Tractor & Farming Heritage

Glorious sunshine, a visit by the Prince of Wales and the increased use of rubber tyres on tractors and machinery were all part of the show reported in the 1934 Implement & Machinery Review. Meanwhile, visitors were also impressed by an increased pre

Four young people from Newtown recently took part in a six-week skills development programme at The Game Change Project, a community interest company based near Caersws. During the programme, they tried their hand at 360 JCB digger driving, bricklayi

When I think of an example of a horse being used to push, rather than pull, a farm implement, it would be an early reaping machine such as those created by Scottish inventor Reverend Bell or the American McCormick Snr. In the main, ‘dobbin’s’ job was

Growth opportunities, including the introduction of new machinery products and technology, attracted additional companies into the machinery industry, and one of the new arrivals was an engineering business established during the 1870s or 1880s in Ma

Having taken the MG 2’s input/PTO unit into the workshop, I have now got the sliding engagement dog for the PTO moving. This took the judicial application of some penetrating oil, a little heat from the blowlamp, and a few light blows with a copper h

Someone once said: “You know, the trouble with these Trusty tractors is that they’re all the same.” At least, that’s the highly edited version, leaving out all of the words that were unsuitable for younger ears. How wrong he was! Unfortunately for hi

Th is dual-function rechargeable, foldable, waterproof, work light (ref 7650) with COB (Chip-On-Board) LED flood light and LED torch functions is perfect to get you through the winter months. With a 180° rotatable magnetic stand, a max output of 370

In 1960, the Ford Motor Company launched the new Super Major with much aplomb. It was very much an evolution of the earlier E1A design, but it was one that still truly deserved its new title. Ford had enjoyed ever-increasing sales with the earlier Po

Iam already planning for next spring and the return of the drier weather. Daughter Lucy dropped lots of not so gentle hints that she would like a pigeon loft putting up so she can get a few white fantail pigeons. I don’t mind because we used to keep

In the UK, the Covid-19 epidemic whipped out the late spring and summer season completely. However, a few low key events took place in August and the high point of the season was the weekend of September 12-13 when a raft of events took place across

After 2020, it just shows how quickly things can change. Now, following the government’s plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 as part of its ongoing “green strategy”, two major historic vehicle organisations are galvanising the

John Wallace & Sons had an excellent reputation, and their products were exported worldwide, and many examples are in working order today. John Wallace was born in Ayrshire in 1814. As the son of a blacksmith, John Wallace would have learned the trad

This original style County Super-4 654 was seen on December 12, 2020, at the Bluebell Vinery, Glenmore Farm, Slider’s Lane, Furner’s Green, Uckfield, Sussex. The site was once a pig farm but has now transformed itself into a National and World (60) a

Bonhams held a two-day sale starting on December 11 at its Bicester auction centre. After the literature and ephemera, on came the vehicles. This is a well organised online event and is very entertaining to watch. The commission might be higher compa

DELIVERED FREE TO YOUR DOOR This 25D seems powerful for its quite diminutive proportions, and as long as this collector keeps ownership, he will not restore it, preferring to keep it original to tell the story of its working life. The French built Ma

We know our prehistoric ancestors hunted wild sheep for meat. At some point, probably around 10,000BC, some of our forefathers realised that by domesticating sheep they could also use these animals for wool and milk. The earliest wool would have been