For students of horticulture, grounds-keeping and estate management, this book offers an unrivalled introduction to the machinery with which they will have to work. It covers the principles, mechanics, uses and maintenance of a very wide range of equipment.

Topics covered include:
tractors and power units – engines – lubrication and cooling – starting and charging systems – transmissions – steering, wheels and tyres – tractor hydraulic systems – tractor maintenance – ploughs and ploughing – cultivation machinery – fertiliser distributors – drills and planters – spraying machinery – grass-cutting machinery – turf-care equipment – glasshouse equipment – irrigation – vegetable and fruit machinery – machinery for estate and grounds maintenance – the workshop – power for horticulture.

Machinery for Horticulture is in its second edition, an authoritative, concise text magnificently complemented by 360 illustrations.