From Tinkering to Torquing: A Beginner's Guide to Tractors and Tools

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Antique tractor collecting and restoration has never been more popular—and all newcomers need to be warned, according to old tractor guru Roger Welsch. Otherwise they'll end up alone with three mortgages and two ex-wives—but they will have a barn full of sparkling restored tractors.

Here in a tone comfortably lodged between wise and wisecracking, the man Charles Kuralt called "America's premier storyteller" recounts falling in love with the art of bringing old tractors back to life—and along the way manages to impart some sound advice. In this book, Roger covers the finer points of restoration and repair, from the tools of the trade to tractor parts to the restorer's use of common household objects in a pinch.

In From Tinkering to Torquing, Roger Welsch explores one of the few subjects about which he knows plenty—what it's like to be a newcomer to the world of antique tractors, mechanics, shop equipment, tools, engines, and transmissions.

In this volume Roger answers the age-old questions:

• Who's a mechanic>
• What is old?
• What is a tractor?
• What is it with old tractors

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments | Introduction | Engine | Transmission | Frame and sheet metal | Fluids | Electrical | Steering and brakes | Small parts | Tools and shop | Staying happy and healthy in Tractorville | Welcome to the club | Epilogue

From Tinkering to Torquing: A Beginner's Guide to Tractors and Tools