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

Contributors this issue

Tractor & Farming Heritage

DOWN ON THE FARM • PART ONE: Mike Lawrence from Highbridge in Somerset is well known in farming circles for his superb collection of agricultural machinery.

THE CLASS OF ‘64 • In 1964, the Fordson Super Dexta and Super Major were in the twilight of their production and were now known as The New Performance Super Dexta and The New Performance Super Major.

MASSEYS MORE IN MARCH

DISTINCTIVE DEXTA

SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO RESTORE

ADDED HORSEPOWER AT NEWARK

Snippets

BEHIND THE CAMERA • Peter Love looks at the many events he attended over the 2022 rally season but starts off by looking back at the cameras he has been using since 1961.

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MY MASSEY FERGUSON FAMILY • “We never planned to be a family of Massey Ferguson owners,” says Jo Roberts. “It was just something that happened.”

THE FOWLER VF AT 75 • To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Fowler VF, Ian Palmer of the Marshall Club gives us an in depth account of its development.

Wrekin Root Chopper and Grinding Mill • The Wrekin Root Chopper and Grinding Mill were designed to speed up the processing of foodstuffs.

HOW’S THAT FOR SIZE • PART TWO: We continue to chart the development of the legendary Lesney Matchbox model brand.

CLETRAC CRAWLERS • The story of the Cletrac HG crawler is surrounded by the well-worn path of the agricultural history of companies involving technology transfer, acquisition, merger, and sale.

vintage scene • PREFORCE MAGIC

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HERITAGE BOOKAZINES

FOWL PLAY AT THE FARM • Averting disaster on the Freelander repair is quickly followed by an ambush at feeding time.

PISTONS PINS AND CLEARANCES • Attention turns to the cylinders with the Massey Ferguson Perkins AD3.152 rebuild.

What’s on

NEW CLARKE TOOL CHESTS & CABINETS • Looking to organise your garage, shed or workshop? Machine Mart has you covered with their vast range of Clarke Tool Chests & Cabinets.

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