James Oliver sold his first chilled plow in 1870--chilled because the cast iron was cooled quickly with water to harden the metal and strengthen the plow. And when Oliver Chilled Plow Works merged with the Hart-Parr Company in 1929, the might of capital, expertise, and engineering resources came together to create one of the most successful and revered small tractor manufacturers of all time. This book follows the Oliver tractor from its inception through its development over the years, until the last model rolled off the ...
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James Oliver sold his first chilled plow in 1870--chilled because the cast iron was cooled quickly with water to harden the metal and strengthen the plow. And when Oliver Chilled Plow Works merged with the Hart-Parr Company in 1929, the might of capital, expertise, and engineering resources came together to create one of the most successful and revered small tractor manufacturers of all time. This book follows the Oliver tractor from its inception through its development over the years, until the last model rolled off the assembly line in 1976. A story of entrepreneurship and industry, of machinery and American know-how, this illustrated history captures the spirit of Oliver farm equipment as its tractors and crawlers, hay balers and threshers turned American farmland to gold. Throughout, brilliant color photographs and historical images bring the story of the Oliver tractor vividly and vibrantly to life.
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Add this copy of Classic Oliver Tractors: History, Models, Variations, & to cart. $145.00, very good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Voyageur Press (MN).
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Very good. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 128 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. Tractor Legacy. Audience: General/trade.
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Very Good. Signed by author Sherry Schaefer at top of second page. "First Published" stated, assume first printing as no number line is given. Hardcover, NO jacket as issued, 11.25" tall, 128 pages. Boards have rubs, very tiny bumped corners, surface scratches/dents and light scuffs. Pages are clean and binding is tight.
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