It’s a popular belief that there’s no place for sentimentality in farming nowadays but, thankfully, many of those involved with classic and vintage tractors are bucking that trend. Richard Collishaw, who farms with a 260-strong herd of pedigree Holstein Friesian dairy cattle, is a perfect case in point.
“I have a very strong attachment to my 1967 MF 165,” he explained. “It was the farm’s main tractor back in my father’s day and, while other models have come and gone over the intervening years, that one has thankfully survived. Now, following a full restoration, I’m happy to report that it’s better than ever.”
Happy memories
The MF 165 Multi-Power arrived on the Collishaw’s dairy farm as a brand new tractor from Chandlers of Grantham, as the 1960s were drawing to a close. “I have many happy childhood memories of driving that tractor around the farm, and still have a photograph I took with my Kodak Instamatic of my father on it soon after we got it,” Richard told me. “It was the main tractor in those days, and proved to be a very useful machine for many, many years. Before that, my father had run a Grey Fergie and then an MF 135 Multi-Power, although both got moved on as they became
