Maintaining Small-Farm Equipment: How to Keep Tractors and Implements Running Well. A Storey BASICS® Title

Easy read

It is a very basic guide that works as introduction to the topic for somebody who knows nothing about farm equipment.

Good overview of basic mechanical work and maintenance. Doesn't go into advanced work, but it does tell you when to give up and call a professional, which is a good thing if you haven't turned bolts much.If you already know how to use a multimeter, replace a bearing, find grease zerks, etc. you don't need it, go for a shop manual for your equipment instead. It covers its stated goals quite well.

I didn't pay enough attention to the specs on this book; it is really small, so it doesn't contain a lot of information. It is 108 pages, BUT I can cover the book with my average (women's) sized hand. In addition, in its very limited space the book covers things like cotter pins and how bolts are sized, and even a whole page of pictures of types of wrenches, which leaves little room for more in depth information. There are really no specific instructions for any one piece of equipment, just very general instructions on things that are common to most motorized equipment (e.g., flushing a radiator, winterizing fuel). The information in the book seems to be accurate, but this is the Little Golden Book of farm equipment, and anyone that has any basic experience with mechanics will find this book to be of limited usefulness.

VERY HELPFUL FOR TRACTORS CLEAN BOOK

since we're just getting started this book maybe what i needed.

Very little in this book to help a newbie at small-farm life to deal with tractors and rotary cutters and all of the other daily challenges....

interesting but not real informative.

Not quite as I imagined