Classic Massey & Ferguson Enthusiast

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Northern Ireland-based writer and photographer with a genuine love of old tractors A tractor enthusiast with boundless energy and limitless knowledge Tractor repair and restoration specialist, writer and book author Lives in Scotland and was brought

Jonathan Playfoot has been in touch about the revived Rural Past Times show, which is set to take place on August 13th-14th on a new site at Horns Cross, near Staplecross, in East Sussex. The new venue for this wellestablished show has been organised

Eight-yearold Harry Simpson, from Glenarm in Co. Antrim, has always been interested in vintage machinery because, as his parents, William and man didn’t stand a chance!” However, in December last year, William and Gemma received the devastating news

The new red diesel regulations were introduced on April 1st and are set to add significant costs for operators which, inevitably, will be passed on to customers. On the hobby side of things, thanks to the efforts of a number of MPs including Greg Kni

In the MF 65 buying guide published in the May/June 2022 issue, we mistakenly suggested that PTO shafts should be checked with the engine running. This, of course, could be a disastrous thing to attempt, and this shaft should never be touched without

6 Machinery sale, Applegarth Mart, Northallerton DL7 8LZ. Northallerton Auctions Ltd, tel: 01609 772034. 7 Over 40 classic and vintage Massey Ferguson tractors, implements and spares. Yorkshire. Cheffins, tel: 01353 777767. 7 Dispersal on-farm sale,

Against a background of spiralling fuel costs, it’s understandable that many tractor enthusiasts are feeling the pinch, and getting increasingly unsettled about the future of their hobby. With diesel prices climbing ever-higher, the news that the gov

Gary Anderson is inviting entries for the Chiltern Vintage Tractor Charity Road Run, which will be taking place on May 15th. This year’s theme will be the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and entrants are invited to make themselves and their tractors/traile

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The crofting system was introduced during the latter part of the 18th century, following the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. Landowners were more interested in farming for profit, than the well-being of the local population. The best farming land in the

A pressing matter… not! When I bought my MF 35, it came with turf tyres that, quite apart from having stood flat for the best part of 12 years, I didn’t particularly want. So, early on in the restoration process, I decided to replace them with standa

The Ferguson Club is delighted that so many shows are taking place this year. It will have club stands at TractorFest (Newby Hall, Ripon HG4 5AE) on June 3rd-4th-5th, which will be a Jubileethemed show. Also the club will be represented at The Bath &

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Please check with the organiser that the event you’re thinking of attending is going ahead before planning your day, or travelling to the venue. In many cases, you’ll have to book your ticket online before travelling. Neither Classic Massey & Ferguso

Geoff Garrett of Sparkford has a very original Massey Ferguson 525 combine for sale, which was supplied new by J Gliddon & Sons Ltd, in Devon. At some stage, the combine was acquired by Mr Wilkins, a farmer at High Ham, near Langport. The MF 525 10ft

James Durrant, director of Clarke & Simpson Auctioneers Ltd at Campsea Ashe, in Suffolk, has been in touch about a timed online scheduled for May 11th-18th. A number of Ferguson and Massey Ferguson classic tractors are included among the lots, and yo

Graham Burke of Pentland Livestock Limited in Kirriemuir, Scotland, has put together a major tractor/implement sale of various collections that’s going to be nothing short of spectacular. It will be taking place on May 16th-23rd and there are over 10

It’s all systems go for the Kelsey Media Tractor World Show, which takes place May 21st-22nd at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcs. Entries are now being taken by HJ Pugh for the Saturday auction on the 21st. Plenty of machines are booked

Late in March, at the very cold Mecum Auctions Spring Classic held at Mississippi Parkway, East Moline, in Illinois, USA, more than 200 classic, vintage and veteran tractors went under the hammer at this drive-through live sale. The two tractors that

The second Rodney Cowle machinery sale will be taking place at 10.30am on May 28th, near Exeter, in Devon. The first sale, back in 2019, saw record prices raised for the stock, and this famous secondhand combine dealer, which exports all over the wor

For the vintage tractor enthusiast, all roads led to Driffield Showground on March 19th, where a well-attended collective machinery sale was conducted by East Yorkshire auctioneers Dee Atkinson & Harrison and Frank Hill & Son. There was a 2% buyer’s

Cheffins hosted an onsite sale of over 80 classic and vintage tractors in Newry, Northern Ireland, on April 2nd, on behalf of well-known collector, Aidan Strain. The 81-tractor collection (which also included various other vehicles, implements and sp