ORIGINALITY AT ITS BEST

A tractor without an implement is like a pen without ink.” In Harry Ferguson’s own words, this simple sentence put his concept of agricultural mechanisation into a nutshell. He designed the tractor, not just as a power source for pulling things, but also as the controlling mechanism for an integrated unit complete with an implement, which made the most of the tractor’s mechanical effort, taking efficiency to new levels.

Such was the success of the concept that he was able to devise an implement for just about every labour intensive job on the farm. This ingenuity led to such an extensive list of machinery that entire books have been devoted to listing them, and explaining their design and use. Many people have fallen for the irresistible urge to buy and restore a Ferguson implement, but one is seldom enough.

Colin Taylor gave into temptation early on in life, “I