An ideal first-time tractor
Chris Graham on 26th July 2020
The Fordson Dexta can make an ideal first-time tractor, and now could just be the perfect time to buy, as Chris Graham explains.
Tractors
JD 50 Series buying guide
Chris Graham on 23rd July 2020
If you fancy a classic John Deere offering performance and reliability, here's our JD 50 Series buying guide to assist prospective purchasers.
Amazing ploughing leviathans
Chris Graham on 19th July 2020
John and Henry McLaren built some amazing ploughing leviathans which helped revolutionise Victorian farming, as Bernard Holloway explains.
Allis in Lockdownland!
Chris Graham on 6th July 2020
Jerry Thurston took the plunge and bought himself a 1948 Allis Chalmers Model B tractor unseen. This is his story of Allis in Lockdownland!
The Fordson Super Major
Chris Graham on 2nd July 2020
Jonathan Whitlam spotlights the Fordson Super Major; a tractor launched in Hamburg at a convention called Ford of Dagenham Comes to Europe, in 1960.
The land of the giants
Chris Graham on 30th June 2020
Peter Love reports from the amazing, Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion; an event that truly offers a glimpse of the land of the giants
Dominant Massey Ferguson balers
Chris Graham on 26th June 2020
Dan Harris explains how and why, from the early 1950s onwards, dominant Massey Ferguson balers were so influential in UK farming.
Beautifully-restored Ferguson Mark 1 trailer
Chris Graham on 24th June 2020
Willie Carson takes a look at Colin Taylor’s beautifully-restored Ferguson Mark 1 trailer, which has been a prize-winner wherever it’s been shown.
Ferguson 35 buyer’s guide
Chris Graham on 17th June 2020
Mark Channell's essential Ferguson 35 buyer's guide, providing practical hints and tips on all the vital areas, for would-be owners.
Silage-making secrets from the 1960s
Chris Graham on 16th June 2020
We revel in the chance to re-live Suffolk farmer, William Slater’s silage-making secrets from the 1960s, in glorious technicolour!
Kubota investment in Farmtrac
Chris Graham on 14th June 2020
The Kubota investment in Farmtrac will result in the Japanese machinery manufacturer increasing its presence in India – the world’s largest tractor market.
The Murdoch family’s collection
Chris Graham on 8th June 2020
The Murdoch family’s collection of tractors and machinery is dominated by early Massey Fergusons, as Bob Weir discovers.
The Roadless tractor attraction
Chris Graham on 5th June 2020
Enthusiasts who like collectable workhorses won’t go far wrong with a Roadless tractor, especially the Fordson conversions. Jo Roberts explains the Roadless tractor attraction.
International 10-20 industrial tractor
Chris Graham on 2nd June 2020
With access to Chris and James Rowberry’s IHC archive, Peter Love illustrates the many uses to which the International 10-20 industrial tractor was put.
