Tractor & Farming Heritage

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.

Welcome

Tractor & Farming Heritage

MASSEY FERGUSON 35X THE ULTIMATE 35 MODEL • The 1962 Royal Smithfield Show saw the launch of the new Massey Ferguson 35X, we review how the 35 model had finally reached its ultimate form.

IF THE CAB FITS WEAR IT WELL • Cabs for Fordson and Ford tractors are ideal items for restoration, especially when they add period authenticity to the tractors on which they are mounted.

£1 MILLION MARK IN SIGHT

OPENING THE GATE

LANLIVERY RETURNS

CHEFFINS SALE GROSSES OVER £3.2M

INDUSTRY FIRST FROM JCB

Snippets

DAVID & GOLIATH • When a genius inventor met an industrialist and decided to build a tractor, you’d think it would have been a match made in heaven. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out like that.

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE TRACTOR ENTHUSIAST

NATIONAL GOES TO DERBYSHIRE • Some 244 entrants took part in the 71st British National Ploughing Championships on the Chatsworth Estate at Glapwell, Derbyshire owned by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.

CROSSMOTOR CLASSIC • The Case 18-32/K was produced between 1925 and 1929 and was equipped with one of the company’s legendary Crossmotor engines.

Cooch & Son Potato Riddler • Cooch & Son produced a wealth of labour-saving equipment through the years, including their famous potato sorting equipment.

NICK’S EX-TRACTORS • PART FOUR: More of the unusual tractors that Nick Baldwin has encountered throughout his many years of collecting.

FRENCH FANCY IN FLINTSHIRE • We meet a father and son team who have a taste for collecting the unusual.

RALLY TAKES OFF • Honiton Hill Rally, Smeatharpe Aerodrome, nr Honiton, August 28-29.

GREAT DAY OUT

TRANSMISSION REVOLUTION

vintage scene • MASSEY STARS AT TRACTOMANIA

PRODUCT REVIEWS CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS

SEEING THE LIGHT • Trailer troubles and tupping trials test Graham Hampstead’s patience, but at least he can watch the antics of pumpkin picking from a distance.

DOING THE DYNAMO • An essential strip down and overhaul of the Lucas C 39/40 dynamo and a comparison with the French Ducellier version.

AMERICAN ROAD RUNS • It’s an important part of the heritage scene in the UK, but here’s how they do it over there!

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CHRISTMAS CHEER • THAT LASTS ALL YEAR!