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I hope that you all enjoyed a happy and relaxed Christmas, and that your New Year celebrations were everything you’d hoped for. I know that some people like to pull out all the stops, while others prefer to mark the occasion in a quieter, more reflec

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 Shropshire and was brough

There’s great news for tractor buyers and sellers in Ireland, as HJ Pugh has established a new company in the country to handle not only tractors of all ages, but steam engines, commercial vehicles, stationery engines, cars plus signs and memorabilia

It’s with great sadness that I must report the death of well-known Ferguson enthusiast and top-class restorer David Lemon (52) from Northern Ireland following a short illness. David was a quiet man who ran his own engineering business; the sort of ch

There was change in the air when Glenluce Vintage Tractors held its AGM on November 15th, 2023. Ken McKie, who has been chairperson since the club was formed in 2002, stepped down and has been replaced by Steven Landers from Newton Stewart. In additi

We gather that all’s set for 2024’s early-season show – the Somerset Vintage Tractor Show – that will be taking place on January 27th-28th at the Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet. This event always attracts hordes of interesting Ferguson and Ma

For many enthusiasts, the first big event of the season is the Tractor World Show, which, this year, is being held on February 24th-25th at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern. Applications have been coming in thick and fast for places on the Ma

The South Eastern Vintage Tractor Club (SEVAC) will be hosting the 2024 National Vintage Tractor Road Run (NVTRR) this year, which will be taking place on March 31st and starting from Plumpton College in the South Downs National Park. Entries are flo

The Christmas tractor road run season was more active than ever this year. Two that we attended included the Ringmer Christmas Tractor Run, which took place on December 9th and was organised in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and St Peter & St Ja

The Bodle Street Green FBHVC ‘Drive it Day’ Charity Gathering & Road Run will be taking place this year on April 21st, with participants gathering for the start right in the centre of this tiny, East Sussex village. Some 250 vehicles took part last y

Ruthin Farmers Auction Ltd staged the online Hayden Morris sale on December 16th-19th, and there was plenty to interest bidders. However, the highlight for Massey Ferguson enthusiasts was the MF 65 Mk.1 fitted with an engine from a Mk.2. This tractor

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The five tractors bound for Scott Base were shipped from Norwood’s depot by road to the dock, where they were loaded onto the Endeavour. They were each given female names, no doubt to compensate for the lack of female company on the trip! The two tra