SFV Vierzon Farm Tractor Books - History

Société Française Vierzon (5e édition)

This book traces the development and activities of the Société Française, from its origins to its closure. A journey modeled on the process of mechanization, then motorization of rural work which, over the last two centuries, have made agriculture a true modern industry.

From the ancient family hoe to the powerful combine harvester, from the horse-drawn carousel to the diesel engine, including the steam engine, the great Berrichonne factory has been able to adapt its production by logically following the evolution of energy sources.

More than 500 photographs, drawings, sections and diagrams allow the reader to identify them, understand how they work and, to a certain extent, carry out a faithful restoration.
This album also aims to be, through the photographic testimonies it contains, a contribution to the memory of those who wrote this fabulous story with their own hands...

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SFV - Societe Française de Vierzon 1950-1963 - L'âge d'or : tracteurs à huile lourde et machines agricoles

The dawn of the fifties was truly the golden age of the Société française de matériel agricole et industriel de Vierzon, whose population was growing. The venerable French company was present everywhere in the rural world, thanks to its threshing equipment, but especially to its agricultural tractors, the famous "Vierzon".
The company never missed an opportunity to remind people that its products were 100% French.

From year to year, agricultural techniques evolved more and more rapidly and, after a prosperous period, the Société française encountered major difficulties, both financial and technical, and could no longer cope alone with the new demands coming from the rural world. This led to the association with Case: after having lost a brand image that was more than a century old, the young SFV would eventually disappear.

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