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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TELFORD TREASURE • The owner of this tractor has been working in tractor cabs for most of his life but is not put off by sitting out in the open to enjoy his road runs and ploughing matches.
FORDSONS ARE FAVOURITE • We meet an enthusiast for whom tractor collecting has become an inspiration, a way of life and a family tradition.
AWARD WINNERS
CHRISTMAS CARD LAUNCH
DISPERSAL SALE ATTRACTS HUGE CROWD TO KENWICK
MEMORABILIA SALE
THE EARLY SEASON OPENER
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THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE TRACTOR ENTHUSIAST
GOOD CROWDS AT THE NATIONAL • 72nd British National Ploughing Championships, Bishops Lydeard, nr Taunton by kind permission of K S Coles and family, October 14-15.
SELECTED RESULTS
MORE UNFAMILIAR FORDS • Nick Baldwin continues his review of the abandoned tractors he has snapped over the years and shows us some more unusual examples.
EMERSON-BRANTINGHAM 12-20 • It’s a name that doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but this Emerson-Brantingham tractor is a sleek machine, and although it is over 100 years old, it somehow has the stamp of a younger tractor.
The Martin Cultivator • During the 19th century many innovative agricultural manufacturers came to the fore, and William Edward Martin was no exception.
GOLDEN DAYS OF THE SFV • THE 25TH DEN GOUDEN OSSE RALLY, BELGIUM
RYEDALE FOLK • The Ryedale Folk Museum (RFM) is at the heart of Hutton-le-Hole, near Helmsley, one of Yorkshire’s picture-perfect show villages.
Utility White Wyandottes • We focus on a once popular breed recently down to the last remaining flock and split up to safeguard its future.
OLDEST TRACTOR PLOUGHING
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CHANGING FASHIONS • It is almost 50 years since the Hampsteads moved to Lincolnshire. Over that time, they have seen the changing pattern of crops grown locally.
LOG SAWING PREP • Cutting logs is serious and potentially dangerous business, so make sure all your equipment is fully serviced before you start.
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