Tractor & Machinery

Tractor & Machinery (T&M) is a 132-page publication on sale every four weeks. Its focus is tractors from the 1960s to the 1990s, reflecting an era of tremendous change in machinery – from the days when agriculture was a major employer, through to the time when new technology transformed farming forever. T&M features the popular makes and models, but also covers some of the more unusual tractors and implements. Each issue has exclusive owners’ stories, historical profiles and restorations, plus the latest news and auction results. For those with hands-on knowledge, there’s a dedicated workshop section with essential practical advice and tips. T&M was launched in 1994 and has gone from strength to strength, with fans the world over. Tractor & Machinery is published 13 times a year

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Tractor & Machinery

Devon Deeres to the rescue! • John Deere 6Rs set for important West Country role

Don’t miss Somerset celebration • The Somerset Vintage & Classic Tractor Show will be a feast for all agricultural enthusiasts

Doe Show 2025

Puma power! • Case IH Puma range grows as Puma 240 becomes largest model now available with PowerDrive

New tyre tech • Continental extends its range of CombineMaster tyres

Social activity

A storming success! • South Shropshire farm dispersal sale defies Storm Darragh

Chailey club award

Tractor calendar

Highlights in the March issue…

HENRY HOWLETT • 1949 – 2024

Museum disposal sale • Peter Love previews an interesting auction that’s happening soon and will interest fans of veteran tractors

Upcoming sales • All auctions in England, unless flagged otherwise

Equipment corner • More bright ideas for the DIY tractor enthusiast’s workshop

New models • Here’s another interesting option for the collector

Tractor World 2025 • We preview what promises to be a fantastic season-opener at the Three Counties Showground, in Malvern

A lasting memory • Chris Graham meets Sarah Prothero and her beautifully-restored 1970 David Brown 780, which will be proudly on show at Malvern next month

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NEW YEAR SALE

What a collection! • Bob Weir enjoys a visit to Oakham Treasures, which is one of the UK’s largest, privately-owned museums of retail and farming history

LETTERS • Write to Chris and he'll reply!

Legendary spreader! • Jonathan Whitlam charts the life and times of a machine found on most farms between the 1960s and ‘90s – the iconic Vicon Vari-Spreader

The big one • John Cook tells the story of a giant tribute created by enthusiasts to celebrate an iconic Australian tractor

WHIZZ KIDS!

High five! • Jonathan Whitlam spotlights the underrated Massey Ferguson 2005 Series of tractors from the mid-1980s

Down memory lane • Jonathan Whitlam remembers a cold, mid-1980s winter and a once-only experiment with ryegrass

A world-shaking merger • Jonathan Whitlam recounts the story behind the birth of Case IH, and the far-reaching effects it had the agricultural market

Sticky situations • Mike Gormley, former area sales manager for County Commercial Cars Ltd, remembers the difficulties associated with extracting clay from quarries in Devon, during the early 1970s

A vintage approach • Jonathan Whitlam reports from the Netherlands on a sugar beet harvest with a difference

Q&A

MF 135 restoration • Ben Phillips starts a new project with a general assessment of the 1969 Massey Ferguson 135, and begins removing some...