Farm Engines and How to Run Them: A Simple, Practical Handbook for Experts and Amateurs
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Farm Engines and How to Run Them: A Simple, Practical Handbook for Experts and Amateurs
By (Author) James H. Stephenson
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
6th March 2013
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Mechanical engineering
Agriculture and farming
629.25
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 127mm, Height 178mm, Spine 18mm
227g
Description
Originally published in the early 1900s, this classic, comprehensive handbook was referred to by young engineers as they prepared for their licensing examinations. In addition to several hundred questions and answers that were given as part of many exams, Farm Engines and How to Run Them fully describes every part of a farm engine and boiler, giving complete directions for the safe and economical management of both. Included are chapters on farm engine economywith special attention to traction and gasoline farm enginesand a chapter on the science of successful threshing. The book abounds with precision artwork and cutaway illustrations showing the different parts of a boiler and engine, and nearly every make of traction engineincluding those made by Case, Nichols and Shepard, and Buffalo Pitts. Farm Engines and How to Run Them will appeal to everyone from farm and vehicle enthusiasts to students of industrial technology and agricultural history.
