Tractor & Machinery

Tractor & Machinery is the world’s best-selling tractor magazine. Onsale every four weeks, this 180-page publication covers tractors from the 1940s through to the 1990s, reflecting an era of tremendous change in agricultural machinery. From the post-war austerity days when tractors started to become more common on our land through to the 1990s when new technology transformed farming forever, Tractor & Machinery has exclusive owner’s stories, historical profiles, restoration stories, practical advice plus the latest news and sales results from the world of tractors. Each issue of Tractor & Machinery covers the most popular makes and models, such as Massey Ferguson, Ford, New Holland, International, John Deere and many more. In addition, however, the magazine also covers some of the quirkier tractors and implements around. For those with a hands-on knowledge, there’s a dedicated Workshop section with essential practical advice, hints and tips. Furthermore, there’s a Farm & Horticultural section looking at smaller machinery and implements. Tractor & Machinery is the only magazine to offer this huge variety of content and since its launch in 1994 Tractor & Machinery has gone from strength to strength and is now the world’s best-selling tractor magazine with fans the world over The publication is renowned for producing the most authoritative, in-depth and interesting features each month including exclusive owner’s stories, historical profiles, restoration stories, practical advice and more.

Tractor & Machinery

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IN BRIEF

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Farm safety in the spotlight

Farming fun for children

White Silver elephant • James Connolly talks to Colin Elliott about what was involved in restoring this Ford Silver Jubilee 7810 to such a high standard.

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At its best • Peter Love was at Newark Showground on 4-5 November for one of the largest events on the calendar.

RESULTS (ABRIDGED)

Fabulous 590 • Often overlooked, the largest of Massey Ferguson’s British-built 500 Series models is worth considering when buying a cabbed classic.

Inbox • Letters, e-mails, tweets & posts

The decade of change • The development of the humble farm tractor continues to amaze, but the 1960s was the decade that witnessed a quantum leap in terms of features, says Jonathan Whitlam.

Junior’s picture gallery

Cultivating variety • Jonathan Whitlam heads to a working day in Lincolnshire.

Reviews • Products of interest for tractor enthusiasts.

Classics unite • Mark Ray, the fourth generation of his family to run his Cambridgeshire farm, tells Scott Lambert about the pros and cons of using classic machinery.

Model corner • The latest from the scale-model world

Transport boxes • The humble transport box is another of those unsung heroes in a farm’s implement inventory.

DB Selectamatic hydraulic system • Andrew Hall covers the detail of how the position control, depth control, and external services are operated.

MASSEY FERGUSON 590

Something different • The Armagh Down Vintage Rally always turns up interesting and unusual machinery. This year’s was no different, as James Connolly discovered.

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Workshop • Projects, expert advice & product news

A new challenge • Work on the steering continues, with the front axle the next sub-assembly for Ben Phillips to attend to.

New products • Items of interest for your tractor and the workshop.

Experts’ advice • These pages are here to help readers solve their technical...