Old Pond publishing days

New catalogues of books and DVDs from Old Pond Publishing

This year Old Pond is producing two complementary annual catalogues.

Our tractor, farm machinery and farm-related books and DVDs are in the 32-page green edition. The 16-page red version covers earthmovers, trucking and similar subjects.

There are lots of new titles in the catalogues which are now being printed for distribution on about 10 October.

You can now find printable versions of the catalogues on our website. Go to the www.oldpond.com home page or more specifically here for the tractors catalogue or here for the earthmoving/trucking version.

Know Your Diggers new book in stock

Know Your Diggers, by Paul Argent, the postcard-size book for novice enthusiasts about excavators, backhoes and other contractors' machines is now in stock at Old Pond at £4.99.

Pea harvesting DVD now in stock

The Pea Files: harvesting the most easterly peas in Britain, the new DVD from Tractor Barn duo Steven Richmond and Jonathan Whitlam is now in stock at Old Pond at £16.95.

Ax Men Season 3 in stock

Ax Men Season 3 - featuring killer bees and alligators - is now in stock at Old Pond at £19.95.

Yesterday's Farm - a popular archive DVD in stock

Yesterday’s Farm – East Anglia and beyond. DVD approx 65 minutes (New Classics). Now available online from Old Pond at £10.95.

This is proving to be one of the most popular items in Old Pond's summer catalogue.

Archive footage drawn from ‘ITN Source’ reflects work in farming from the First World War to the 1960s. Farmers lived through half a century of debts, economic slump and two world wars during which agriculture changed for ever.

The DVD includes early machinery, the Women’s Land Army and memories from farm workers. The producers say that it reflects the experience of Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Cambs, Beds and Herts.

Agriculture in Russia and North America DVDs offer

On the Old Pond website Offers page you can now order a pair of Tammo Glaser's DVDs: Agriculture in Russia Part 1 and Agriculture in North America Part 2 at the special price of £34.95. This is a saving of just under £5.00.

Inside Massey Ferguson paperback in stock

Inside Massey Ferguson, David Walker's recollections of working for MF in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, published by Farm Power, is now in stock at Old Pond at £13.95. You can order it online here.

Scrap metal handlers and rubber-tracked tractor DVDs now in stock

Two new DVDs are now in stock at Old Pond.

Chris Lockwood's The Rubber Track Revolution shows the development of rubber-tracked tractors from their first development until today. Approx 100 minutes, £16.95, available here.

Scrap Metal Giants by Steven Vale, available here, deals with the massive machines handling scrap in the UK and Europe. Approx 88 minutes, £17.95.

Ford 7000 DVD now available

'The Story of the Ford 7000', a DVD compiled by the Tractor Barn duo Stephen Richmond and Jonathan Whitlam, uses archive footage and new film to show the impact that the machine had at the time of its launch and which continued with conversions and follow-ups. The DVD is now in stock at Old Pond at £16.95.

High, Wide and Handsome exceptional loads DVD in stock

CP Production's new DVD featuring four abnormal loads by Friderici, Brame P, Diamond Heavy Haul and Plant Speed is now in stock. The programme, 'High Wide and Handsome',by Pete Connock and Martin Phippard is now available from Old Pond at £16.95.