Customer Reviews
You have to read this book! - By: , 06 May 1999 
This book is one the antique tractor restorer - & anyone with an interest in tractors or machinery - *must* read. Welsch's humor & tales add a great deal to the subject matter - I laughed out loud a number of times while reading the book. There are many not-so-obvious & simple-but-great ideas about working on old equipment, alll of which are presented from the viewpoint of a person that considered himself a very beginning amateur (he had never even changed his own engine oil). This book is understandable & enjoyable regardless of your skill level or mechanical ability - I suspect many will read it just for the humor.
Lighthearted and witty - By: , 23 Mar 1999 
Roger Welsch looks at the both the trouble & the glory in tractor restoration. He does so with a keen sense of humour, & manages to keep the reader entertained, while educating him on the basics of tractor restoration.
I'm a Land Rover owner, & don't restore tractors as such, but I felt right at home with Welsch. Most of the agonies of tractor restoration have their counterpart in LR restoration.
This book can be very useful too: The list of things to do to get your wife to alllow you to buy even more tractors is very useful, to say the least. I found other "gems" too.
Absolutely worth it's price.
Clear insight into the love affair between men and tractors. - By: , 20 Dec 1998 Just why do men love these old hunks of metal so much? Roger Welsch has it right on, & even makes a believer out of a doubting wife (or at least provides a little comprehension). My husband is a "doer," not a "studier," but he couldn't put this book down. I have no doubt that he found many useful tips, & I know he certainly related to Roger's blow-by-blow description of his love affair with his tractors. He probably even picked up a couple of tips on how to hide them from his long-suffering wife! A "must read" for any man who loves to tinker with old junk--and sometimes even gets them running!
A must for tractor lovers worldwide...... - By: , 23 Jul 1998 I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. Witty & light-hearted tales of a man wrapped up in the love of old tractors. A must read for tractor lovers & gearheads worldwide.
Enjoy.
A whimsical look at tractor restoration. - By: , 19 Feb 1998 
A whimsical look at the trials & tribulations of tractor maintenance & restoration from the perspective of an absolute beginner. Entertaining reading but only very basic & sometimes obvious information.
