How to Restore Your Farm Tractor

Finally! A restoration guide with the kind of detail needed for a first-class job.

How to Restore Your Farm Tractor is packed with hundreds of helpful full-color photographs, proven tips and techniques, and money-saving advice from restorers who know what works . . . and what doesn’t. Tharran Gaines’ expert DIY guide will walk you step-by-step through the complete restoration of your tractor, from disassembly to engine rebuild, electrics, painting, and final detailing. There’s even a handy section on parts sources. So, no matter if you favor John Deeres, Fords, Farmalls, A-Cs, or Minnie-Mos, with Gaines’ guidance, you’re well on your way to showing off your shiny “new” classic tractor!

Tharran Gaines (Savannah, MO) has specialized in agricultural writing for the past 25 years. He has written owners’ manuals, repair guides, and sales brochures for most of the major tractor companies, such as ACGO’s Allis-Chalmers, White, and Hesston lines.

Savannah, MO