Horsedrawn Tillage Tools
Horsedrawn Tillage Tools

Author: Lynn R. Miller

Publisher: Davila Art & Books

Published: 2020-06-15

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781885210340

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Horsedrawn Tillage Tools covers operation, care and repair of animal-powered cultivators, field cultivators, discs, harrows, ridge busters, listers and rollers as well as seedbed preparation and crop cultivation tools. It includes specifics of how animals are hitched and driven with these implements. The chapter on cultivation procedure covers a wide variety of field and row crop operations. The book also contains illustrated information on shovel and point types. Detailed engineer's drawings of John Deere, Oliver, McCormick-Deering, Parlin Orendorf, Avery and many other older manufacturers will be immensely helpful to folks restoring equipment. The book contains over 1,000 photos and illustrations covering the new and the old, the useful and the historic. 370 pages.

Horsedrawn Tillage Tools
Horsedrawn Tillage Tools

Author: Lynn R. Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13:

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Lynn R. Miller's newest addition to his ambitious Work Horse Library. Hot on the heels of the tremendously successful Plows and Haying books, this volume lives up to the standard by offering an exhaustive collection of information on the art of tillage and cultivation along with over a thousand illustrations of discs, harrows, harrow carts, rollers, culti-packers, single row cultivators, straddle row cultivators, and unusual derivatives.

Horse-Powered Farming for the 21st Century
Horse-Powered Farming for the 21st Century

Author: Stephen Leslie

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 160358613X

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Now is a time of exciting new developments for live animal power. As the numbers of adherents to this way of life grow, ecologically minded farmers in their fields are developing efficient horse-drawn systems, and equipment manufacturers in small shops all across North America and Europe are coming forth with new innovations in ground-drive technology that have us poised on the cusp of another agricultural revolution--with working horses, mules, donkeys, and oxen at the heart of it. --Publisher.

The New Horse-Powered Farm
The New Horse-Powered Farm

Author: Stephen Leslie

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1603584161

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The New Horse-Powered Farm is the first book of its kind, offering wisdom and techniques for using horse power on the small farm or homestead. It sets the stage for incorporating draft power on the farm by presenting necessary information for experienced and novice teamsters alike, including getting started with workhorses; the merits of different draft breeds; various training systems for the horse and teamster; haying with horses, seeding crops, and raising small grains; in-depth coverage of tools and systems; and managing a woodlot, farm economics, education, agritourism, and more. It's a must-have resource for any farmer, homesteader, or teamster seeking to work with draft power in a closed-loop farming system.

Horsedrawn Plows & Plowing: Revised Edition
Horsedrawn Plows & Plowing: Revised Edition

Author: Lynn R. Miller

Publisher: Davila Art & Books

Published: 2018-04-15

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781885210265

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Covers how to plow with horses using older equipment and new implements. Here you will find simple diagrams explaining tricky adjustments for both riding and walking plows. Detailed engineer's drawings will be immensely helpful to folks restoring equipment. Also includes close-up photos and information on new makes of animal-drawn plows including Pioneer and White Horse.

The Horsedrawn Mower Book
The Horsedrawn Mower Book

Author: Lynn R. Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2018-02-15

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9781885210234

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Understanding, Evaluating, Rebuilding, Restoring, Tuning, sharpening, and Operating the McCormick Deering- International Number Nine horsedrawn mower and the McCormick Deering Number Seven and John Deere Big Four horsedrawn mowers.

Work Horse Handbook
Work Horse Handbook

Author: Lynn R. Miller

Publisher: Small Farmer's Journal

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Small Farmer's Journal is after a new view of involvement, ownership, craftsmanship, and the understandable/mysterious seeds of magic. They also seek the craft of good farming and the faith that comes of thankful farming. Small Farmer's Journal wants to be defenders and agents of and for good farming and they realize that they are a small endeavor with small consequences. Work Horse Handbook has become a classic and the standard reference. This popular, highly regarded text is filled with current information and hundreds of photographs and drawings. It is a sensitive and intelligent examination of the craft of the teamster. From care and feeding through hitching and driving, every aspect is covered. Find out for yourself why this book is considered by thousands of people to be the volume on working horses in harness.

Haying with Horses
Haying with Horses

Author: Lynn R. Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13:

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Small Farmer's Journal is after a new view of involvement, ownership, craftsmanship, and the understandable/mysterious seeds of magic. They also seek the craft of good farming and the faith that comes of thankful farming. Small Farmer's Journal wants to be defenders and agents of and for good farming and they realize that they are a small endeavor with small consequences.A practical and comprehensive reference text covering all aspects of haymaking with horses and mules in harness. Offering in-depth information on mowers, rakes, hayloaders, buckrakes, stackers, tracks, and trollies for barns, hay fork systems, balers, wagons, feed sleds, and forecart adaptations. Haying with Horses covers the building of loose hay stacks and wagon loads as well as unloading systems and feeding systems.

Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch
Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch

Author: William Galvery

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2019-03-19

Total Pages: 557

ISBN-13: 1612128793

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Farmers, ranchers, and homesteaders who know how to weld can repair and even fabricate some equipment on their own, saving both time and money. Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch introduces this crucial skill and covers the most popular techniques used by the home hobbyist and DIY devotee, with chapters and detailed illustrations dedicated to oxyacetylene welding (or gas welding), stick welding, MIG, and arc welding, as well as brazing and soldering. Along with guidance on equipment selection and use, and safety precautions, this book offers 12 projects and repairs commonly faced on the small farm or homestead, with step-by-step photography guiding readers through building a wall-mount hay feeder, repairing a garden rake, making horseshoe hooks, and more. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.