Optimizing tractor operation
โ Scribed by P.W.L. Lyne; P. Meiring; A.C. Hansen
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 74 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4898
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