News
Last call for entries
20 January 2012
Cheffins are making the last call for entries for the Bristol Vintage Sale on Tuesday January 24.
The Bristol Vintage Sale takes place on Saturday February 25, 2012 at Easter Compton, Bristol and included in the collective sale will be vintage and classic tractors, classic commercials, implements, stationary engines, spares, literature, models etc, etc.
For further information tel: 01223 213777 or email: vintage@cheffins.co.uk
Land of Our Fathers
19 January 2012
Farmers David and Roy Barker watched with pride as their sons, Patrick and Brian presented their latest venture at Lodge Farm, Westhorpe recently. Along with supporters and journalists, they were there to see the launch of `Land of Our Fathers’ a DVD programme made in collaboration with Second Sight Productions of Tiptree. It tells the story of Lodge Farm since it came into the Barker family’s possession and how in recent times, Patrick and Brian have made it their mission to create an environmentally responsible business.
Other News
Competitions
WIN! A Teng Tools tool kit worth over £1000!
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, 15th February 2012
To celebrate Tractor's 100th issue, Teng Tools is offering one lucky reader the chance to win more than £1000 worth of tools!
Feature Articles
Fordson project reaches maturity
10 January 2012
In a small village a few miles from Wooler in Northumberland, Alan Barnes indulges in three of his great passions, cheese, ice cream and classic tractors like this 1939 Fordson Standard N.
Single and triple furrows in Athy
13 December 2011
More classes of ploughing over in Athy, Co Kildare, included the single-furrow, three-furrow and Macra classes at the recent NPA All Ireland Ploughing Championships.
Other Feature Articles
Blogs
Health and safety
18 December 2011
Last weekend I spent an amusing half hour towing my two children around the field with my tractor. One child was on a pedal go-cart, and the other, towed behind that was on a toddler’s pedal tractor. They absolutely loved it, and I made sure that the field was flat enough that they couldn’t run forward into the back of the tractor (which had a box load of muck on the back!) However, when I saw some walkers watching from the gate I started to wonder if I really should be using a tractor to drag kids around a field with. Who knows what those passers-by thought – did they think ‘what a funny little family scene’, or did they think I was crazy and irresponsible?
Logsplitting
24 November 2011
I like to burn firewood – it’s more of a sustainable product than coal (especially now that coal tends to be imported from overseas) plus it is cleaner to burn. However so much handling is required with firewood that it has ended up being costly stuff to buy, and very time consuming if you cut, dry and split your own. Up until fairly recently we used to be able to buy fallen timber for a small fee from nearby government owned forests. However due to some bureaucratic nonsense or other, this is no longer allowed.Videos
On the right track?
5 January 2012
This video of Hornsby/Holt tractors in action complements perfectly our feature in our March 2012 issue of Tractor magazine where Norman Chapman rakes through his archives and traces the introduction, development and state of the art advances of tracked tractor design.
Current Issue: Feb 2012
• TRACTOR MAGAZINE - 100TH ISSUE!
• IH: A MATTER OF STRENGTH
• CLUB FOCUS: BLUE FORCE
• NUFFIELD: EQUIPPED FOR THE JOB
• THE BIG FIVE-OH! ROAD RUN
• RARE IRISH ALLIS-CHALMERS
• ON THE RIGHT TRACK
• COLLECTION - RED SCAR DELIGHTS
• MASSIVE M-H SALE
• TED TIMEWARP
• FORDSON FIVE
• BARN COLLECTIBLES
• WIN A TENG TOOL KIT WORTH MORE THAN £1000
PLUS:
• Next issue on sale: 14 Feb 2012
