Tractor & Farming Heritage magazine celebrates the development of the farm tractor from its historical roots, right up to the present day. Presenting an unrivalled combination of in-depth technical features along with monthly news and reports on developments within the industry. Tractor & Farming Heritage is aided by an expert team and enthusiastic contributors – transporting readers back to days gone by, while keeping them up to date with spectacular restoration projects. Meet the owners and restorers and discover all the latest from vintage and modern scenes. Led by an expert team of enthusiast contributors, Tractor transports readers back to days gone by, while keeping them up to date with spectacular restoration projects. All this is topped off with a burst of in-depth technical features and monthly reports on the many developments in the tractor and farming machinery world.

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Tractor & Farming Heritage

PRODIGAL PLOUGHMASTER • A Ploughmaster 90, which was once a demonstrator is now restored to its former glory to sit alongside a worthy collection of its Roadless family.

MAJOR MOVES • This restorer keeps his beloved 1955 Fordson New Diesel Major E1A in the garage while his car languishes on the driveway.

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GREEN IS HIS COLOUR • We meet an enthusiast with a passion for John Deere machinery and his stable of vintage tractors ranging from the Twenties to the Sixties.

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NOWHERE TO GO • The jury is still out on why British Motor Corporation or British Motor Holdings (1966) ever got involved in the making of the BMC Mini tractor, which in its original format it was a total flop, but was it ahead of its time? Peter Love investigates.

Machines that made history THE GLASGOW TRACTOR • A tractor with a three-wheel layout and three-wheel drive designed and built in Scotland to cope with steep and uneven ground, but ultimately failed to compete on price.

THE POOL FACTORY • IHGB’s facility at Orrell Park, Liverpool, was a relatively little-known jewel in the crown of International Harvesters, and perhaps best remembered today for making thousands of pick-up balers.

SUGAR BEET REVIVAL • PART TWO: We continue our review of farming sugar beet crops with a look at post-war developments.

TALE OF TWO CITIES • Jo Roberts meets a tractor that was built after two companies merged to form the Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Company in 1929.

THE WATERWHEEL • Waterwheels were once seen as practical pieces of machinery, but today they are charming reminders of a simpler, quieter time.

THINKING OF SUMMER

Tractor Talk • We want your news, views, and pictures: Write to us at Tractor & Farming Heritage, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent, ME18 6AL or email tony.hoyland@kelsey.co.uk

In the FARMING 1932 NEWS • With Britain easing out of the Great Depression, events like the Smithfield Show allowed producers to reach a larger audience.

BEST LAID PLANS • Circumstances this year have led to shortages for Graham Hampstead’s winter feed and even getting organised to repair the Dexta hits a dead end.

RANSOMES REDEMPTION • Richard Lofting decides it’s time to “bite the bullet” and has a good look inside the Ransomes MG 2 gearbox.

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Sales dates • COVID-19 - At the time of going to press there is uncertainty about outdoor sales taking place over the next few months, because of the coronavirus, but...