Additional Links with short descriptions |
Technical
Library This document provides the procedure for accessing and searching for Standards and other documents in the Professional Engineering ASABE Library. |
Tractor
Restoration Program Tire Sponsor -
Titan Tire Titan Tires is a supporter and partner in Tractor Restortation Programs. Titan is willing to assist FFA and 4-H Chapters/Clubs and members in their efforts to restore tractors by providing new tires. If you are restoring a tractor for competition and are interested in acquiring tires from Titan, you should contact Linda Adamson at linda.adamson@titan-intl.com |
National
Tractor
Restoration Competition -TRC The Delo Tractor Restoration Competition was established in 1995 to recognize and reward the creativity, technical aptitude and business knowledge of high school-aged FFA members from around the country. During this restoration process, participants develop teamwork, project management, budgeting, planning and marketing skills. All of these new skills will enable them to become future leaders in the agriculture community. The submission deadline is typically in September and competition finalists are invited to attend the annual FFA convention. The Chevron Delo website http://delotractorrestorationcompetition.com contains all the information and forms required to compete in the program. Past Winners - dominated by Texas exhibitors - are identified along with before and after pictures. TRC is an excellent site to review examples of Workbooks that have been submitted . Additional materials include: TRC Background, Frequently Asked Questions, Quotes, Media and Download Competition Workbook. |
John
Deere
Green Paint As
identified in this link, John
Deere Green Paint, there are two shades of John Deere Green paint sold
at John
Deere dealers. John Deere green paint
shades have changed (unintentionally) down through the years due to
different
vendors, chemicals and ingredients, such as lead in earlier years. John
Deere sells a Classic Green and the
Agriculture Green. The Classic Green
(actually the newest color) was developed to meet the request of those
restoring older John Deere tractors.
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John
Deere
Tractor Model Names and Horsepower |
Horsepower
(Hp) - Engine vs PTO Hp |
John
Deere H Restoration Was developed by Pat Browning, New Braunfels, TX. This is an excellent source for information on JD tractors especially the Model H. Featured Articles include: Carburetors, Cooling Systems, Decals, Deere Pubs, Fuel Systems, Guages, Sheet metal and many more. Pat also has manuals and tractor parts for sale. Lon Shell was a Contributing Editor on the Restoration Manual, 2nd Edition. There are excellent tractor restoration Links identified on this WEB site. |
Tractorfriends.org This Web site was developed by Glenn Thompson and it is dedicated to Antique Tractors. It has an outstanding list of Tractor Clubs, and Calendar of Tractor Shows in Texas. Additional materials include historical information, list of tractor-related clubs, forums, magazines, newsletters and pictures of recent tractor shows. This is an excellent WEB site. |
Yesterdays
Tractors Specializes in antique tractors - John Deere, Farmall, Allis Chalmers, Ford - all antique tractors made before 1985. It also has excellent antique tractor links. Other resources allow you to view more than 90,000 antique tractor pictures or join other antique tractor enthusiasts in the discussion forums. Parts, gifts or other items for antique tractors are listed in their store. |
Tractor
House "TractorHouse has thousands of used tractors and dozens of other types of farm equipment from dealers and owners throughout North America. Featuring a huge selection of John Deere tractors, TractorHouse also lists tractors for sale, combines for sale, and numerous farm implements by Deere, Case IH, New Holland, Agco, Caterpillar, Massey Ferguson, Allis Chalmers, Kubota, and dozens more. TractorHouse specializes in putting together buyers & sellers of used farm equipment, especially used farm tractors." |
TractorJoe "Tractor Joe has a large selection - over 100,000 parts - for tractors, combines, sprayers and other equipment. " |
National
FFA
Agricultural Mechanics CDE Identifies Areas to be covered on the National Agricultural Mechanics CDE by year. Links to materials to study for each area are also provided. |
Trailer
Statutes (pdf)
This document was prepared by Trailer Inspectors including Charles Turner Team Leader, Rocky Stone, Alex Ramirez, Jared Boriack and Jarvis Boriack. All of these inspectors are D. O. T. specialist. Document identifies and explains the significant Statutes/Codes that must be met when designing and building a trailer to show at JAM. Both Texas Transportation Code and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations - FMSCR including: Maximum Width, Tires, Brakes, Lighting, and Safety Chains are explained. |
Trailer
Construction Guide (pdf) This Trailer Construction Guide was developed to provide information and instruction for students and AgMech teachers in planning and constructing legal trailer projects for exhibition at the Junior Agriculture Mechanics (JAM) project show held in conjunction with the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. |
Quality
Trailers Full line distributor of Trailer Products. Two branch offices in Texas, San Antonio and Mt. Pleasant. Excellent catalogs may be downloaded from their WEB site. Parts are well illustrated . |
Redneck
Trailer Supplies Redneck has a full line of trailer parts and supplies. Their catalog has good tables and charts illustrating how to select trailer axles and running gear. They have two branch offices in Texas, Sulphur Springs and Arlington. |