3 Welcome
A little bit of history is repeated as the Editor finds himself on the back of a David Brown Albion binder bringing in the harvest the old-fashioned way.
6 The Last shall be First..
The last tractor to be made at Meltham Mills, a 1594, returned to the UK to take part in a special David Brown Tractor Club exhibition on 29 June to mark two decades since it was driven off the production line.
10 Twilight of the twins
Jerry Thurston visits Herbert Epton at Carrington, Lincs, to take a close look at his magnificent two-cylinder John Deere R, the model that marked the firms first foray into diesel power.
14 News
There are 19 pages of it this month, including reports of rallies from all points of the compass.
38 Farewell to a collection
Polly Pullar visits fellow Scottish correspondent Pete Small to take a farewell look at his extensive collection of agricultural equipment and farming memorabilia before it went under the hammer.
42 Hot and sweaty at Sutton
Peter Love reports from the big Cheffins Collective sale at Sutton, Cambs, on 26 July, when the top price paid was £10,700 for a re-imported 1964 County Super Six SS.
47 Letters
50 Their Imperial majesties!
The McDonald Imperial was Australias own variation on the big single-cylinder tractor theme - and Peter Henshaw comes across a couple that are still going strong in New Zealand.
56 Sam Pennal: a lifetime on tracks
Jo Roberts concludes her story about Sam Pennal, the War Ag veteran who took ploughing to new heights.
60 Quality assured!
Cumbrian correspondent David Bowers visits the Yorkshire Dales National Park to admire John Harrisons well-put-together Fendt 305LS.
64 Thinking about a Field-Marshall?
Jerry Thurston finds out what to look for if youre considering buying one of the home-produced bangers as hes shown around the yard at Robert Crawford & Son at Frithville, Lincs.
68 From Metros to retros!
Whats the perfect present for a tractor-mad under-13? A miniature working tractor, of course, writes Pete Henshaw.
70 From the Rockies to the Plains
The recent Tractor magazine Rockies to Plains tour took more than 40 people across the USA from Denver to Minneapolis. Peter Love recalls some of the highlights.
76 Model World
80 Roading it!
Groups of Belgian owners have roaded their tractors to Kent twice in recent years, so a small group of NVTEC Kent Group members decided to return the compliment. Richard Lofting, who was one of them, tells the story.
84 MP6s in South Africa
Chris Wilson comes across a few surprises - some good, some bad - as he continues the restoration of a second Marshall MP6 tractor.
88 Reviews
90 Spooky shadows - and nightmares in the cellar
Graham Hampstead recalls childhood visits to his grans house - and solves a hydraulic problem on a Massey-Ferguson 350.
94 Diary Dates
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102 A class apart
Polly Pullar meets world-class ploughman Ian McDonald at his Keith, Banffshire, home.
106 Competitions page
109 Sales & Marketplace News
109 Sales Previews
120 Sales & Auction list
122 Tractor Price Index
127 Tractor Marketplace
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138 Rare Breeds Factfile
The 55th article in Marianne Thomass series tells the story of Leicester Longwool sheep.