Sept 2010 - Issue 83
Regulars
3 Welcome
11 News
What's going on in the world of tractors.
62 Tractor Talk
Your views and product reviews.
68 Model World
Henry Smith reviews what's going on in the model scene.
76 Piece of living history
Jo Roberts meets the tractor that's not only been in the same village for six decades, but it is also one of the oldest surviving David Brown VAK 1s!
80 Running repairs
Graham is relieved that when his International 384 breaks down it turns out to be not quite the large and expensive job he first dreaded.
84 Pimms on the run
Polly samples some of the delights on her local charity tractor road run.
128 Farming Focus: The day the horses finished
As everyone knows the tractor replaced draught horses on the farm ending the century's old practice of pulling implements, Pete Small charts their demise from the farm.
129 Rare Breeds
No. 78 Black Welsh Mountain Sheep
130 Next Month
Preview of the October issue of Tractor magazine.
Your tractors
6 Last of the big twins
A fine restoration of a 1959 John Deere 830, one of the last big twin-cylinder diesel Deeres.
16 The future was yellow
It is now 30 years since British Leyland relaunched its entire tractor range with new cabs, models and a new colour scheme - but as it turned out the new yellow future was not as bright as it could have been.
22 As good as a rest
A change is as good as a rest they say. If this statement is true, Ben Phillips must have thought he was on holiday during the restoration of this Allis-Chalmers ED40.
26 Peak pulling power
Peter Squires got up close and under the bonnets as the Peak Vale Tractor Pullers put on a wonderful display over 3-4 July at Flatt Farm, Chelmorton near Buxton!
32 Tale of the non-standard Standard
Ian Bentley began ploughing with a Ransomes two-furrow trailed plough coupled to a green Fordson Standard at the tender age of seven. Now, more than 60 years on, it is still his preferred outfit.
36 Engineering in the blood
For many collectors of vintage and classic machinery one of the major attractions is the challenge of finding a machine which looks beyond repair and restoring it to its former glory, as Wilfred Patterson from Ballynahinch explains.
40 The spring collection
The Cuckoo Spring Fayre, held over the May Bank Holiday at Laughton in Sussex, always presents an impressive display of tractors, none more so than this superb line-up of 1960s Ford tractors belonging to Rodney Broadley.
58 Coming full circle
Dave Bowers revisits the site of his first assignment for Tractor magazine to see Maurice James' latest restoration, a 1938 Case Model R.
66 Family ties
A Cletrac with family history has found a new lease of life thanks to Teppo Vuorenmaa, who lives in Varpaisjärvi, eastern Finland!
88 David Brown - man and boy
It is over 20 years since David Brown built their last tractor. When that happened the staff and the dealers looked around for alternatives - for John McNae it was the right time to start on his own.
Farming heritage
44 Founders of the Tractor Industry?
The claim by the American company Hart-Parr perhaps serves as an illustration for the somewhat cynical statement that truth should never stand in the way of a good advertising campaign!
48 Out of America
In the second part of the in-depth study of John Deere Lanz we look at how John Deere nearly established a base in the UK and investigate the move to Germany with the acquisition of the Lanz factory at Mannheim.
54 The Bull with the Pull
This month Jane Brooks takes a look back to the origins of the modern tractor and the introduction of the Minneapolis built Little and Big Bull tractors.
72 RASE a glass to the Royal
It was in 1839 that the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) held the first Royal Show; Alec's Cuttings reviews what was on show at the event at Wollaton Park, Nottingham in 1955.
Marketplace
30 Open evening
A perfect summer's night put the final touches to an open evening provided by Richard Mason for friends and enthusiasts to view his collection of tractors.
92 Diary Dates
What's on in 2010.
96 Road runs, rallies and ploughing events roundup.
106 Sales & Marketplace News
Around the auctions.
Front cover
This is just one of the prized Massey Fergusons belonging to Wilfred Patterson of Ballynahinch. Turn to page 36 for the full story.
Next issue
Still on the case
In the June issue of Tractor, the David Brown Case International 1594 was mentioned being worked on by Terry Hume, who confidently assured us that it "would be finished by tea-time". It did turn out to be something more of a "late supper" - we take a look at the results.
Ground up restoration
Bill Steele acquired this International B-275 in 2002 and it has been the subject of a comprehensive re-build - the aim to return the tractor to as close as new 1960 condition as possible.
Major partnership
Ken Edge and his son Sam are the owners of two fine machines, a Roadless Fordson Super Major and a Ford Major 4000, we take a look how these machines complement each other.
Plus Orsi... MF 135 Multi-Power... Graham Hampstead... Model World... Jo Roberts... Sales & Marketplace... Alec's Cuttings... DB 50D... Farming Focus... Tractor Talk...
On sale 14 September 2010
