Editor's Intro...
This month’s image is fresh from the Lincolnshire Show held over 23-24 June and just proves to me what gems can be found on your own doorstep.
News
200 Tractors up for sale at new event
20 July 2010
A NEW tractor auction is set to hit the event calendar in Walworth, Wisconsin on 7 August.
Book early for the National
15 July 2010
The 2011 National Vintage Road Run sets out from Pembrokeshire County Showground at Haverfordwest, South Wales next Easter Sunday, 24 April.
Minister gives RABI his vote
14 July 2010
The RABI initiative to raise funds with its ‘Win a tractor for a £1’ campaign received the approval of Jim Paice, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food (pictured), when the 'Tractors Ancient & Modern' tractor was recently displayed on the New Holland Agriculture stand.
Competitions
How to forecast the weather
CLOSING DATE: Monday, 2nd August 2010
Tractor Magazine has five copies of Weather Forecasting Made Simple to give away.
Features
Big-hearted David
13 July 2010
Why would anyone bolt a massive Deutz V12 into a David Brown 1690 – more to the point, why not?
Restoring an 80s Classic
8 June 2010
Suffolk farmer Brian Barker has a mixed fleet of tractors, one of these being a very original and low-houred Ford 6610 complete with the infamous ‘Rubik’s Cube’ gearbox.
Easter parade
11 May 2010
Organised with great skill and efficiency by Max Knights and members of the Tivetshall Old Ram Tractor Club, the 23rd National Vintage Tractor Road Run around Norfolk on Easter Sunday upheld the great tradition with distinction.
Blogs
Older, wiser and positively vintage
11 July 2010
One of the things I like about the vintage tractor scene is that old things are seen as having real value, writes Jo Roberts.Too scared to plough?
17 June 2010
I still haven’t had the chance to try a spot of ploughing in a nice secluded place with no one watching, writes Jo Roberts.Current Issue: August 2010
The Lanz - John Deere years
Turner prized
Plus... Bob’s Masseys... Roadless 115... DB 1690 - V12!... Fowler VFA... Club Focus... Sheppard Diesel... Tractor Talk... Workshop... Terence Cuneo Tractors... Alec’s Cuttings... Jo Roberts... Model World... Sales & Marketplace... Graham Hampstead... Polly Pullar... Farming Focus...
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• Next issue on sale: 10th August 2010








