Tractor & Farming Heritage
January 2007
Celebrating the history and development of the tractor
5 Welcome
Looking back on a memorable year for tractor enthusists
6 Something to SHUNT about!
Whats bright yellow, looks like a cube on wheels and is seen occasionally along the byways of Cheshire? Answer, the Fordson Major-based Muir-Hill shunter belonging to John Ball and Dave Ackerley.
10 The best got better still
The Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show reached its fourth year in better shape than ever, with halls crammed with tractors and other attractions, and a special tribute to the grey Ferguson.
16 The world at his feet
Jock Stewart catches up with Andy Mitchell, Scotlands teenage World Conventional Ploughing Champion, at a ploughing match at Kirriemuir.
20 News
Including full details of the National Vintage Tractor Road Run in Lincolnshire on Easter Sunday.
26 Antarctic-bound!
With a major British Antarctic Survey move afoot, two John Deere 7820 tractors are specially fitted with Soucy triangulated tracks to each wheel at a Cumbrian dealership.
31 Siku competition
Your chance to win a Siku remotecontrol John Deere 6920S and Joskin twin-axle trailer worth more than £150.
32 Dexta gear selector problem solved
Graham Hampstead gets his thinking cap on when the gear lever on a Fordson Dexta goes loose and fails to select second.
34 Ripe for restoration
Jerry Thurston gives a Ford-based Roadless Ploughmaster the critical eye when he comes across it at a Stamford tractor dealership.
38 Christmas reviews
45 Letters
48 Why tractors had to get smart
Mike Teanby reflects on tractor development over the last 20 years - a crucial period in establishing the design of todays electronically controlled wonders.
54 A long, long way from home
When Bill Hazell decided to move farm lock, stock and barrel from Suffolk to Caithness, it entailed numerous return journeys of more than 1300 miles moving everything from vintage tractors to pedigree livestock!
59 Tractor Marketplace
If youre buying or selling tractors and equipment, this is the place to look.
75 Saving a farmers friend
Our technical editor tells how to go about restoring early-series Land Rovers whatever their condition, and lists some useful contacts.
82 A Porsche for breakfast!
When Carl Powell and his late father Kevin stopped for breakfast at a roadside cafe, little did they know that theyd be leaving with a Porsche tractor aboard their truck!
86 Albion binder try-out
Ben Phillips is reminded of his grandparents tales as Ken Briggs puts his newly restored Albion binder through its paces.
88 Farming by the Fireside
Peter Small delves through a selection of catalogues and reports to gauge the farming mood of the times as war clouds loomed in 1939.
93 From El Alamein to Frithville!
Robert Crawfords 1944 Sherman tank, converted to a tractor by his father in 1947, makes a spectacular appearance at the National Tractor Show at Peterborough.
94 Iron Horse bring heap good feeling!
George Holt writes about the appeal of the British Anzani Iron Horse horticultural tractor, and the setting-up of the Iron Horse Ploughing Championship.
98 Round and round we go...
With its ability to lift and swivel its cab through 180 degrees, the Claas Xerion is yet another technological wonder - but will future enthusiasts find intelligent tractors like these simply too much to take on?
102 Livestock marts - enjoy them while you can!
Cattle and sheep markets were once a feature of every market town, but sadly the hustle and bustle that was once so familiar is fading rapidly into history, writes Graham Hampstead.
104 More tractors than you can shake a stick at!
Our North Wales correspondent visits Owen Jones of Anglesey and his amazing tractor collection.
108 Showtime at Peterborough
Noel Bridgeman brings a photographic report of the National Tractor Show at Peterboroughs East of England Showground, which got off to a fine start over the weekend of 4-5 November.
112 McCormick - a name to be revered
Jane Brooks turns up some fine archive photographs from the Doncaster plant as she looks at the history of the revered McCormick name.
118 Road Horror - and a fine tractor collection
On her way to visit farmer and vintage tractor collector Malcolm Campbell at Killin, Polly Pullar witnesses the needless death of a ewe as it is hit by a speeding motorist.
123 Rare Breeds Factfile
The 35th rare breed in Marianne Thomass popular series is the Galway sheep.
124 Love at second sight
Happy childhood memories of driving around on a Ferguson TE20 led to Stephen Roberts finally buying a little grey tractor of his own - 30 years later!
128 Fresh as the moment when the pod went pop!
Elona Rogers describes the transformation thats taken place in pea-harvesting since the handpicking of WWII
5 Welcome
Looking back on a memorable year for tractor enthusists
6 Something to SHUNT about!
Whats bright yellow, looks like a cube on wheels and is seen occasionally along the byways of Cheshire? Answer, the Fordson Major-based Muir-Hill shunter belonging to John Ball and Dave Ackerley.
10 The best got be....
