Tractor & Farming Heritage
Jul/Aug 2003
Celebrating the history and development of the tractor
The very first issue
Leviathan from Another Age
Salvage Squad's Jerry Thurston goes all dewy-eyed over an icon made 45 years before he was born - the International Titan 10-20 kerosene tractor.
News
The Cornish Tractor's Club's Eastern Area Ploughing Match, a faithfully restored Farmall wrecked by a run-away Land Rover and the tractor sale at Toddington Manor, Bedfordshire are in the news this issue.
The Art of Lincolnshire Farming
Pete Kelly visits renowned landscape artist Robin Wheeldon to learn about changing times in the Lincolnshire landscape.
Tractor Talk - with Pete Kelly
Czech-built Zetor tractors, a Danish BUKH, a Ford 5000 conversion and the rusting hulk of a David Brown VAKIA have all caught the attention of the Editor this issue.
Back to the 1920s in Norfolk
Mike Wilson re-lives the farming days of 70 years ago as he visits Union Farm at Gressenhall, Norfolk, a haven of nostalgia where the land is still worked by mighty Suffolk Punch horses.
Going for It!
The Great British Challenge Committee plans to get into the Guinness Book of Records by bringing together no fewer than 2003 tractors, each working a tillage implement at the same time.
Marathon Runners
just before they set off on their 750-mile 'Tractor Trek' around Wales, Pete Kelly met a friendly group of enthusiasts aiming to raise £15,000 for cancer research.
North Wales Tractor Treat
A working area added to the interest for tractor enthusiasts and owners alike at the tenth Llandudno Transport Festival in early May. Pete Kelly reports.
Keeping Farming History Alive
Pete Kelly travels to North Fife to visit Peter Small, whose impressive collection of historic agricultural items includes many with a distinctly Scottish pedigree.
Dairyana - Potty about Creams!
They had a shelf life of only around 40 years, but stoneware cream pots have long attracted the attention of collectors, writes Brian Howes.
Dairyana - Dairying's Century of Change
Roger Hamlin discovers a working museum in Wiltshire with a staggering variety of dairyana on display.
England's Glory
A short 'royal' re-enactment involving a milestone tractor was one of the highlights of a friendly David Brown Tractor Club rally in Hampshire on May I I. Pete Kelly brings the story.
Lending a Hand on the Land
A tribute to the wartime girls, those members of the Women's Land Army who kept agriculture on the move both during and immediately after the conflict. Pete Kelly visited a WLA veteran in Dartford who tended the Kentish landscape even as Hitler's VI flying bombs rasped overhead.
Reviews
A selection of new books and videos of interest to tractor enthusiasts
Bygones - Value of the Past
Memorabilia with a farming theme is worth more than you might think - as these small items from Brian Howes' impressive collection indicate.
Mellow Yellow!
David Bowers finds an immaculate1948 Minneapolis-Moline UTS among the ranks at the Eden Valley Vintage Tractor Club's fine display at Penrith in May.
Rotaped Rescue!
Tim Wait recalls the rescue of three Fordson tractors from the same farm - two of them Howard conversions fitted with rotaped tracks.
Firing on All Two in Leafy Cheshire
Owning one immaculate heritage John Deere 'Rowcropper' must feel good; but to have a collection of six must be tractor heaven. Keith Langston visits a Congleton family with an American tractor collection to be proud of.
Farming in Miniature
Brian Howes unearths a few interesting tractor models to look back upon, whilst we also take a look at the superb range of 1:16 scale models produced by Classic Combines of Richmond, North Yorkshire.
The Young Ones
Today's interested youngsters are tomorrow's vintage tractor and machinery show organisers, as Keith Langston discovers when he visits an event at Buglawton Hall in Cheshire.
A Harmonious Tale
Anthony Forster is one of Britain's foremost rural heritage artists, whose secret is the ability to combine detail, realism and even engineering integrity in scenes which are guaranteed to delight both tractor enthusiast and those who mourn the passing of the countryside as we once knew it.
A Lifetime of Memories
Pete Kelly share memories by the barrowload as he visits Bernard Bell at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, for an impromptu advance viewing before the sale of much of his farming equipment on Saturday May 17 - and Fred Needham was there on the day to witness the action.
Cornish Tractor Tour
John Hobbs and photographer Roger Hamlin team up to cover one of the happiest tractor events of the year, the National Vintage Tractor Road Run, which took place in Cornwall in April.
The very first issue
Leviathan from Another Age
Salvage Squad's Jerry Thurston goes all dewy-eyed over an icon made 45 years before he was born - the International Titan 10-20 kerosene tractor.
News
The Cornish Tractor's Club's Eastern Area Ploughing Match, a faithfully restored Farmall wrecked by a run-aw....