The Combine Harvester (Paperback)

This book tells the complete story of one of the most significant agricultural inventions of all time - the combine harvester. Starting with the early straw walkers and rotary models, author Jonathan Whitlam charts the chronological evolution of these complex machines which soon became indispensable to the cereal farmer. The author shows how the combine developed into the huge modern machine, capable of processing hundreds of acres of wheat in a day. The story of the combine harvester is meshed with the cereal harvest, starting with the first mechanisation of the harvest with the sail reaper, moving through to the binder and then the threshing drum. The book describes the early arrival of the combine harvester in the shape of the reaper-thresher in the USA and then smaller, more compact trailed versions that were also used in Europe. The self-propelled combine arrived in the 1940s, which is when the idea really began to take off. The book looks at the various different makes of combine harvester such as those produced by Case, New Holland, International Harvester, John Deere and Massey Ferguson and discusses what the future holds for the combine harvester, including advanced designs and driverless drones. 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.

General

Imprint:	Amberley Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2018
Authors:	Jonathan Whitlam
Dimensions:	234 x 165 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-4456-7771-2
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Road & motor vehicles: general interest > General
LSN:	1-4456-7771-7
Barcode:	9781445677712

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