Endless Tracks in the Woods - James A. Young - Hardcover

Crestline's latest title in its expanding series of agricultural history books. Compiled by two noted experts in the field of forestry management, the book traces both the overall mechanization of the forest & logging industry, & the step-by-step development of each piece of mechanical equipment. Assisted by 1,000 photos, the authors cover in depth the logging industry from about 1880, when mechanization began to appear, until World War II. Heavy emphasis is placed on the development of crawler tractors & related equipment, beginning with the Lombard, Holt, & Best steam tractors, & continuing through to modern diesels. A secondary subject involves the development of related logging equipment, from horse-drawn big-wheels & stationary steam engines to modern earth moving machines. Detailed coverage is given to important manufacturers as Holt, Best, Caterpillar, Lombard, Monarch, International-Harvester, Allis-Chalmers, Cletrac, & others that built crawler tractors, earth movers, & various other types of massive equipment used in logging. And, running throughout the book is a commentary of how the various developments altered not only the industry, but the people who worked in it, & even the land itself.Young, James A. is the author of 'Endless Tracks in the Woods - James A. Young - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780912612287 and ISBN 0912612282.