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The complete illustrated story of the combine harvester. Accompanied by a wide variety of new colour photographs, this book will appeal to farm machinery enthusiasts and those interested in the development of modern industrial machinery.
Combine harvesters, Harvesting equipment, Forage crops, Agricultural equipment, Agricultural safety, Equipment safety, Control devices, Work stations, Cabs, Dimensions, Steps (stairs), Hand-rails, Maintenance, Clearances, Tanks (containers), Instructions for use, Marking, Hazards, Augers, Safety measures, Seating, Doors
This book contains a classic guide to vintage farming machinery, including detailed descriptions, explanations, and illustrations of the machinery treated. It contains information on the various types of harvesters and other examples of machinery that existed at the time of publication. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in farm machinery, especially the history and development thereof. Contents include: “Methods of Harvesting by Combine”, “Main Types of Combine”, “The Threshing Mechanism”, “Handling of the Straw”, “Choice of Crop Varieties”, “Combine Harvester or Binder”, “Combine Harvesters”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on poultry farming.
Harvest tools of antiquity; To the unknown gaul; The society of arts; Who invented the reaper; Tribulum, roller and drum; Pitch forks and devil's wind; Getting it all together: "combined thrashers"; Automatons, headers & barges; Harvesters and binders; Hiram moore and the Michigan combine; California's leviathans; The golden era of steam and big threshers; Meanwhile, down under; Massey-harris/massey-ferguson; International harvester company; Deere and company; Rumely, baldwin and allis-chalmers corporation; The other slice; Hillsides and the side hill; Gwaiakowe: king corn; Cinderella soybean; European and Russian harvest; Rotary separators and axial combines; The grain harvesters of the future; References and selected bibliography; Metric conversion information.
From Basic Fundamentals to Advanced Design ApplicationsA culmination of the author's more than 20 years of research efforts, academic papers, and lecture notes, Combine Harvesters: Theory, Modeling, and Design outlines the key concepts of combine harvester process theory and provides you with a complete and thorough understanding of combine harvest
Combines teaches kids about the harvest that happens each year on the farm, explaining how combines and their headers help make the food that we consume daily. Animated characters and real illustrations show the machines at work, and also showcase the features of the combines. Cody Combine, the corn harvester, and Kelli Combine, the grain harvester help the farmer, Casey, get her crops harvested in time. With a detailed sidebar walking you through the science of harvesting and functions of the combine on the farm and an easy-to-use glossary, children 4-8 will walk away with a better knowledge about how farms need combines to put food on American tables.
The range of manufacturers is surprisingly wide, including: Case, Claas, Deutz-Fahr, International Harvester, John Deere, Laverda, Massey Ferguson, New Holland, Ransomes, Sampo and Wintersteiger. Some of the manufacturers have several models shown, with Claas particularly well represented. Each of the photographs has a full right-hand page. Opposite it is a concise text that describes the model's attributes and gives details of its range. The author describes the company ownership as well as country of assembly or manufacture. Cut-away diagrams showing the layouts of the three main combine types supported by a glossary of technical terms make this the ideal book for a novice enthusiast.
Agricultural technology has moved on, inexorably, from broad-cast seed and the sound of the threshing flail, via the portable steam engine and the threshing machine, right through to the modern world of giant tractors and efficient farming methods. This book traces the broad sweep of the whole industry over 200 years. Beginning with the pre-modern world of the horse-drawn plough and the flail, it tells the story of the British agricultural engineering industry, and how it has revolutionized British farming - a revolution which is still going on today. A central theme of the book is technical innovation - the replacement of the wooden plough of the eighteenth century with the iron plough, the...
The first axial flow combine transformedthe industry and was hailed as the mostsignificant piece of farm equipment builtin the 20th century. The axial flow usedadvanced technology to process crops fasterand more efficiently than anything else onthe market.The axial flow started with researchdone by a rogue Swedish engineer in the1950s, was continued in secret by a group ofdedicated engineers from East Moline, Illinois,who did their work in a top-secret garage thatonly a select few were allowed to enter.The book tells the story of how extensiveresearch and development allowed IH to builda new machine that took the market by storm.Done with dozens of interviews ofengineers, salespeople, and customers, thebook captures the behind the scenes dramaand the cloak and dagger encounters withrival companies personnel and machines.The dramatic text is accompanied by morethan 300 archival images, concept drawings,sketches, and new photogrpahy of themachines and men at work today.
Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems. Can Asia, with its recent success in adopting mechanization, offer a model for Africa? An Evolving Paradigm of Agricultural Mechanization Development analyzes the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries. The authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies. Potential approaches presented to facilitating mechanization in Africa include prioritizing market-led hiring services, eliminating distortions, and developing appropriate technologies for the African context. The role of agricultural mechanization within overall agricultural and rural transformation strategies in Africa is also discussed. The book’s recommendations and insights should be useful to national policymakers and the development community, who can adapt this knowledge to local contexts and use it as a foundation for further research.