Tractor & Machinery

Tractor & Machinery (T&M) is a 132-page publication on sale every four weeks. Its focus is tractors from the 1960s to the 1990s, reflecting an era of tremendous change in machinery – from the days when agriculture was a major employer, through to the time when new technology transformed farming forever. T&M features the popular makes and models, but also covers some of the more unusual tractors and implements. Each issue has exclusive owners’ stories, historical profiles and restorations, plus the latest news and auction results. For those with hands-on knowledge, there’s a dedicated workshop section with essential practical advice and tips. T&M was launched in 1994 and has gone from strength to strength, with fans the world over. Tractor & Machinery is published 13 times a year

Critical appraisal • There can be a flipside to showing restored machinery which demands a measure of self-control

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Incredible opportunity! • Don’t miss your chance to buy one of the most original County 1184TWs existing today

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A fantastic achievement!

Hydrogen power for JBC • Visitors to the recent Royal Highland Show enjoyed the chance to see JCB’s new tech on first public display

Smart DOE sells well

Fendt 620 Vario delivers top results • The range-topper in the Fendt 600 Vario series does impressively well in independent testing

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Obituaries

Welland sale cancelled

Highlights in the August issue… • Features listed are provisional and may be altered prior to publication.

Chiltern run success • Popular charity fund-raiser continues with another cracking event in rural Buckinghamshire

Southern Counties sale

Summer treats in store from Cheffins • Peter Love previews Cheffins second vintage collective sale of the year, to be held at its Sutton HQ

Upcoming sales • All auctions in England, unless flagged otherwise

Equipment corner • More bright ideas for the DIY tractor enthusiast’s workshop

New models • Here’s another interesting new release for the collector

Make and model, please!

Last of the line • The Series 70 was the last tractor range conceived by Ford and now, three decades on, examples are fully deserving of ‘classic’ status, suggests Jonathan Whitlam

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Bathgate trio • Gerry Hobday has been a big Nuffield tractor fan for many years. Bob Weir went to see his trio of Bathgate classics

Woodhouse Vintage Ploughing Match • Peter Love reports on the top performers at an increasingly popular ploughing match held in West Sussex recently

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Been and gone • Jonathan Whitlam gets to the bottom of how the humble pea cutter revolutionised the agricultural world but, by the 1980s, had all but vanished

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A fortunate find! • Chris Graham meets Darren Phillips and the 1976 Ford 6600 that he restored and now delights in working

Down memory lane • Jonathan Whitlam relives the sights, smells and sense of occasion that accompanied a memorable pea harvest from yesteryear

Natural selection • Jonathan Whitlam celebrates the 60th anniversary of one of Northern England’s most notable tractor developments, the David Brown Selectamatic range

Film stars! PART 1 • Mike Gormley, former area sales manager for County Commercial Cars Ltd, considers the films in which County tractors have featured, and what’s available now

Shillingstone Steam & Vintage Rally • Chris Graham enjoys visiting a tractor show in Dorset for the first time since attending what...