Author: JOY, DAVID
Title: Traction Engines in the North
Description: Clapham, England: Dalesman Books, 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0852060327. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. A traction engine is a steam-powered tractor used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus, meaning 'drawn', since the prime function of any traction engine is to draw a load behind it. They are sometimes called road locomotives to distinguish them from railway locomotives – that is, steam engines that run on rails. Traction engines tend to be large, robust and powerful, but also heavy, slow, and difficult to manoeuvre. Nevertheless, they revolutionized agriculture and road haulage at a time when the only alternative prime mover was the draught horse." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Keywords: 0852060327 Technology David Joy Tractors Farm Engines Traction Engines England
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Title: Traction Engines in the North
Description: Clapham, England: Dalesman Books, 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0852060327. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. A traction engine is a steam-powered tractor used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus, meaning 'drawn', since the prime function of any traction engine is to draw a load behind it. They are sometimes called road locomotives to distinguish them from railway locomotives – that is, steam engines that run on rails. Traction engines tend to be large, robust and powerful, but also heavy, slow, and difficult to manoeuvre. Nevertheless, they revolutionized agriculture and road haulage at a time when the only alternative prime mover was the draught horse." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Keywords: 0852060327 Technology David Joy Tractors Farm Engines Traction Engines England
Price: US$ 15.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 48971
- Book number: 48971
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