts the story of Harry's incredible success.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Early Years: Motorcycles, Cars and Aircraft
- ch. 2 The Government Calls
- ch. 3 Ploughs and Tractors
- ch. 4 From Black Days to the Black Tractor
- ch. 5 Into Production: Ferguson Model A
- ch. 6 Another Beginning: Ford and Ferguson
- ch. 7 Difficult Times
- ch. 8 Ferguson Tractor Building in England
- ch. 9 Tractor England
- ch. 10 Ferguson Tractors Overseas
- ch. 11 Ferguson Conversions
- ch. 12 To Diesel with Reluctance
- ch. 13 The Ferguson System
- ch. 14 Other Implements and Accessories
- ch. 15 Bigger is Better?
- ch. 16 Merger
- ch. 17 Across the Ice
- ch. 18 Ferguson in Miniature
- ch. 19 The Legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1911658220
- 9781911658221
- OCLC:
- 1249464590
- Publisher Number:
- 99988322310
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