Many a Muddy Morning by Mark Warren

$37.00 NZD

Category: NZ - Biography

The off-roading, hillseeking and muddymorning adventures of farming legend Mark Warren. Mark Warren is a larger-than-life character of rural New Zealand. He grew up with an obsession with Land Rovers, council tip trucks, bulldozers, hill-country tractors, snow-plows - basically anything with four wheels . Interwoven with his stories of working as a grease monkey, rallying in a purpose built Toyota Landy, rescuing ski-bunnies off icy mountain roads, is his tale of being thrust into single-handedly managing a muddy Hawke's Bay farm in his twenties, just as Rogernomics was introduced and the removal of subsidies that would change the face of farming forever. Many a Muddy Morning is a funny, original and affecting read that will appeal to petrolheads and farmers alike. Mark brings together the traits we love to celebrate in our rural heartland in a book that is a colourful addition to the Kiwi story. ...Show more

Kiwi Tractors by S. Hale

$40.00 NZD

Category: Tractors / Trucks

From lifestyle blocks to vineyards, high country stations and boat ramps, the humble tractor is a much-loved and instantly recognisable feature in any New Zealand landscape. The tractor is a part of our national identity, as Kiwi as pavlova, Marmite and a silver fern on the sacred black jersey. In Kiwi Tractors, Steve Hale elicits some delightful stories of affection from Kiwi owners for their tractors. ...Show more

Horn Please - The Graphic Trucks of India by Dan Eckstein

$85.00 NZD

Category: Tractors / Trucks

One unmistakable feature of the Indian highway is the presence of these brightly decorated trucks that ply the country's roads. The men who drive these trucks spend long hours on the road and can be away from their families for weeks at a time, so their trucks act as a second home and they take great pr ide in them. In Horn Please photographer Dan Eckstein travelled across India's byzantine and burgeoning road network documenting these elaborate trucks - representing a blinding mash up of new and old India. ...Show more

Payline : International Harvester's Construction Equipment Division by Oscar Will

$69.99 NZD

Category: Tractors / Trucks

160 pages. An illustrated history of Payline, IH's line of construction equipment that included the classic Payloader. To many people, a wheel loader is a Payloader, thanks to the dominance of the classic rubber tyred, hydraulic front-end loader first developed by the Frank G Hough company in 1944. Wh en International Harvester acquired Hough and combined it with it's struggling equipment division in 1974, Payline was born, with the Payloader as its signature machine. This book tells the story of Payline, which marked the high point of International Harvester's foray into construction equipment. ...Show more

Classic Tractors by Publications International

$0.00 NZD

Category: Tractors / Trucks

More than 60 classic tractors chronicle the history of these glorious workhorses.

Trucks: Giants of the Highway by Robbins

$22.95 NZD

Category: Tractors / Trucks

A photographic exploration of the giant trucks found on America's highways introduces young readers to the variety of eighteen-wheelers and the often-lonely lifestyles of men and women who drive them. Reprint.

Fire engines from around the world by WALLINGTON, NEIL

$29.99 NZD

Category: Tractors / Trucks

This encyclopedic A-Z of international firefighting equipment is the definitive guide to fire engines and fire-engine manufacturers worldwide. It includes more than 165 contemporary and defunct manufacturers, all of whom have produced innovative and specialist fire-fighting equipment that has contr ibuted to the development, design and engineering of the contemporary fire engine. Each manufacturer's company history, innovations and specialist equipment are listed. Over 375 black and white and colour photographs provide a visual history of the fire engines manufactured including pumpers, aerial ladders, engines, and specialist rescue tenders. Technical specifications are included for a ground-breaking fire engine produced by each manufacturer. All the well-known makes are included such as AEC, Alexander Perries, American LaFrance, Australian Fire Company, Baribbi, Buffalo, Cedes, Crown, Dennis, Ferrara, Ford, Hackney, Hino, Metz, Plastisol, Volkan, and ZIL. Fire engines are some of the most impressive, enterprising, and sophisticated vehicles invented and built by mankind since the beginning of time. This definitive collection is perfect for both the new enthusiast, and for the experienced tranport historian, providing not a detailed technical sourcebook, but also an amazing visual catalogue of the world's best and finest machines. ...Show more

Farm Tractors: The History of the Tractor by Robert N. Pripps

$45.00 NZD

Category: Tractors / Trucks

Here is the complete illustrated history of the farm tractor, from the steamers of the 1850s to the current monstrous machines. Whether you're someone who has farmed or someone simply with a love of the land, this book will give you a new perspective on the enormous influence of the tractor upon the Ame rican farm and culture. Detailed descriptions of tractors especially significant to each period, essays on events defining the times, personal stories, memorabilia, and old black-and-white photos of farm scenes make this a complete look at one of America's greatest innovations. ...Show more

Custom Semi Trucks by Bette Garber

$39.99 NZD

Category: Tractors / Trucks

Description: A truck driver

Beautiful Tractors: Portraits Of Iconic Models by Mannen Rick

$24.99 NZD

Category: Tractors / Trucks

Beautiful Tractors presents a fabulous variety box of the world's most magnificent agricultural machines, each primed, polished, and gleaming in all its robust glory. Stylishly lit against a studio backdrop, these superb photographs of vintage and modern masterpieces make for an impressive line-up of en gineering prowess. Each photograph is accompanied by a directory, offering information on the machine's history, production and distribution, use, and, of course, size. From the elegant early Titan (1915, and oddly reminiscent of Stephenson's Rocket) to the classic 'big red tractor' looks of the prosaically named Allis-Chalmers Model U (1930), there's plenty here to stir the senses, whether you're a bona fide petrol head or simply nostalgic for a simpler world in which a straightforward piece of farm machinery could also be a feast for the eye. ...Show more

Vintage Tractors by April Halberstadt

$39.95 NZD

Category: Tractors / Trucks

Classic Caterpillar Crawlers by Keith Haddock

$39.95 NZD

Category: Tractors / Trucks

Since producing its first harvester in 1885 under the Best brand name, Caterpillar has been a leader in the construction and earthmoving industries, and most recently, has become one of the top five in agriculture. While providing limited coverage of Cat construction and mining machinery, this new photo -history provides a concise overview that focuses on the maker's agricultural line, including early steam and diesel tractors and significant postwar machinery. Photos are both archival and modern. Sftbd., 8 1/4 x 11, 128 pgs., 40 b&w and 80 color ill. ...Show more