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

Contributors this issue

SHROPSHIRE FAVOURITE • Fordson enthusiast Ian Wilde has a passion for old tractors and is particularly fond of the Fordson Dexta.

UPLIFTING TIMES • While most tractors arrive at Ben Phillips’ workshop in their standard form, occasionally, one comes with an attachment fitted. In this case, a loader.

RIPON ROAD RUN FUNDRAISER

PETER DUTTON SALE

E-FUEL POLICY LIFELINE

£25M MACHINERY MARK FOR CHEFFINS

Snippets

BEHIND THE CAMERA • PART FOUR: Peter Love looks back at the 2022 preservation season from behind his camera in part four of our story.

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HUNTING DOWN HISTORY • Jo Roberts meets a young man who is determined not to let history become a thing of the past!

BURWELL MUSEUM • The Burwell Museum and Windmill lie 10 miles north-east of Cambridge on the south-eastern edge of the Fens. Its mission statement is, “telling the unique stories of Burwell” with it promising an amazing day out for families.

RURAL RELICS Sugar Beet Lifter • The story of the company behind this sugar beet lifter, the Bedford Plough & Engineering Co, has fascinating links.

KIRKCOLM CRACKER • National Vintage Tractor Road Run 2023, Wig Bay Airfield, Kirkcolm nr Stranraer, April 7-9.

TEIFI VALLEY VINTAGE SHOW • Glanllyn Fields, Nr Penrhiwpal, Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion. SA44 5UA, May 29.

WOOLPIT STEAM RALLY • Warren Farm, Wetherden, IP14 3JX, June 3-4.

SCORTON STEAM • Scorton Showground, Woodacre Lodge Farm, Hazelhead Lane, Scorton, Preston, Lancashire PR3 1BN, June 17-18.

KEEPING UP STANDARDS • PART TWO: Nick Baldwin continues searching through his archives for images and memories of the Fordson ubiquitous Model N.

RBST WATCHLIST 2023 • The new RBST Watchlist is launched amid deepening concern for UK’s native pig breeds, and other breeds still at risk.

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FARMALL CENTURY • 1923-2023 THE EVOLUTION OF RED TRACTORS AND CRAWLERS IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER

STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS • On top of all the lambing and refurbishing duties around the smallholding, the breeding doves have thrown up even more work for Graham Hampstead.

MF 135 STEERING BOX • The murky depths of the MF 135 steering box get the works this time, along with a neat bit of work on the clutch pedal.

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

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