Old Pond publishing days

British Leyland Archive Tractor Films DVD now in stock

Tractor Barn's latest DVD British Leyland Archive Tractor Films by Stephen Richmond and Jonathan Whitlam is now in stock. Advance orders have been processed today for despatch today and tomorrow.

For more information about the programme or to order online see here. Orders can also be taken by phone: 01473 238200.

James Capper at the Yorkshire Sculpture Museum

If you are in the north of England between 5 January and 14 April, you could think of visiting the Yorkshire Sculture Park, near Wakefield. You will be able to see an exhibition of the sculptures of James Capper.

According to the museum's website: "James Capper’s extraordinary sculptures can walk, swim and climb mountains. This exhibition, which showcases Capper’s on-going interest in industrial machines and the aesthetics of mechanical power, includes his Earth Marking, Offshore and Material Handling series."

There is more about the exhibition here. We are pleased that during the period of the exhibition the museum shop will be stocking two of our earthmoving books: Walking with Giants and Know Your Diggers.

Bulkhaul 3 DVD commended by Biglorryblog

Once again Brian Weatherly and Boglorryblog have praise for a new DVD by Pete Connock and Martin Phippard. See here for some kind comments.

Old Pond Publishing provisional book publishing schedule January-June 2013

APRIL
Massey Ferguson 35 Tractor Workshop Service Manual, Chris Jaworski. Hardback, 275 x 215 mm, 208 pages inc. approx 650 photographs. ISBN 978-1-908397-12-6. £24.95 Available here

Ransomes and Their Tractor Share Ploughs, Anthony Clare. Hardback 246 x 189 mm, 100 pages inc.120 photographs. ISBN 978-1-903366-12-7. £15.95 (reprint with slight amendments) Available here

Not All Sunshine & Sand: the tales of a UK–Middle East truck driver, Paul Rowlands. First paperback edition, 198 x 129 mm, 304 pages inc. 40 line drawings. ISBN 978-1-908397-69-0. Approx £7.95 In stock.

The World of Custom Trucks, Ferdy de Martin & Xavier Stéfaniak. Hardback, 210 x 265 mm (landscape), 160 pages inc. 276 photographs. ISBN 978-1-908397-64-5. £19.95 Available here

JUNE
Absolutely Appleby, Heidi M Sands. Paperback, 147 x 210 mm (landscape), 128 pages inc. 134 photographs. ISBN 978-1-908397-59-1. £9.95 Available here

Know Your Classic Tractors, Chris Lockwood. Paperback, 104 x 155 mm (landscape), 96 pages inc. 45 photographs. ISBN 978-1-908397-68-3. £4.99. Available here

Volvo F10 and F12 at Work 1977-83, Patrick W Dyer. Hardback, 210 x 265 mm (landscape), 144 pages inc. approx 210 photographs. ISBN 978-1-908397-61-4. £19.95 Available here

Old Pond Publishing provisional DVD release and distribution January to June 2013

MARCH
Partrick Barkham’s Guide to British Butterflies, produced by Bill Smith (Great Takes TV). Two-DVD set, approx 3½ hours. ISBN 978-1-908397-57-7. £24.95 inc. VAT Available here

Farming Diaries Volume Three: the last harvest, Stephen Richmond & Jonathan Whitlam (Tractor Barn). DVD, approx 90 minutes. ISBN 978-1-908397-73-7. £16.95 inc. VAT. Available here

Massey Ferguson Farm Implements and Machinery Part 3 1977-88, George French & Dennis Burston. DVD, approx 80 minutes. ISBN 978-1-908397-62-1. £16.95 inc. VAT Available here

APRIL
Australian Heavy Metal, Pete Connock & Martin Phippard (CP Productions). DVD, approx 80 minutes. ISBN 978-1-908397-71-3. £16.95 inc. VAT Available here

Extreme Earthmovers at Work, Eric Orlemann & Keith Haddock. DVD, approx 60 minutes. ISBN 978-1-908397-48-5. £15.95 inc. VAT Available here

MAY
The Best of Country Calendar 2012, TVNZ. DVD, approx 4 hours. ISBN 978-1-908397-72-0. £17.95 inc. VAT Available here

One Farm One Year, Chris Lockwood, DVD set. Two DVDs, 125 and 117 minutes. £17.95 inc. VAT individually, £29.95 inc. VAT as a set Available here (pt 1), or here (pt 2). The Offers page for 2 DVDs together is here.

Bulkhaul Volume 3 DVD by Pete Connock and Martin Phippard is now in stock

Made by trucking enthusiasts for fellow devotees, Bulkhaul Volume 3 is the latest DVD from Pete Connock and Martin Phippard of CP Productions. The finale of the new programme is spectacular footage they filmed in Queensland, Australia: five-trailer road-train combinations hauling coal. Other sequences show big hauls in Finland, Sweden and the UK.

See here for more information or to order online. Alternatively phone Old Pond at 01473 238200 or email [email protected]. The 70-minute programme, now in stock, costs £16.95 including VAT.

Seddon Atkinson at Work new book by Patrick W Dyer now in stock

For his fifth book in his Trucks at Work series Patrick W Dyer offers a wealth of information and photographs on a classic British truck range. Seddon Atkinson at Work: 400, 401 & 4-11, a large-format, profusely illustrated hardback has now been published by Old Pond at £19.95. You can find full details about the book - and order it online - here.

British Leyland Archive Tractor Films on DVD advance information

British Leyland Archive Tractor Films, Stephen Richmond and Jonathan Whitlam (Tractor Barn). DVD, approx 110 minutes. ISBN 978-1-908397-50-8. Now available from Old Pond at £16.95 inc VAT.

In this programme Stephen and Jonathan delve into the archives to present six complete films made by the British Leyland Motor Company between 1969 and 1980.

These films show the development of the Leyland tractor range from the 154, 344 and 384 launched in 1969. They cover the many new models introduced in 1972 as well as the Synchro range of 1978 and the last Golden Harvest machines.

Development machines are recorded under test; there are scenes at the Bathgate factory in Scotland and many working examples throughout the world. Films also look at the huge Leyland organisation as a whole, with footage of trucks and buses.

Stephen and Jonathan link the films together using original Leyland advertising. The compilation is a testament to the skills of British engineering.

The archive films in this programme are:
Tractors for the ’70s - Crossing Frontiers - Synchro - 472 Synchro - Leyland Vehicles - Golden Harvest Range.