The Compact Tractor Bible (Country Workshop) | 
 enlarge | Author: Graeme R. Quick
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 278495
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 0760323933
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2252
EAN: 9780760323939
ASIN: 0760323933
Publication Date: October 15, 2006
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Condition: New - may have a small remainder mark on the edge.
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Product Description
Anyone looking to buy a piece of compact power equipment is faced with a bewildering array of choices—more than 80 brands of compact tractors offered in North America, not to mention the profusion of models within those brands. Written by an unbiased expert for residential and small-farm owners, contractors, and professionals who work with compact tractors, this book makes sense of these choices with clear, objective evaluations of the price, power, parts, and performance of particular machines. To save the buyer and user money, time, and trouble, this fully illustrated guide addresses such considerations as defining job requirements; identifying necessary attachments; matching today’s compact equipment to the job; objectively measuring performance; assessing operating costs before purchase; fun and safety aspects of ownership and operations; and knowing when it’s better to lease, rent, or contract out the job. In addition, the author includes a useful reference and glossary section.
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 ok, not too great June 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Superificial coverage of a number of subjects. No reviews, opinions, or specs of individual models or product lines. Seems to have a somewhat UK slant, with some tractors and similar vehicles mentioned or pictured that I'd guess never reach the US. Somewhat useful for beginners, and it's interesting to see some pictures of some of those exotic machines(a Ferrari tractor!?). Covers not just tractors, but skid loaders, mini-excavators and so on. Interesting, but not what I'd expected.
Should be called the Compact Tractor Primer July 13, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was mislead by the title and believe that this book should more accurately be called the Compact Tractor Primer instead of "Bible". The scope of info is large but the depth is shallow. The writing is excellent and the material is presented in a very readable manner, but being new to owning a tractor I was looking for an in depth reference that went well beyond my owners manual. I was disappointed that this book spent most of it's pages exploring an extremely wide variety of small farm, landscaping and construction machinery and less time examining the maintenance and use of what most people consider a "compact tractor", i.e.: a mini tractor with a PTO and 3 point hitch. If you don't know what's available or exactly what you need for your small scale task you may find this book helpful. This thin book took me an evening to skim the relevant paragraphs and will end up at the local book store for sale.
 Everything You Need to Know about Small Tractors April 4, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Power, price, performance, and design of various small tractors are discussed and compared. Informative photos explain each model's pros and cons.
Specifics key to understanding the pros and cons of each. February 3, 2007
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
The small tractor is here defined as under 75 horsepower and there are nearly a hundred brands of compacts offered in North America - with accompanying variations in style and presentation. Any who would use a small tractor will appreciate the clear insights of The Compact Tractor Bible: it surveys power, design, price, and performance levels and offers up everything from safety assessments to operating costs. Color photos and diagrams also cover mowing specifics and operations and use, giving the would-be owner specifics key to understanding the pros and cons of each.
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