Design, production, and service histories of our most popular subjects combined with top-notch color photograph.

Profiles tractors made by the J.I. Case Company, and includes information on the company's history, the different designs and styles that were used, and other related topics.

Shows and describes restored antique Case tractors, including steam, diesel, and gasoline powered models, steam traction engines, and road working machines.

The farm tractor brought the Industrial Revolution to the farm. It lifted the burden from the horse power to horsepower and brought mechanized power into the hands of all farmers. This book tells the fascinating story of the development of the farm tractor with more than 250 color photos of tractors from across the United States.

150 YR J.I. CASE WENDEL

A Year on the Farm introduces children to the world of modern farming, showing the tractors, combines and other equipment needed to plant and harvest crops. The book is filled with photographs of equipment at work and a cast of illustrated characters including Case the farmer and Tillus the worm, and a whole team of equipment characters. Casey and her farm equipment friends teach readers about the different jobs a farmer does each session. Children will learn that modern farming involves planning for the farm year, reacting to the weather and working hard as a team. Recommended for ages 4-8.

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.

The second edition of the award-winning history of International Harvester and Case IH tractors includes data and photos of every model built from 1958 to 2013, as well as in-depth information about how these tractors were designed and constructed. With interviews of engineers and executives, the book covers how the 40 and 60 series were created, and thoroughly covers the red tractors from the 1960s through the 1980s. The book also traces the innovations and struggles of the final days of International Harvester. The authors unearthed a treasure trove of concept drawings and photos of prototype machines to shed new light on how these tractors were created. The book includes the exciting story of the creation of the Case-IH Magnum, an innovative machine that blends some of the great engineering done by IH with the Cummins engine built by Case. The modern era of Case IH is also included, with the story of the creation of the Quadtrac as well as the entire line of tractors. With a mix of new photography of some of the most exceptional collectible models in existence along with hundreds of previously unpublished photographs, this thorough book is the most authoritative guide on red tractors ever published.