I&T Shop Service Flat Rate Manual No MM-12 Minneapolis-Moline 1962

This is the I&T Shop Service Minneapolis-Moline Flat Rate Manual No. MM-12, copyright 1962 by Technical Publications, Inc., a subsidiary of Implement & Tractor, of Kansas City, Missouri.

The blue green covers show light spotting and handling wear, the manual is punched with three binder holes, and the pages are clean with no rips or tears, as the photos show.

Shops used this manual to price repair jobs on Minneapolis-Moline tractors, with suggested prices designed to yield $5.00 per hour and a star marking the important or frequent jobs. It covers the Avery A, R, and V, the G, U, and Z series, the Jet Star, 4 Star, and 5 Star, and the 335 and 445, with an Index to Flat Rate Jobs diagram up front.

Details

  • Item: Tractor shop flat rate manual
  • Title: I&T Shop Service Flat Rate Manual No. MM-12, Minneapolis-Moline
  • Author: None credited
  • Illustrator: None credited
  • Publisher: Technical Publications, Inc., a subsidiary of Implement & Tractor, Kansas City, Missouri. I&T Shop Service
  • Publication Year: 1962
  • Edition and Printing: Manual No. MM-12, Minneapolis-Moline series as listed on the cover. Printing: Not confirmed from photos
  • Format and Binding: Paper, soft cover. Blue green cover with the black I&T Shop Service logo. Cover price $4.00, job tables from engine oiling to cylinder head and valves, and three binder holes
  • Dust Jacket: None, soft cover
  • Pages: Not confirmed from photos
  • Genre: Farm equipment service pricing manual. Shop reference manual
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: None shown
  • Dimensions: 11 x 7 inches. Depth: Not confirmed from photos

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
  • No rips or tears.
  • The cover printing is clear, with the full series list and the $4.00 price.
  • The Index to Flat Rate Jobs diagram is clean.
  • The job tables are clean and readable.
  • The back cover I&T Shop Service logo is clear.

Issues / Wear

  • Light spotting and soiling on the covers.
  • Handling wear along the cover edges.
  • Age toning to the page edges.

Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. This is the actual item you will be receiving.

This 1962 I&T flat rate manual shows how shops priced each repair job, and it suits a shelf of Minneapolis-Moline literature or an MM tractor restorer's bench. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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