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
NUFFIELD 10/60 AT 60 • The Nuffield 10/60 gave Ford and Massey Ferguson a good run for their money in the Swinging Sixties, and 60 years later, it is still popular with restorers and collectors.
RARE MACHINE MOVES ON • We visit a well-known tractor collector who has been prominent in the vintage tractor movement for decades and is now the owner of a rare Saunderson/Crossley.
BIGGER, BETTER AND EARLIER
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PRESENTATION EVENING
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MANY HAPPY RETURNS • The Newark Vintage Tractor and Heritage Show, celebrating its 20th year on November 4-5, at the Newark Showground.
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SHEAR FARMING HISTORY • When our nation’s most iconic tractor joins forces with relics that are associated with our country’s most historic farm animal, it makes for a very special collection.
RURAL RELICS BAMFORDS RAPID MILL • The Rapid Mill was just one of the many products by Bamfords of Uttoxeter, a well-known agricultural manufacturer of years gone by.
ECONOMY MEASURES • With material shortages biting hard during the Second World War on both sides of the Atlantic, austerity versions of agricultural tractors such as the Fordson N and Ford 2N came into being.
LOCK, STOCK AND BARREL • We continue our exploration of the cruck farm buildings at the Ryedale Folk Museum
MODEL FARMING AT THE MERL • A new Model Farming gallery featuring over 150 farm toys has opened recently at The Museum of English Rural Life.
70 YEARS OF JCB BACKHOE • JCB is celebrating 70 years of manufacturing its iconic backhoe loader with the unveiling of Platinum Editions of its 3CX and 4CX models.
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BEST CLUB AT SHOW • The Marshall Club scooped the Best Club award at the Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage show last November.
SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS • It seems that for every problem down on the smallholding a solution presents itself.
REPLACING ROTTEN METAL • It’s time to tame the tin worm as Richard Lofting grapples with the SFV 204 panel work.
Sales Diary • To avoid disappointment, please check the details listed with the company conducting the sale before setting out on your journey.
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