About the Author

THARRAN E. GAINES is the author of How to Restore Classic John Deere Tractors (2003), How to Restore Classic Farmall Tractors (2005), How to Restore Ford Tractors (2008), and How to Restore Your Farm Tractor (2013), all published by Voyageur Press. In addition, he has written numerous repair manuals, owner's manuals, and assembly instructions for companies for farming-related companies, and has crafted and produced everything from newsletter and feature articles to radio and TV commercials to video scripts and advertising copy for farming-related companies. In 1991, he started his own business as a freelance writer, and today continues to operate Gaines Communications with his wife, Barb, out of their home office in Savannah, Missouri.