Tractor & Farming Heritage
October 2005
Celebrating the history and development of the tractor
Welcome
What implications might the last-minute cancellation of the `Power of the Past' Rally have for the organisers of other big working events?
Road running along the Welsh borders
Keith Langston follows a delightful tractor road run through some of the prettiest countryside in England - and Wales.
In at the deep end!
Jerry Thurston is amazed by the willingness of David Barratt's Series I Land-Rover to tackle a bout of ploughing on a heavy patch of land in Lincolnshire.
`High Nellies' for ever!
An avid devotee of the tall E27N Fordson tractors ever since he drove one as a boy, Michael Patrick tells Pete Kelly about the 'upright Majors' and others in his vintage collection.
News
Northern Ireland's Mount Stewart Rally; `Pink Ladies' raise another f 15,000 for cancer research in Norfolk tractor run.
The International Story - part two
Mike Teanby continues his history of one of the world's most respected tractor marques.
Talking Porsche
David Bowers visits Porsche car enthusiast Frank Archer, whose interest in the German manufacturer led him to the recent discovery of Porsche tractors.
Fun Farm
A suspicious parcel arrives in the wilds of Lincolnshire - and the sound of trotting hooves rings out along the country lanes.
Rare Breeds Factfile
Tamworth pigs come under scrutiny in the 20th of Marianne Thomas's popular little series.
The `topping' smells of summer
Regular columnist Graham Hampstead tells of the joys of toppir the grass with his faithful old Fordson Dexta and Hayter, and continues the sad saga of Hattie and her piglets.
Shipshape and Stenner fashion
Ken Stenner's home-built tractor Queenie is powered by a small marine engine, but that's just the start of this work of art - and genius - writes John Hobbs.
Diary Dates Meet the Harrises
Roger Hamlin tells how four generations of Cornwall's Harris family became immersed in the world of vintage tractors.
Let us spray!
Once Graham Hampstead introduce Pete Kelly to the secrets of tractor-spraying, there's no stopping him. Watch out that cat!
The right tractor tyre for the job?
There's much more to the 'black stuff than meets the eye, writes Chris Clack.
Winterproofing your Dexta
Graham Hampstead concludes his step-by-step article about making sure those Fordson Dextas start readily during the cold winter months ahead.
County gearbox repair
A gearbox strip is called for when the actuating pin breaks off a gear-selec- tor fork on a superb County equal- wheel-drive tractor.
An Irish pilgrimage
Pete Kelly comes across the warmest of welcomes, not to mention some great tractor collections, when he takes a four-day working break in Ireland.
Ploughing for victory!
Brian Howes talks to Women's Land Army veteran Evelyn Rowe about her wartime tractor-driving experiences with a Fordson Model N.
More Ovaltine memories
Mike Teanby takes a final look at the late-lamented Ovaltine factory and Model Farms of Kings Langley, Herts, by explaining its narrowboat operations.
Making hay - with an IH Roadless 634
Justin Roberts meets Dan Dabbs, who firmly believes in keeping his Roadless-converted International Harvester 634 hard at work.
The reluctant horseman
When Ian Victor-Smith reluctantly agreed to take on a heavy horse desperately looking for a home, he had no idea how this would shape the rest of his life, writes John Barker.
Five of the best!
David Bowers visits Little Corby, near Carlisle, to look at Allan Cathers' small but richly-varied tractor collection.
Working beauty in the `Granary of Wales'
Jo Roberts enjoys a guided tour of Anglesey's picturesque Llynnon Mill, which was saved from dereliction in the nick of time.
Tribute to a tractor genius
Leslie Hutchinson reports on a sparkling memorial; event staged by the Harry Ferguson Celebration Committee in Co Down.
Letters
Haymaking in Hampshire
Alan Barnes comes across a hard-working couple with jobs of their own who still find the time to man-age their smallholding with vintage farming machinery.
