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THE WILTS VEHICLE & Machinery Enthusiasts is a relatively new group, formed in the latter half of 2020. Despite being newly established, the club is already planning events for this coming year and beyond – supporting several local charities, most notably the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust and Wiltshire Air Ambulance. The group’s second event of the year, following its Spring Working Weekend on 26-27 March, will be the Easter Tractor Road Run on Sunday 17 April, which will be starting at Choppers Café in Burbage. Also scheduled is the Rainscombe Country Show, which is to be held on the 11-12 June and will be the club’s first annual show. The show will have all that can be expected from a high-quality rally, from vintage tractors to farm animals, and with…

During the first week of March, 20,000 Scottish school pupils were given the chance to ask farmers how they produce food and look after their animals. This phenomenal interaction was all thanks to the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), in partnership with e-Sgoil, which delivered the ‘Talk to A Farmer’ programme of sessions via the DYW (Developing the Young Workforce) Live platform. Talk to a Farmer was the brainchild of RHET, whose role is to enable more school children across Scotland to learn about food, farming and the countryside. The best way to achieve that is to allow children to interact directly with farmers, either on farm visits or via virtual platforms and events, such as Talk to a Farmer. The 27 volunteer farmers involved all come from RHET areas…

BE IN WITH A CHANCE OF WINNING A REFURBISHED CLASSIC MASSEY 35X PLUS LOTS MORE AMAZING PRIZES! IN SUPPORT OF Just £5 per entry with 100% going to BOAT (Bicton Overseas Agricultural Trust), formed in 1991 by a group of Devon farmers and the Principal of Bicton College with a desire to help people from developing countries to produce more food and improve their livelihoods. We have supported the trust for many years. Original style Massey Ferguson Type: 35X Engine: Perkins 3-152 diesel; 37hp at PTO Transmission: 6-speed H/L Weight: 1,454kg Fewer than 3,000 hours on the clock The tractor is undergoing a thorough service by restoration specialist Ben Phillips Granit Black Edition Dynamic Start workshop trolley with tools, 133 pcs. Dynamic workshop trolley (7301020) including 3 high-quality insert sets…

MASSEY MAGIC! Like it? I love it! Dear Junior, I hope you like my drawing of a Massey Ferguson. Louis Clarke (aged 8) JOBS TO DO It’s great – thanks for sending it in! Dear Junior, I hope you like my picture. Elizabeth Farquhar NO SMOKE, NO POKE! She is impressive! Dear Junior, I am attaching a drawing of my dad’s tractor carting the silage. We call her ‘The Big Lady’, as she is so powerful! Alfie O’Neill (aged 10), Co. Tyrone ONE DAY… That’s a great attitude to have. Please send me a photo when you get one! Dear Junior, My granddad sold his Ferguson tractor and I miss it. One day I will get my own tractor. I draw lots of tractors. Jake Howe (aged 5), Co. Durham…

Mark Hellier has decided to sell his superb Doe Dual Drive, no. D173. It was supplied new by Brooks of Newark, Lincolnshire. Mark has shown the tractor at Biddenden Tractor Fest a number of times and has always created great interest with the tractor, which he brought back from Germany nearly a decade ago now. The Doe is in excellent condition and will make a good investment. Mark has never bothered to have the rear engine running and it might need some work in that area. Please call 01580 291930 (no time wasters please).…

H J Pugh & Co. started it’s tractor season off at Oswestry, Shropshire, on Saturday 22 January. Here the company disposed of a fine collection from a deceased estate, which featured IH, Allis-Chalmers, MF and Fordson tractors. A good crowd was seen in dry and reasonably warm conditions. The first of two highlights was an International 10/20, no. KC214482, in running condition with buff log book (grade 4.4) – selling for £4,400. The second was a 1972 Massey Ferguson 135, MEP 25K, with power steering, a flexible-cladding cab and a genuine 1,152 hours on the clock. Complete with V5C, this ex-Newton College tractor, in 2/3 condition, sold for an excellent £8,500. Other results were: IH W-30 on steel wheels (no.WB30662), 2/3, £1,800; Allis-Chalmers unstyled WF (no. 1629), 4.4, £2,700; Allis-Chalmers…

GOT A STORY? 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 IN BRIEF T&M to your door! Why not get Tractor & Machinery delivered to your door? A subscription is safe, convenient and saves money. To view the latest offers, please visit the website (shop.kelsey.co.uk) or call 01959 543747. More than a run The inaugural ‘Five Churches Vintage Tractor Run’ will take place on Saturday 17 September 2022, starting from Croydon, Cambridgeshire SG8 0DL. Owners will have the opportunity to enjoy an interesting drive between five villages, as well as demonstrate their individual tractors to the public at stop-off points en route. The role of these tractors in the history of farming will be covered, together…

After a two-year break, Tractor Fest is back – and it’s bigger than ever, having been extended to three days in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Tractor Fest takes place at award-winning country house and gardens Newby Hall, North Yorkshire, over the Bank Holiday Jubilee weekend (Friday 3 June to Sunday 5 June, 10am-5pm) when the UK will celebrate the Queen’s 70th anniversary as monarch. The three-day event will showcase thousands of vintage tractors and modern marques, stationary engines, commercial vehicles, cars, lorries and motorcycles from around the UK and Europe. In celebration of the Platinum Jubilee, this year’s festival will feature a display of 70-year-old Jubilee and Coronation vintage tractors, along with a display of 100 pre-1922 vintage tractors and 100 century-old stationary engines. The show will also…

JOHN DEERE HAS announced that it is deeply saddened by the significant escalation of events in Ukraine. The safety, welfare, and well-being of the Deere’s employees in the region remains the company’s top priority, and it continues to support and maintain close communication with its affected teams, providing necessary resources when possible. Deere’s thoughts are with its employees, their families as well as its dealers, customers and all those impacted by this crisis. The company has suspended shipments of machines to Russia and Belarus, continuing to monitor the situation closely while fully abiding by US and international sanctions. The John Deere Foundation has additionally been working directly with a number of organisations, including multiple United Nations agencies, to mobilise resources to support Ukrainians impacted by the crisis. Deere’s mission, it…

Eight-year old Harry Simpson, from Glenarm in Co. Antrim, was always interested in vintage machinery, because as his parents, William and Gemma, said: “It runs in the family. We have a few classic Massey Fergusons, including a grey and gold, a Massey Ferguson 35 and a 590. “His granda, Stephen, has a collection of Nuffields and Leylands, his great-grandfather, Wilbert Robinson, has his Fordsons and we have a few stationary engines as well. The wee man didn’t stand a chance!” In fact if you’ve attended even a few events on Northern Ireland’s busy vintage calendar, you probably met some of Harry’s family, says Willie Carson. On 22 December last year, William and Gemma heard the devastating news that Harry had been diagnosed with Leukaemia and would have to undergo chemotherapy…

DIFFICULTY RATING In part one we had managed to change the loose link arm support pin and had bolted the axle housing back in place. It had been noted that the axle oil seal had begun to weep some oil, so a call to Agriline Products on 01527 579111 (agrilineproducts.com) soon had a replacement seal and a new axle shim on their way, ready to be fitted. One of the axle shims had started to break up, so couldn’t be refitted. SHIM SELECTION The original shim pack was measured for thickness, including the damaged shim, and the result noted. A replacement shim measuring between 0.015-0.020in (15-20 thou) was supplied. To retain the original shim thickness, a further shim was removed to compensate for the thicker, replacement shim. Two of the…

Peter Love Editor The joint founder of T&M and many other magazines. He has been involved in vehicle preservation since 1954 and has a wealth of experience as an owner, organiser, tour operator and much more. He is dedicated to vehicle preservation. David Reed Northern correspondent David has worked with Peter Love since 1995 when they met at the late lamented Sandringham Rally. He is an ex-York school teacher and has interests in tractors and commercial vehicles. Joseph Lewis Southern correspondent Joe has been part of Peter Love’s set-up since 1996 and has contributed to many of his endeavours. He is a valued member of the Tractor Mar team. GET IN TOUCH If you have a tractor you would like to be featured in our successful Sales Highlights section please…

A huge crowd was seen at the H J Pugh & Co. two-day vintage collective sale on 25-26 February. It saw more than 2,000 lots come under the hammer at the superb Hazle Meadows, Ledbury, site. Record prices for tractors sold by H J Pugh & Co. are not uncommon and it was that way again when Andy Boyle’s Countys came on line. The first was a 1977 County 1174 (ECG 187S) with only 2,900 hours on the clock and the original-style tractor went on to create a new record for one of these models at £31,000, in grade 9.6 condition. With 7,481 hours on the clock, a 1981 County 1184TW (WYC 26W) that was restored by Andy 20 years ago was sold for £53,000. Another highlight was a County…

This online-only auction held a very popular ‘Open house’ on Saturday 26 March at Nokomis, Illinois, USA. The crowds there were treated to the sight of Dennis Powers’ amazing collection on site, as well as the other entries, for this sale that finishes between 21-24 April. You can expect to see some record prices, particularly for the Case and Pioneer 30-60 tractors. These amazing pioneer tractors are mostly restored and are runners and include: Case 30-60 with extension rims, Pioneer 30-60, Avery 40-80 with extension rims, Twin City 30-65 with extension rims, Gas Traction Big 4 (early model), Aultman-Taylor 30-60 (x2 – one with extension rims), Hart-Par 30-60, Minneapolis 35-70, Fairbanks Morse 15-25, Rumely Gas Pull, Rumely E 30-60, Rumely F 15-30, 1937 Caterpillar RD-8 x 2, York 5-10hp (thought…

April 1-8 – International Reading Contractors’ Plant Auction. Online. Thimbleby & Shorland, tel: 01189 508611. 7-9 – Annual Spring Collector Auction. USA. Polk Auctions, polkauction.com 8 – Plant, Machinery & HGV auction. Brightwells, brightwells.com 8 – Farm Machinery Sale. Nuttles Hall Farm, Lelley, Hull. Frank Hill & Son, tel: 01964 630531. 8 – Collective Machinery & Equipment Sale. Orbital Park, Ashford, Kent TN24 0HB. Hobbs Parker, tel: 01233 502222. 8-9 – Auction of Industrial Plant, Construction, Agricultural Equipment. 72-74 Omagh Road, Dromore, Co Tyrone BT78 3AJ. Euro Auctions, tel: 07388 948915. 9 – Agricultural Auction. Market Rasen Racecourse, Legsby Road, Market Rasen LN8 3EA. Perkins George Mawer, tel: 01673 843011. 9 – Collective Machinery Sale. Oak Farm, Upper Boddington, Daventry, Northamptonshire. Howkins & Harrison, tel: 07921 511852. 9 – Collective…

Sponsored by 01462 506 502 www.legacyvehicles.co.uk WELCOME to the Heritage ’22 Events Guide (Part 1 March to July), a publication whose genesis is in the highly successful Old Glory events guides that have been published since the year after that magazine was launched in 1988. The sun is shining into my office, as I look across the fields and think about the events I’m looking forward to visiting in the next few months. After everything we have all gone through over the last couple of years, we need to get out there and enjoy. With such a fragmented and limited rally season, we couldn’t bring you our annual Events Guide last year. However, it’s back and here it is for 2022! As you can see, your pocket size Heritage ’22 Events Guide is…

THE ‘LIGHT UP The Night’ charity road run, which was held on 30 December 2021 and focused on the historical market town of Ludlow and surrounding countryside, was a tractor run with a difference, writes event organiser Ivor Davies. To encourage people to attend with vehicles, a promise was made that all monies raised would be split between the vehicle clubs for their respective charities, and not go solely to the host, Brimfield Vintage Tractor Club. This meant that more charities would benefit from the event. This was to be a run with a difference – open to any road legal vehicle decked out with lights and travelling at 10mph in the dark. A route, covering 19 miles, was established – thanks to the kind permission of two local business…

DIFFICULTY RATING In the Spring issue of T&M I took a look over my 1947 Fordson E27N that had been on the backburner for a while, having had the rear end fully rebuilt. The remaining tasks are really cosmetic, including the repair of the footplates and mudguards. I had been storing the footplates in the shed for some time and had brought them out to work on, but returned them to the shed where I’d been falling over them for a while. I remember taking the footplates from a tractor in a dealer’s yard in East Sussex in 1986, together with a pair of mudguard tops and a radiator cap from the same tractor. These were tidied up and fitted to the tractor at the time, but weren’t perfect, so…

DIFFICULTY RATING My ’52 Ferguson TE-D 20 has been set up on the saw bench since the autumn, and has seen periodic service throughout the winter to keep us supplied with logs. However, since New Year it hasn’t been used, and now the log supply has depleted. After a dry January, and I don’t mean dry in the drink context, as February saw above average rainfall and the tractor had stood out in all of it, meaning the atmosphere was continuously damp. A few weeks ago I attempted to start the engine with no joy, either on the starter or the handle. The only way I could bring it to life was to short circuit the two terminals of the starter switch on the clutch housing. There was obviously something…

Cheffins is all set for its first two-day vintage collective sale, which takes place on 22-23 April, at the company’s Cambridge Machinery Sale site. Oliver Godfrey told T&M that there are more than 150 tractors entered in the sale, as well as lots of implements and tractor parts – some of which will be sold on the Friday. The entry list in early March included a County 1474 (restored), County 1454, one-owner Case IH 7250, Case IH 1455XL, County 1164 (NVT&HS 2021 winner), Ferguson Type A, Case 10-18 Crossmotor, Rumely 25-40, Carraro 118.4, Ford 6610 (198 hours), Ford 6610 (2,700 hours), Fiat 44-28, Caterpillar D4D (restored), MB-trac 800, four-wheel drive Ford 5000, four-wheel drive Ford 2000, Ferguson 35 (stunning restoration), Massey Ferguson 65 Multi-Power, Bristol 10 and Case L.…

Some 80 agricultural tractors and vehicles were offered at the first Southern Counties Auctioneers Wessex Machinery Sale of the year, on Friday 25 February. The half-term holiday and a wish to be out and about in good weather led to a busy feel at the saleground near Shaftesbury, Dorset. A good number of the tractors changed hands. Results (abridged): 1951 Ferguson TE-D 20, 167047, ¾, £1,575 1963 Fordson Super Dexta, runner, hydraulics not working, 2, £1,900 David Brown 885, supplied by Boulters of Banwell, 6,952 hours, 2/3, £1,800 1983 Ford TW-25, 4WD, pick-up hitch, 7,598 hours, A520 OAV, 3/9.1, £10,700 1984 Ford TW-25, 4WD, new short block 800 hours ago, B703 CVX, 7,957 hours, 9, £5,900 1988 Ford 1910, Q-cab, turf tyres, 4,320 hours, F118 FGH, 9.7, £2,550 1992 John…

Well here we are again! I write this having avoided Covid-19 over the past two years. Until recently I religiously wore a black mask, standing out from the crowd, and once I decided to take it off – wham! I came down with it, but that’s life as they say. I am a long way off from being over it, unfortunately. The new red diesel regulations have been finally been introduced. Since it was announced last autumn my phone has been red hot – mostly with calls from plant operators. I can’t blame them for being disgruntled, as its going to put horrendous cost on all jobs, which will have to be passed onto all of us. The Government’s introduction could not have come at worse time, as the horrendous,…