Regulars

3 Welcome

6 Easter parade
Organised with great skill and efficiency by Max Knights and members of the Tivetshall Old Ram Tractor Club, the 23rd National Vintage Tractor Road Run upheld the great tradition with distinction.

12 News
What’s going on in the world of tractors.

30 News Focus
Carrington Rally: back on track.

60 Tractor Talk
Your views and product reviews.

64 Model World

74 Exhausted engines and irritating injectors
Carbon dating takes on a different meaning when Graham Hampstead gets to grips with a well worn cylinder head.

82 A ton of antlers
In his heyday working as the Horn Carver of Lawers on the side of Loch Tay, Perthshire, Cameron Thomson used more than a ton of antlers every year.

86 Tons of tractors...
...plenty of ploughs, and gallons upon gallons of mud - surely a recipe for a right good family day out, writes Jo Roberts.

129 Rare Breeds
No 75 Ryeland Sheep

130 Next Month
Preview of the June issue of Tractor magazine.

Your tractors

18 Finding the marque (Part 2)
While the ambition to own one of the most popular classic tractors in the UK still burns strong, Ben contents himself with the concluding part of this restoration on the Massey Ferguson 135.

22 Second Generation Blue
There is still a place for some family traditions, as Gina Harvey discovered on a visit to the Bowden family in mid-Devon.

32 Allis in wanderland
Jerry jumps into the car and drives for just over an hour and is rewarded by seeing a tractor that was built four miles from his house!

36 Singing the Monarch’s praises
Mick Simms explains why the Singer Monarch is his ideal hobby tractor to David Bowers.

40 The Elephants’ graveyard
We discover the David Brown equivalent with so many of the marque waiting in the restoration wings until Terry Hume and son William can weave their magic on them.

46 Marque of respect
Family tradition and respect for a particular marque are often important factors in the choice a tractor collector makes as Gina Harvey discovers on a trip to County Down.

50 Sweet Sixteen
The Trantor was a pioneer high-speed tractor... and it makes good transport for a 16-year-old lad.

58 The SFV Special
In the first of a series Richard Lofting takes a look at the development of SFV tractors.

Marketplace

90 Diary Dates
What’s on in 2010.

94 Road runs, rallies and ploughing events round up.

104 Sales & Marketplace News
Around the auctions.

Farming heritage

26 Green classics at work
The stylish curved hoods of two great classics at work draws Peter D Simpson in to investigate further.

38 Massey’s mega test
In September 1960, Massey Ferguson organised one of the biggest field tests ever seen, Frank Noblett recalls the scene.

54 It’s all in a name
Jane Brooks takes a look back at the early days of the American tractor industry to see how the Fordson Tractor name came to be.

78 New hope for a hungry Britain
Part One: The development of Massey Harris - Ferguson tractors as seen through the pages of Alec Worbey’s cuttings.

128 Farming Focus: The Scotch Shorthorn
We take an in depth look at one of the breeds of cattle that ranks high in world importance - the Shorthorn.

Front cover
Terry Hume and son William specialise in weaving their magic restoring mainly the David Brown marque of tractors. The tractors in the collection have been acquired from all over the country and there are even a couple of machines from Holland. Here Terry is pictured in the cab of one of their David Brown 1212s.

Regulars

3 Welcome

6 Easter parade
Organised with great skill and efficiency by Max Knights and members of the Tivetshall Old Ram Tractor Club, the 23rd National Vintage Tractor Road Run upheld the great tradition with distinction.

12 News
What’s going on in the world of tractors.
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