Tractor & Farming Heritage

FERGIE 721 FERTILISER SPINNER

I’ve been wanting to sort out my Ferguson fertiliser spinner for several years. In fact, I have had it so long I cannot remember when or where I bought it! My son thinks it must have been here for about 17 years and it probably came from a local collective sale as he has a vague recollection of helping me load it onto the trailer during school holidays. He is now 32, so it’s been a while.

It is a different story now as the price of these old implements seems to be going up in price. Several years ago, you could pick them up for a song as the dealers weren’t interested in them as they had moved on to more modern tackle to buy and sell. Now they are collectable and sought after.

Over the years, I have scooped out the leaves that had gathered in the hopper and

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