Allis-Chalmers Tractors and Crawlers (Illustrated Buyer's Guide)
Publisher: MBI
Published: October 14, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780760309407
Subjects: Agricultural engineering & machinery; Transportation; Collectors and collecting; Farm Tractors; Tractors And Heavy Equipment; Purchasing; Automotive - Antique & Classic; Automotive - Buyer's Guides; Automotive - Miscellaneous Vehicles; Transportation / General; Technology; Agriculture - General; Automotive - General; Allis-Chalmers tractors; History
First sentence: When you are contemplating the purchase of a collectible tractor, keep these facts in mind: All of the tractors featured in this book are at least 29 years old, some are over 86; most farmers used their tractors extremely hard to make a living; farmers often used welding and other cost-saving repairs on their tractors; sometime during its life, many tractor castings cracked due to internal water freezing; calcium chloride, an aggressive corrosive of metal was used in most of the rear tires for weight; and you are at the mercy of your wit and the seller's integrity.