Abstract
Farmers and contractors in the United States currently claim assets of close to $2 trillion and employ over 8 million workers. The value of farm cash receipts exceeds $240 billion while the value of construction is well over a trillion dollars per year. The equipment currently consumes over 30 billion gal of fuel per year and uses more than 300 million gal per year of oils and greases (www.nass.usda.gov/census/and www.census.gov/mcd/).
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Lubrication and Tribology |
Subtitle of host publication | Volume I Application and Maintenance, Second Edition |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 21-1-21-18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420003840 |
ISBN (Print) | 084932095X, 9780849320958 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering