Regulars
3 Welcome
12 News
Whats going on in the world of tractors.
18 Tractor World Ireland
Nothing but fantastic was the only way to describe the Tractor World Ireland Show held at Corrin Mart, Fermoy, County Cork, on 2-3 May.
36 Biggest one-make display of 2009
Belvoir Castle Rally was to feature the Ford and Fordson Association Expo V, the largest single-make display of its type in the UK during 2009.
44 The National Vintage Tractor Road Run 2010
A preview of next years run hosted by Tivetshall Old Ram Tractor Club at Norfolk Gliding Club, Tibenham, on Sunday, 4 April.
63 Model World
Bringing you the latest from the ever-growing model sales scene.
68 Where have all the farmers gone?
This month we accompany our smallholding correspondent back in time to the 1950s - to a small, family-run mixed farm somewhere in England...
72 Pig in the middle
Our Scottish correspondent discovers some serious red tape when she attempts to send Diana Ross and the Supremes on tour.
76 Farming memories and secrets of the drovers...
This month we meet historian and raconteur Idris Evans, a Welshman with a passion for our fascinating, and often forgotten, rural heritage.
80 Letters and reviews
Your views and product news.
84 Whats on in 2009
Your events calendar for June-July.
129 Rare Breeds
No 64 Llanwenog Sheep.
130 Next Month
Preview the August issue of Tractor magazine.
Your Tractors
6 Still on track
Our Cumbrian correspondent examines a trio of old Ferguson and Massey Ferguson tractors still earning a living, along with other working and preserved tractors belonging to the Middletons near Sedbergh.
22 The Eagle has landed
Although it may not possess the graceful qualities of its namesake, this particular Eagle does have some enduring qualities of its own.
26 The Mistress
Gwyn and Jane Williams along with restorer Mathew Packer look back on the restoration and preservation of the Williams family 1953 David Brown VAK1C Cropmaster Diesel.
32 Baby David
The smallest David Brown of the late 1960s was the three-cylinder 770. Pete Henshaw finds a two-owner example that after 40 years hard work needed only a cosmetic restoration.
40 Rare Crab Steer survivor
Tractor magazine went to visit a tractor that is unique in Europe and possibly in the world which was offered for sale on Saturday 9 May.
46 Trials and tribulations
With only one or two ploughing matches left, it becomes a race against time to reassemble the Fordson to pair with Harrys already restored Fisher Humphries plough.
58 Change is as good as a rest
After months of working on Massey Ferguson tractors, it was a welcome sight for Ben Phillips when Gethin Jones from Lampeter in Wales brought in his International B275.
Farming Heritage
50 Sticking to the family trade
Willie and Stephen Robson of the Chain Bridge Honey Farm near Berwick upon Tweed have been as busy as the proverbial bees gathering an interesting collection of tractors.
54 A Tale of Aeroplanes, Frenchmen & Iron Horses
Strange connections that make complete sense when you follow the history of Anzani.
60 Pneumatic tyres get a grip
Although pneumatic tyres were around from the late 1800s, it was not until the 1930s that they became generally available for tractors.
Marketplace
90 Cheffins Annual Collective Sale
Did someone suggest the world recession has affected vintage vehicle sales? Well Cheffins have just proved the market is still very strong.
94 Tractor events
Road runs, rallies and ploughing events.
104 Tractor Price Index
Veteran, vintage and classic tractor values. Advance-Rumely to Fiat.
108 Sales & Marketplace News
Around the auctions.
116 Tractor Marketplace