The day had finally come to hand this Massey Ferguson 135 back to its owner, Alan Braithwaite. As he only lives a few miles away from my workshop, his plan was to drive the finished tractor home and, even though it was quite a warm September day, he would be protected by the cab.
By the time Alan’s 135 rolled from the Banner Lane production line, cabs were becoming commonplace on agricultural tractors, as both comfort and safety were playing an ever-increasingly important part in tractor design. The one fitted on Alan’s tractor is known as a flexi cab, and was built by Sirocco. It features a good and strong