| Title | Author | Price | date published | Still in print? | Rating | comments | reviewed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of American Farm Tractors | C.H. Wendel | $39.95 | 1979(?) | yes | 2 | lacks specific details, 352 pgs, 1224 b&w photos, Crestline (Classic Motorbooks) | Clayton Rye |
| Farm Tractors 1975-1995 | Larry Gay | $19.50 | * | yes | * | text is coupled with Nebraska Tractor Test results, ASAE publication | * |
| Classic Tractor Collectors, Restoring and Preserving Farm Power from the Past | John Harvey | $26.50 | 1994 | yes | 3 | ASAE publication features tractors and their owners that appeared on DuPont's tractor calendars | Clayton Rye |
| The Agricultural Tractor: 1855-1950 | * | $13.95 | * | yes | * | history of farm tractors prior to 1950, ASAE publication | * |
| Farm Tractors: 1950-1975 | * | $15.95 | * | yes | * | sequel to The Agricultural Tractor: 1855-1950, ASAE publication | * |
| Wheels of Farm Progress | * | $13.95 | * | yes | * | changes in farm life between 1836-1930, ASAE publication | * |
| The American Farm Tractor: A History of the Classic Tractor | Randy Leffingwell | $30 | 1991 | yes | 5 | Brief but well-written chapters on Deere, Cat, Allis, Case, IH, Ford, Massey, White, and "the Orphan Tractors." Great photos, mostly of less-common types like high-crops or orchard models | Dean Vinson |
| Classic American Farm Tractors | Baldwin and Morland | $16 | * | yes | 1 | British look at US-built tractors. Color photos | Dean Vinson |
| Classic Farm Tractors | Randy Leffingwell | $16 | 1993 | yes | 4 | Very similar to American Farm Tractor: A History of the Classic Tractor by same author, 192 pgs, over 250 color photos, available from ASAE | Dean Vinson |
| Farm Tractors | Andrew Morland | $13 | 1993 | yes | 1 | Good pictures, very brief text | Dean Vinson |
| Farm Tractors 1926-1956, I&T Collector's Series | * | $40 | 1990 | yes | 3 | One b/w photo and brief statistics on just about every U.S. tractor built during 30-year span | Dean Vinson |
| Farm Tractors: A Living History | Randy Leffingwell | $25 | 1995 | yes | 5 | Detailed, well-researched, well-written history of the development of steam engines, internal combustion engines, and major events in tractor evolution such as the Nebraska tests, rubber tires, three-point hitch, etc. Beautifully photographed, 240 pgs, 234 color ill, Classic Motorbooks | Dean Vinson |
| How to Restore Your Farm Tractor | Robert Pripps | $22 | 1992 | yes | 2 | No substitute for shop manual and parts book, but useful for non-mechanics in determining what to try themselves and what to hire out, 176 pgs, 125 b&w ill, 95 diagrams, available from ASAE and Classic Motorbooks | Dean Vinson |
| Fordson, Farmall, and Poppin' Johnny | Robert Williams | * | 1987 | * | 2 | a history of the farm tractor and its impact on America | Clayton Rye |
| Ageless Iron, Tractors That Live On | Successful Farming | * | * | * | 4 | collection of the Ageless Iron series that appeared in Successful Farming magazine | Clayton Rye |
| Farm Tractor Advertising In America | David Fetherston | $19.95 | * | yes | * | 128 pgs, 70 b&w, 50 color, Classic Motorbooks | * |
| Nebraska Tractor Tests Since 1920 | C.H. Wendel | $49.95 | * | yes | * | 548 pgs, 1500 photos, Crestline (Classic Motorbooks) | * |
| Orchard Tractors (Farm Tractor Color History Series) | Hans Halberstadt | $19.95 | * | yes | * | 128 pgs, 40 b&w, 80 color ill, Classic Motorbooks | * |
| Orphan Tractors | Bill Vossler | $19.95 | * | yes | * | 160 pgs, 200 b&w ill, Classic Motorbooks | * |
| Unusual Vintage Tractors | C.H. Wendel | $19.95 | * | yes | * | 304 pgs, 230 b&w, 45 color ill, Classic Motorbooks | * |
| Old Tractors and The Men Who Love Them | Roger Welsch | $14.95 | 1995 | yes | * | 160 pgs, 17 b&w ill, Classic Motorbooks | * |
| Farm Tractors 1975-1995 | Larry Gay | $19.95 | * | yes | * | 256 pgs, 24 pgs of charts, Classic Motorbooks | * |
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