Tractor & Farming Heritage

MASSEY FERGUSON AT TRACTOMANIA

You either hate the place or just love it. Tractormania is totally different to what we have in the UK and the Republic of Ireland staged in the town of Cassuade on the edge of the Pyrenees. Here old machinery takes over for the long weekend. It comprises vintage and classic tractors, stationary engines, trucks, cars, and this year the largest display of road steam engines ever staged in France. One must not forget the biggest autojumble in France which now has been extended even further into the SNCF station yard.

Attendance

The event officially starts on the Saturday, but if you want to buy what’s on offer at this free-to-enter event, you need to be on-site by Friday really as everything gets set up. I needed to be here on Friday as taking pictures becomes very difficult as the weekend progressed with over 45,000

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