Tractor & Farming Heritage
March 2007
Celebrating the history and development of the tractor
5 Welcome
Determination comes in many forms.
6 Year of the Nuffield
Pete Kelly visits Malcolm Robinson to picture an original-condition Universal Four thats been in the family since new, and a beautifully restored Universal Three.
10 Happy birthday, Fordson Dexta!
Fordsons ubiquitous little tractor is 50 years young this spring. Our Dexta specialist, Graham Hampstead, charts its history and tells what to look for if youre thinking of buying one.
16 A 10-cylinder Doe Triple D
Technical editor Jerry Thurston scrutinises John Haywards latest masterpiece, and surmises that the mans capable of anything!
22 News
30 Wartime on the farm
John Blake concludes his memories of childhood on the family farm in Surrey.
34 Letters
38 The Agrimotor story
The brainchild of an inventive farming family, the Crawley Agrimotor acquitted itself well until outdated by the Fordson F. Pat Freeman tells the tale.
44 Fair Dinkum!
Neil Roberts acquisition of a dilapidated 1950 Ferguson TEA20 fitted with a Whitlock Dinkum digger sparked a challenge to give the tractor better balance - and much more impressive looks.
49 A Sweet Fergie FE35
Bought by his father 50 years ago, John Sweets Ferguson FE35 has been on the farm ever since - and its still running on those original Firestone tyres!
52 Looking for Ferguson spares?
Theyre available by the bucketload!
55 Colins huge dream comes true
Jerry Thurston is impressed by Colin Cloudes giant Ford FW-30.
59 Tractor Marketplace
If youre buying or selling tractors and equipment, look no further.
75 Second helpings at Den Gouden Osse
Richard Lofting returns to a friendly event in Belgium, and goes out on a tractor road run on a borrowed European single.
78 The Atom on tour
Of all the highly inventive farming and horticultural machines that were demonstrated immediately after WWII, the Atom tracked horticultural tractor really stood out.
82 Marvels in miniature
Pete Kelly visits Country Farm Models at Halsham, near Hull, and is amazed by the detail that comes straight out of the box on some scale model tractors.
86 The hard way every time
To Richard Horsley, pride of ownership means doing every restoration job on his vintage tractors himself, no matter how difficult or time-consuming, writes David Bowers.
92 Wales is where its at!
Jo Roberts brings a medley of tractor and farming subjects from around her North Wales home.
96 In a sweet New Zealand meadow...
The father and son team of Henry and Brent Cooksley started restoring old tractors only during the last decade - but theyve certainly made up for lost time!
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102 Everything comes to he who waits
Graham Hampstead catches up with a local hybrid Ferguson/Caterpillar crawler - and this time the job is on!
104 A phoenix too far?
Jerry Thurston discusses the pros and cons of a burnt-out Roadless forestry tractor.
107 Fun Farm
108 Ill have mine trailed!
Harry Dodd tells of the advantages and disadvantages of trailed rather than mounted ploughs.
110 Moving with the times
Polly Pullar meets a warm farming family who have managed to move into the 21st century while clinging to the strong values of the past.
115 Tractor Talk
We come across a 4WD Ford 3055 in Oxfordshire.
117 Reviews
119 A B of a job well done!
Ben Phillips completes the restoration of a neighbours Allis- Chalmers Model B.
122 Back with a vengeance
A favourite ploughing match on Romney Marsh comes storming back to life.
124 At your service!
It took a real labour of love to restore a dilapidated Fordson E494C van into a charming reminder of the tractor service scene of old, writes Heidi Mowforth.
130 Rare Breeds Factfile
5 Welcome
Determination comes in many forms.
6 Year of the Nuffield
Pete Kelly visits Malcolm Robinson to picture an original-condition Universal Four thats been in the family since new, and a beautifully restored Universal Three.
10 Happy birthday, Fordson Dexta!
Fordsons ubiquitous little tractor....
