The most famous and well-known German tractors take center stage in this comprehensive work. Tractor expert Udo Paulitz presents a fascinating cross-section of – often quite rare – models from the period after the First World War, when replacing animal power with motor power in agriculture became increasingly urgent, up to the early 1970s, when complete mechanization was achieved on almost all farms in West Germany. The more than 300 models, described in detail and skillfully presented, include not only the vehicles of the major, well-known tractor manufacturers, but also models from the product lines of the many smaller companies that have long since ceased to exist.