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The Nordic Tractor, 9781910456750
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The Nordic Tractor shows the establishment and history of companies such as Bolinder, Munktells, Volvo, Valmet and Valtra who all stood out as being major players in the Nordic region. Today, Valtra - now owned by AGCO - stands proudly as the last remaining agricultural tractor maker in Scandinavia.

The Nordic Tractor

The History and Heritage of Volvo, Valmet and Valtra

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  • Hardcover

    200 pages

  • Release Date

    6 November 2017

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Summary

The Nordic Tractor traces the history of tractor production in Sweden and Finland. The story goes back over 200 years to the 19th century when the industrial revolution was sweeping across Britain, and Sweden wanted to establish their own manufacturing powerhouses. This was an exciting and fast moving time for engineering and this book traces the ups, downs and eventual demise of some of the first manufacturers working to serve the particular needs of the agricultural and forestry industries …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781910456750
ISBN-10:1910456756
Author:Justin Roberts
Publisher:Fox Chapel Publishers International
Imprint:Old Pond Publishing Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:200
Release Date:6 November 2017
Weight:842g
Dimensions:282mm x 221mm
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About The Author

Justin Roberts

Justin Roberts is a freelance writer and photographer. He is a regular contributor to magazines covering both historic and contemporary agricultural machinery in Britain and Ireland. Although born in Britain, he has lived in Ireland since 2007 and is married with two daughters.

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