The modern gas tractor, its construction, utility, operation and repair; a practical treatise defining every branch of up-to-date gas tractor engineering, driving and maintenance in a non-technical manner. Considers fully all types of power plants and their components, methods of drive and speed changing mechanisms. Describes design and construction of all parts, their installation and adjustment as well as practical application of tractors in the field (1914)
Pagé, Victor Wilfred, 1885-1947 · New York : Norman W. Henley · leaf 419
development of the successful binder hitch,it has been found practical to use the gas tractor forpower in harvesting. Six-foot binders require from threehundred to five hundred pounds draft to pull them ata speed high enough to do good work. Mowing machineswithout binder attachment and capable of… … 422 The Modern Gas Tractor largely by dull knives, binding or tight boxes, or whencutting highly resistant grains or grass. Timothy isthe hardest crop to cut and takes the most power.As almost all mowers run at speeds that are variable,it is difficult to give exact figures regarding the…
Farm engines · Internal combustion engines
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