TRACTORS AND COMBINE HARVESTERS OF THE POLISH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC - JACEK GEMBARA

Discover the fascinating history of Polish agricultural motorization! This book is a real treat for technology and history enthusiasts. Learn about the little-known history of tractors and combine harvesters built in Poland in the years 1945-1989. Travel back in time and see how domestic technical thought developed.

• Detailed descriptions of the operating mechanisms of vehicles and their components
• The history of factories and the fate of talented designers
• Reviews and impressions of tractor and combine harvester drivers using the discussed machines
• Tractor models produced by Ursus and other plants
• Combine harvesters manufactured at the Harvesting Machine Factory in Płock
• Pre-war history of Polish tractor and combine harvester manufacturers
• The fate after the system transformation in 1989

The book "Tractors and Combine Harvesters of the Polish People's Republic" is a unique look at the history of Polish motorization. The author, Jacek Gembara, presents the interesting, little-known history of tractors and combine harvesters built in Poland in the years 1945-1989. In addition to detailed descriptions of the operating mechanisms of vehicles and their components, an advantage of the publication is paying attention to the fate of factories and the talented designers working there. Equally valuable are the collected reviews and impressions of tractor and combine harvester drivers using the discussed machines.

The publication includes tractor models produced by Ursus plants, but also those that were created outside the walls of this factory (such as the Dzik microtractor) or prototypes (such as the innovative EH4x4). The part about combine harvesters is devoted to machines manufactured at the Harvesting Machine Factory in Płock. In order to present the conditions under which the discussed structures were created, the author slightly exceeds the set time frame. Therefore, readers will also learn about the pre-war history of Polish tractor and combine harvester manufacturers and their fate after the system transformation in 1989, which did not always end happily.

This book is not only a dry history of technology, but also a story about the people who created Polish agricultural motorization. It is a story about their passion, determination and talent. It is also a story about the difficult conditions in which they had to work, about material and technological shortages. Despite this, Polish designers were able to build machines that successfully competed with foreign products. This book is a tribute to their work and contribution to the development of Polish agriculture.

Edition: Pages: 96, Format: 210x290 mm, Year: Year of publication: 2018, cover: hardcover, Publisher: Księży Młyn Dom Wydawniczy, Number of pages: 96, Cover: hardcover, Format: 210x290 mm. The book is ideal for any fan of the history of Polish motorization, agriculture and technology. An ideal gift for a grandfather, father or uncle who remembers the times of the Polish People's Republic and nostalgically recalls Polish tractors and combine harvesters.