Welcome
Whether it’s with money or engineering ability, tractors are definitely worth the investment.

Moving mountains
Pete Kelly visits Massey-Harris enthusiast Ian Robertson at his home near Forfar.

£52,000 Mogul
The big Cheffins tractor auction on 23 April proved yet another record-breaker.

Hybrid Fergie found
New columnist Graham Hampstead tells of the victorious conclusion to his search for a mysterious crawler tractor.

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Magnificent obsession!
David Bowers meets farmer John Beattie and his David Brown 2Ds.

Funny Farm
The pony that went down to the pub, the donkey that squeezed into a hen-house and the chicks that arrived dead on cue.

Rare Breeds Factfile
Suffolk Punch horses are on the agenda this month.

Blooming farmers!
Pete Kelly visits the bulbfields of Lincolnshire to reflect on a branch of farming that’s been pursued on a commercial scale since the end of the 19th century.

Bamlett’s cutting edge
In the first instalment of a two-part feature, Mike Teanby outlines the history of A C Bamlett of Thirsk and its highly-regarded mowing machines.

Working Overtime!
Jerry Thurston visits tractor collector supreme Malcolm Robinson to look at his single-speed 1917 Overtime Model R.

Letters

Forging ahead - with an eye on tradition
A long-held ambition is rekindled as Jo Roberts spends a day with blacksmith and registered farrier Ian Hatten.

Tractor Talk
John Baker tells of the ploughmen who were judged, and judged, and judged!

Tractors of the Marsh
Alan Barnes gets the wanderlust once again as he sets off on an expedition to track down some old working tractors on and around Romney Marsh.

Tractors on trial - 75 years ago
In ‘Farming by the Fireside’, we look at a copy of the Official Report of the 1930 World Agricultural Trials, which vintage tractor owners still pore over to this day.

Tractor heaven - after a pig of a morning!
Jane Brooks writes about a weekend to remember when she and her tractor-driving husband Stephen attended the National Vintage Tractor Road Run on Easter Sunday.

Just milling around
National Mills Weekend might be over, but there are still plenty of opportunities to visit Britain’s wealth of wind and watermills this summer, writes Ann Garcia.

Diary Dates
State of the unions!
Pete Kelly follows Graham Hampstead’s guide to checking and rebuilding the lift pump of a Fordson Diesel Major.

Without a paddle..!
Justin Roberts visits Midlands livestock farmer David Edwards, who still uses his faithful 1958 Massey-Ferguson 65 on the unpleasant job of scraper duties.

Cor! What a scorcher!
Roger Hamlin reports from the 10th National Historical Machinery Rally at Naracoorte, Victoria, Australia, where the heat reached a blistering 38C.

Agricultural history, South African-style
On a recent trip to the Eastern Cape, Polly Pullar visited the rapidly-expanding Bathurst Agricultural Museum.

Fred’s Restoration
Problem-Solver

Objects of desire
Pete Kelly and Fred Needham spend a morning with Country Artists of Stratford-upon-Avon to learn how their superb tractor and wildlife sculptures are made.

Advintage
Hundreds of classified advertisements for the vintage enthusiast.

News Extra

Welcome
Whether it’s with money or engineering ability, tractors are definitely worth the investment.

Moving mountains
Pete Kelly visits Massey-Harris enthusiast Ian Robertson at his home near Forfar.

£52,000 Mogul
The big Cheffins tractor auction on 23 April proved yet another record-breaker.