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The Nordic Tractor shows the establishment and history of companies such as Bolinder, Munktells, Volvo, Valmet and Valtra who all stood out as being major players in the Nordic region. Today, Valtra - now owned by AGCO - stands proudly as the last remaining agricultural tractor maker in Scandinavia.

By the end of the 20th century there were some half-million tractors on British farms--more machines than people to drive them. Bell's encyclopedic book traces the evolution of the farm tractor from the days of starting handle and pan seat to current four-wheel drive machines with air-conditioned cabs and computer management systems.tems.

Can you read the skies? Clouds produce an ever-changing skyscape and a vital clue to predicting whether it's going to rain or shine. Learn to identify clouds, how they form and how to read a changing sky.

Did you know that the Appenzeller Chicken can climb trees? Discover fun fowl facts, and get acquainted with 44 breeds, eachaccompanied by a description of the bird's appearance, its history and breeding, and details of its personality, egg-laying, and flyingabilities.

Did you know a honeybee visits about 50 to 100 flowers during each nectar-collection trip? You'll discover loads of interesting facts about 35 common pollinating insects - from ladybugs, moths, and beetles to bees, wasps, flies, and butterflies - including appearance, history and breeding, and details of how to attract them to your garden.

Did you know that the Bourbonnais Donkey drinks 4 gallons of water a day? Discover interesting facts about 24 breeds, including their appearance, history and breeding, and uses in agriculture and tourism.

Gives an insight into what you are likely to see in the British countryside. Suitable for novice enthusiasts of all ages, this selection of 28 breeds includes pigs of various shapes and sizes from the traditional Tamworth to the exotic Kune Kune and commercial hybrids, in which many can be seen in Britain while a few are extremely rare.

Gives a full page photograph of each featured breed of horse. This book includes snippets about the role of the breed in human history. It includes working horses, riding horses and ponies.

Best known for founding international haulier, Trans UK, Bob Carter was involved in the ground-breaking changes occurring in British transport of the 60s and 70s. Beginning in the army where he witnessed nuclear testing on Christmas Island in the 1950s, he went on to be a driver, office worker and finally company owner.

Three articulated trucks load in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: two Volvo 4X2 European road artics and a Mercedes 6X6 desert artic. Their destination is Sharawrah, somewhere south of The Empty Quarter. Seven days to travel a thousand kilometers, a third of which are open desert. Seven days that will turn into seventy.... This is the true story of Gordon Pearce, an English truck driver determined to get the job done. With the help of Bedouins, he crossed three hundred kilometers of unpredictable desert in the height of the summer of 1978. Aside from the physical challenges, he also has to battle bureaucracy and begins to dread hearing the word bukkera (tomorrow). Told in an ironic modest style and illustrated with photos from that time, Where''s Sharawrah? is a captivating book for vehicle enthusiasts and anyone who is passionate about truck adventures. [Subject: Memoir, Transportation]

This book gives a unique detailed inside look into the Aston Martin factory, from 1984 to 2000, an understanding of the benefits of Supercharging at the time of manufacture and a historic record of V8 engine design, development and production.

Patrick Dyer's eighth book in the 'at work' series takes the reader on a journey with ERF, England's last independent truck manufacturer, between the years 1975 and 1993.

Many would argue that the 1980s were a better time for truck drivers than nowadays: there were no cell phones, there was less traffic on the road, CB radio was all the rage, and stickers were the simple heart of truck customizing. However, the transport industry is constantly evolving and companies must adapt their vehicles to keep pace with the developments. As a result, vehicle design and liveries regularly change. Many of the companies around in the 1980s have expired and been forgotten. Most of the trucks from that time are long gone to the great scrapyard in the sky! David Wakefield has been working in the transport industry for over 30 years and has been taking photographs of trucks since the early 1980s. He has amassed thousands of high-quality images, producing one of the most comprehensive photographic collections of the time, but many of his photographs have never been previously published. In this vivid compilation, Nick Ireland has collated 300 of David's images from the 1980s in order to preserve them and make them publicly available for the first time. The book features trucks from all over the world, and it is a must-have for current and former truckers who will enjoy being reminded of 'the good old days, ' as well as anyone else with an interest in transport history. [Subject: History, Transportation, Photography

The amazing stories of people driving to Middle-East destinations, battling against all the odds to deliver their loads, are told in this books along with the beautiful photographs of the drivers and vehicles taken at the time.

Scotland's only native heavy horse, the Clydesdale has been exported all over the world. He is recognised as having influenced heavy horse use across the globe. For Love of the Clydesdale Horse is a photographic celebration of all that makes this breed unique.

Farm Office Handbook is a practical reference source for anyone involved in farm administration. It offers comprehensive guidance on farm office basics, from equipment to 'doing it online'; setting up accounting systems; computerising a manual accounting system; year-end procedures complete with a check list.

Working Scottish Trucks is a photographic book bringing together 262 images of commercial vehicles spotted across some of the most scenic parts of Scotland.

Did the 'Good Old Days' ever really exist? Mick Rennison is not so sure. After miraculously passing his test in an Atkinson Borderer way back in 1974, Mick drove in the days when crooks and con men seemed to run the haulage industry. And Mick worked for most of them! Earning crap wages from arrogant bosses with the constant threat of your P45 hanging over your head, he learned his trade through trial and error - many trials and lots of errors. His career took him all over Europe and Scandinavia taking musical shows to Norway, JCBs to Greece and supermarket deliveries down to Gibraltar. Driving for a variety of firms he double manned trucks with his wife Jo for nearly 10 years. Along the way he has been blown over in high winds, outwitted hijackers and held hostage by striking Spanish drivers. Now living on a narrow boat on the Grand Union Canal, Mick is approaching retirement and reflects on his varied career. With humour and not a little sarcasm, he concludes that as good as those days were he certainly wouldn't want to go back.

This book is a companion to the hugely popular Lorries of Arabia: ERF NGC, published in 2015. Including 100 new photos, it will further delight fans of Lorries of Arabia 1, whetting their appetite for more

Illustrated with 24 beautiful sketches by Jacqueline Sinclair, Bobbi's dry and witty way with words cannot fail to amuse and endear you. If you are a farmer's wife, you will find this an unputdownable must read that you will want to share with all your friends.

This superb book was initially published in 1998 and has been out of print for several years. This new edition has been updated to show the most recent developments in all areas relating to the heavy horse industry.

Offers a fresh look at the author's cartoons and writings about his fondest enemy: the mule yow (or sheep to anyone living south of Tow Law).

This work is a highly illustrated general introduction to Ransomes' products, an output that touches on the concerns of a varied range of enthusiasts, including those interested in steam, working horses, tractors and grass-cutting equipment.