August 2022

Tractor & Machinery

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Tractor & Machinery
Editor: Scott Lambert Tel: 01959 541444 E-mail: tm.ed@kelsey.co.uk Talk Media Sales 01732 445325 info@talkmediasales.co.uk Ad Production Manager: Nick Bond Tel: 01732 445325 E-mail: production@talkmediasales.co.uk Chief Operating Officer: Phil Weeden
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Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the August issue of Tractor & Machinery. Although I’ve always got plenty to do, it’s been particularly busy these past few months – for several reasons. The main one being my involvement in organising a road run, in aid of Macmil
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News
THEN WRITE TO THE EDITOR: Scott Lambert, Kelsey Publishing Ltd., The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent ME18 6AL EMAIL: tm.ed@kelsey.co.uk ■
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Stubble to Seed
ON SUNDAY 19 JUNE, the Glamorgan Farmers’ Society organised a ploughing event called ‘Stubble to Seed’ at Cwm Risca Farm, by kind permission of Peter Anthony and family, writes Basil George. Everything relating to farming seemed to be catered for and
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SVTEC Annual Show
The Stroud Vintage Transport & Engine Club (SVTEC) will stage its annual show at South Cerney Airfield in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on 5-7 August 2022. The show, now in its 46th year, is widely regarded as one of the biggest and best steam, vinta
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In Brief
For your chance to win an MF 35, or one of four other prizes, please visit: shop.kelsey.co.uk/raffle Entries cost £5 and you can enter as many times as you like before the closing date on 30 October. The winner will be announced at the Newark Vintage
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Enthusiasts Gear Up For Season Finale
Veteran, vintage and classic tractor enthusiasts are gearing up for the culmination of the show season at the Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show, on 5-6 November. While many owners exhibit vehicles at their local events, the Newark event is the c
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Rule Britannia?
In July 1983, at the Royal Show, Track Marshall launched a new, smaller-sized crawler after concentrating on larger machines – such as the recently introduced and award-winning TM135. The new crawler was given a very patriotic name: the Track Marshal
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Back To Its Roots
Earlier this year, Nathan and Brian Tompsett took their tractors to Bodle Street Green, where both had worked in their heyday. Brian’s Field-Marshall Series 2 was with Gerry Smith, manager of John Barnes & Sons, while Nathan’s E27N worked around the
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Blue Force Working Day
THE ANNUAL BLUE FORCE WORKING DAY will be held in Suffolk, on 11 September. The event is planned to take place from 10am-4pm at Mowness Hall, Stonham Aspal, Suffolk IP14 5JJ, by kind invitation of R H Forrest & Co., and is intended to be a fun workin
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On Sale & New In’72
It’s hard to believe that 1972 was 50 years ago, but that is the reality that we are faced with! The world was a much simpler place, and tractors were much simpler too. Having said that, technology was starting to move at pace five decades ago, with
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Inbox
Dear T&M, Whilst in Switzerland, in June, I was driving over the Grimsel Pass (2,164m/7,100ft) when I came across a tractor club on a road run. I managed to stop at the summit and take a look at the tractors where they had parked up for a break. Ther
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Model Corner
Fields, Farmyards & Families Ltd. of Yorkshire, a business started during the Covid-19 pandemic, is expanding its line of 1:32-scale models and has several models that will be of interest to readers. The first of these is the newly-released, Britains
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Collecting Bales
The conventional baler may have been surpassed by round and other largeformat balers, but it still has a place for those forced to feed animals by hand. Some still collect these bales by hand once ejected from the baler, but methods of accumulating t
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In The Next Issue
New for 1972, the Intrac concept was Deutz’s answer to the need for greater productivity. It evolved over the years to become a successful part of the Deutz-Fahr line, as Jonathan Whitlam reveals. Projects undertaken during the United Kingdom’s Covid
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Misunderstood?
The International Harvester 523 remains a mystery to many – indeed some are not even aware that it was sold by dealers in the UK – and the fact is that some of what is said about it is purely hearsay. Following T&M’s feature on my family’s collection
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The Best At Tractor Fest
It’s officially been going since 2007 but, like many other events, Tractor Fest has not taken place for the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It has certainly taken on a new lease of life since the last one in 2019, writes Peter Love. Held
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Junior
SHOW OFF YOUR SKILLS Send your drawings to: ‘Junior’, Kelsey Publishing Ltd., The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent ME18 6AL or, if you’re a whizz-kid like me, scan them and e-mail them to:tm.ed@kelsey.co.uk It looks like the hot weat
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Classic Tractor Day
When brothers Richard and John Riseborough decided to get their extensive tractor collection out of the shed and put it on display for the public to enjoy, they probably had no idea what a success the day would turn out to be, says Jonathan Whitlam.
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Stars of Strumpshaw
This excellent event, which takes place on the site of the Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum, just outside Norwich, has been running since 1993, writes Peter Love. The museum has many other things inside it besides steam machines, including a raft of Fiel
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Workshop
DIFFICULTY RATING ONE SPANNER Easy TWO SPANNERS Straightforward THREE SPANNER Challenging Moderate FOUR SPANNERS FIVE SPANNERS Nigh on impossible
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780 Rescue Part 18
Working outside has brought many delays regarding the chance to apply some paint to the skid unit of the 780. During the restoration I have prepared and primed various areas of the skid unit, beginning at the front and working rearwards. I finally cl
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Votex Drive Belts
Votex mowers, in various forms, have been popular amongst farmers and fruit growers for many years. They are strong, durable machines – with the two most popular sizes being the small six-foot model, used in great numbers in orchards and areas where
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Experts’ Advice
Q I am having trouble sourcing the correct carburettor float valve for a 1945 Fordson N. Old 20 Parts Company sent me one, but the male end is7 ⁄16in with a fine thread, whilst the female end is correct. The one I require has a1 ⁄2in male end and a c
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Preparing a Haybob
It doesn’t seem very long ago that we were flat out making hay last year, as time seems to pass more quickly each year. As rowing up drew to a close last year, time had caught up with one of the tyres on my old PZ Haybob, and the last few rows were f
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New Products
£45 +VAT UTV Products Ltd. Tel: 01270 895344 ledlightsforsale.co.uk We featured UTV Products’ high-quality LED lights, for tractors, forestry, and construction vehicles, in the last issue, but we’ve now managed to get out hands on the company’s 1,500
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Welcome!
As we all know the ‘grey’ prices have been holding up well, but a new trend is immerging and that is that Ford-Ferguson 9N, 9NAN, 2NAN and Ford 8N prices are certainly on the rise – if prices from four sales this year are anything to go by. There is
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Sales Reviews
In glorious weather, combine dealer Rodney Cowle staged his second classic collective sale at Winkleigh, Devon, on Saturday 28 May. Made up of a good number of later classics, a good proportion found new homes at excellent prices. The major lots were
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Price Guide
The prices are based on tractors sold at sales, on the Internet, privately and in some overseas markets too. Naturally, prices change as time progresses and it’s not always an upward trend, but you will get a good indication of what’s going on with t
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The Last Word
Unfortunately, I begin with sad news once again. Joseph Lewis has been in touch to tell us of the passing of Brian Whitlock, the renowned Somerset Ferguson tractor and implement restorer, in early June. Brian was a popular and generous person, often
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Sales Reviews
Browns held an interesting sale on Thursday 15 May at New Farm, Moor End Lane, Radwell, Bedfordshire. Amongst the 300 lots was a raft of interesting tractors and the sale also saw three International crawlers offered, including a Doncaster-built BTD-
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Also Available!
Book Fourteen: remembering the manufacturers of buses and coaches from the 1930s-1960s – a second helping of delightful sales literature with Malcolm Bates’ informative narrative. Bags of nostalgia and ‘of the day’ imagery. Issue Ten Includes Chester
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In The Next Issue…
2022 marks 50 years of the Intrac – a concept that Deutz believed could have a profound impact on agricultural mechanisation. Jonathan Whitlam has the story. Peter Love heads to Hampshire to find out what was involved in bringing the second Nuffield
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Sales Dates
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