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.

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DONEGAL DELIGHTS • You can’t have too many tractors in your shed. To put this theory to the test, Willie Carson paid a visit to Raymond McDaid in Co. Donegal.

STUNNING MUSEUM OPENS ITS DOORS • The weekend of November 26-27 saw the Hoey family open their amazing private farm museum to a sold-out ticket affair near Swords, County North Dublin. Here, over €100,000 was raised for Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid - Project ESPWA (www.projectspwa.ie) and other charities.

NEW YEAR - BIGGER SHOW

DPJ FOUNDATION WINNER

ILLUMINATING TRACTOR RUN

LANDMARK LAND ROVER

Snippets

THE JOHN DEERE MODEL D TURNS 100 • PART TWO: We continue our celebration of the centenary of the John Deere Model D and visit the restyled era of the famous tractor.

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LEND-LEASE CLASSIC • Oliver was an important tractor manufacturer around the time of the Second World War, and tractors like this Model 80 Standard found their way to our shores via the Lend-Lease scheme.

ORGANISING THE NATIONAL • It takes a lot of the proverbial “blood, sweat and tears” to organise a huge event. The National Vintage Tractor Road Run 2022 was no exception.

A BRIGHT SPARK • We meet an exceptional enthusiast and discover what led him to create what we can only assume is the world’s first electric Fergie.

RURAL RELICSR Ransomes TS42A Plough • The back story to this implement has a heritage of over 200 years of company development dating back to 1789.

HOW’S THAT FOR SIZE • The development of the Matchbox model brand is the stuff of legend. We look at some of the tractor-based Lesney pieces.

RUSTY IRON RALLY • RUSTY IRON RALLY, MACKSVILLE SHOWGROUNDS, NSW, AUSTRALIA.

JOHN DEERE STYLE

SPILL TIMING ADVICE

DAVIES BALER DETAIL

HERITAGE BOOKAZINES

END-OF-TERM REPORT • Time to take stock of the growing year and complete those long-awaited maintenance tasks down on the smallholding.

COMPRESSION TESTING • From a compression test, a lot can be determined about the internal condition of the engine being tested, be it petrol/TVO or diesel.

LINCOLNSHIRE LADIES TRACTOR ROAD RUN • We highlight the good works of a group of Lincolnshire Ladies who have been hard at work over the past 11 years raising money for a great charity cause.

Sales dates • To avoid disappointment, please check the details listed with the company conducting the sale.

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