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JCB CHAIRMAN ANTHONY BAMFORD CELEBRATED an unprecedented milestone with the family firm on the last weekend in February – 60 years’ service. Having completed an engineering apprenticeship with Massey Ferguson in France, he first walked through the doors of the company’s Rocester factory as an employee on 24 February 1964 aged just 18 and started work on the shop floor. Fast forward 60 years and Lord Bamford’s thirst for work continues at the age of 78 as he leads a £100 million project to develop hydrogen combustion engines to power the JCB machines of the future. Lord Bamford was presented with his long service award at the JCB World Headquarters by JCB CEO Graeme Macdonald. He also received a gift of an oak tree from company Directors. As he reflected…

T&M FAN It’s a lovely picture, and we hope Stanley enjoys his TW-20! Dear Junior, My six-year old daughter, Matilda, who is a massive Tractor & Machinery fan, has coloured this picture of our Ford 3000, hoping to win the Britains Ford TW-20 for her three-year old little brother’s bedroom shelf. Stanley is tractor mad and loves to take T&M to nursery and read it with his little friends. Matilda will be thrilled to see her picture in the magazine! Thank you, and keep up the excellent work. James Myers MINE’S A MARSHALL I don’t think anyone has ever drawn an MP6, so thank you! Dear Junior, I would love to own a Marshall MP6 one day, so I have drawn one for you. Alfie Brown (aged 6) WORKING HARD…

When I first acquired this finishing mower it had recently had new drive belts and replacement blades fitted, but when the machine was run up it was quite apparent that the bearings of the blade spindles were worn out, as the noise from them was excessive. With the mower raised, I held each blade and confirmed the wear by checking the looseness of the bearings. After stripping the mower down, which has been covered in the previous three parts of this series, I have since obtained new bearings for all the blades, together with new spindles. I have also fitted new bearings to one of the swivelling wheels too, meaning that all important bearings will have been replaced during this rebuild. Bearings & spindles The current task has been to…

The first part of this feature covered the dismantling of the tractor, which had reached the stage of removing the broken gear selector. Access to the selector meant splitting the tractor between the gearbox and rear axle housing to allow the relevant selector rail to be withdrawn through the back wall of the gearbox. The broken selector had been determined and its securing screw removed, but before the selector rail could be moved rearwards, the detent plunger was removed from the front end of the gearbox. There are three detent plungers, one for each of the three selector rails. The gear lever is moved over to the right to select second and third gear ratios, which meant the broken selector was on the left-hand selector rail. The broken selector was…

IN BRIEF Bryan Hanna It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Bryan John Hanna, after a short illness, at the age of 72. Bryan was a retired dairy farmer from Vow, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim. He was a keen tractor enthusiast with a great passion and interest in all things Massey Ferguson, particularly tractors and implements. He was a founding member of the Vow Vintage Club and was also a member of the Traction Engine Club of Ulster. Over the years Bryan accumulated an extremely interesting collection of tractors and implements that included David Browns, Fordson Majors, Nuffields, and Allis-Chalmers tractors alongside his Massey Fergusons. With assistance from members of the Vow Vintage Club, Bryan hosted working days on his farm. He will not only be greatly…

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STAR LETTER Match memories Dear T&M, My father, Ernest Hardcastle, had become involved with the British Ploughing Association (I’m not sure how he initially became involved) and at some date or stage had offered his Yorkshire farm as a venue for events. I was usually away at school during the days leading up to the event, but remember going to the local station with the men and hauling all manner of ploughs back to the farm on trailers or pulling them – once off-loaded from train flatbeds. The railway station at Newton Kyme was close by to the farm entrance’s lane. The neighbouring farmer, John Watson, also a tenant of the same landlord, became involved(dad probably persuaded him) as he had a 40-acre field adjoining, ideal for ploughing match plots…

I encountered the tractor that is the focus of this article 14 years ago, but it’s fascinating past still manages to interest me all these years later. As Ford 7600s in off-farm condition go, this 1980 machine was still in pretty good all-round order, with signs of wear and tear in the usual places, but a closer inspection revealed something that marks this tractor apart from others of its type. Ford launched the 7600 in 1975, although it would take until the following year before it appeared in its more familiar form, complete with the then brand-new quiet cab, known to most as the ‘bubble cab’, thanks to its curved design. Originally, the 7600 was launched with the old safety cab that had graced the Ford tractor range since 1970,…

Sandwiched between the iconic 390T and rangetopping 399, the Massey Ferguson 398 is often overlooked when it comes to the company’s 300 Series. With so little to choose between it and its smaller sibling, often cited as the ultimate ‘pocket rocket’, the 398 did not make the same impression as the 390T, and this remains the case today. It almost feels like it has been forgotten. With the help of former Massey Ferguson Product Manager Chris Clack, we explain what the later 398 examples have to offer a prospective purchaser. The 300 Series first appeared in 1987 and comprised models ranging from the 47hp (DIN) 350 up to the 97hp (DIN) 399. The 398 was first introduced with a black cab with a red roof and was the most powerful…

The restoration of this Massey Ferguson 35 is nearly complete, and in this issue you can see that I am at the stage where the tractor is largely built up. I was now ready to start the engine up and drive the tractor outside for the first time. To do this I fitted some spare front wheels and some row-crops on the rear, as they are narrower and a lot lighter than the standard type. Getting a tractor running is always an exciting time, and although I’ve done dozens and dozens of engine rebuilds, I still get a little apprehensive when I first try to start one. In my experience, it takes a good, fully charged battery to get a Perkins A3.152 started after it’s been stripped down. It also…

EXTENDABLE RATCHET BREAKER BARS ¾in-drive: £292.61 inc. VAT 1in-drive: £323.09 inc. VAT Laser Tools Tel: 01926 815000 lasertools.co.uk If you own tractor, you’ll have a requirement for strong, dependable breaker bars for larger wheel and chassis nuts and bolts. Breaker bars that can handle huge torques, for very tight and corroded fasteners. It would be good if they had a ratcheting action too, but you cannot use a ratchet handle as a breaker bar – you’ll damage the ratchet mechanism! With that in mind, Laser Tools has introduced two new super-strong extendible ratchet handles – a ¾ indrive version and a 1in-drive version, equipped with a ratchet lock-out button that allows them to be used as breakers bars! Part number8791is the ¾in-drive version, equipped with a tough, 43-tooth ratchet mechanism,…

Cheffins Vintage Things are all set for Cheffins’ first Vintage Collective auction of the year at Sutton, Cambridgeshire, on 19-20 April. The stars are likely to be the many MBtracs entered, which have been coming out of the woodwork following the good prices achieved in 2023. Another that will surely set pulses racing is an original Italian Fordson Dexta crawler conversion. The last one sold in the UK during 2022 ended up in Devon and was eventually shipped to New York, USA, in early 2023. It is certainly a very desirable collector’s tractor. Staying on the blue theme, there is a well restored Silver Jubilee 7810, a County 1164, and a stunning Ford Force 3000 too. The Massey Ferguson entry is good and includes a restored 1200, 35, and a…

MAY 2023 COVER STORY IH anecdotes & Vary-Touch INSIDE Restored Ford 7810, restored JD 3650, MF implements, six-cylinder MB-trac JUNE 2023 COVER STORY One-owner Ford 7000 INSIDE Restored IH 634 AWD, contractor’s Ford Series 10 duo, tractor values in 2023 JULY 2023 COVER STORY MF 200 Series focus INSIDE Restored Marshall 302, hay mowers, pre-production DB 1212, Allis-Chalmers focus AUGUST 2023 COVER STORY Classic silage machinery INSIDE MF 575 guide, County collection, Tractor Fest report, restored RAF Fordson N SEPTEMBER 2023 COVER STORY Leyland ‘1302’ conversion INSIDE County 1174 in the woods, IH 424, dropside trailer guide, high-hour MF 290 OCTOBER 2023 COVER STORY Anniversaries celebrated INSIDE Classic combine harvesters, silage day, working JD 3650, MF 135 Quick-Detach NOVEMBER 2023 COVER STORY MF 2000 Series profile INSIDE Which model to buy: Ford Series…

PART F-J 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 the current market by referring to our guide. Here are a few pointers on buying a tractor to help you. If you are looking for a tractor to buy for restoration, or work, there’s a vast choice. However, if you are looking for something specific, do weigh up your options first, particularly if you have a limited budget. If it’s a popular model, then it’s not always to your advantage to go for the first one you see. Whatever is wrong with the tractor,…

APRIL 5th April Kauffman Implements & Parts Collection Auction. Online Bidding. Arcola, IL, USA. Aumann Auctions. aumannvintagepower.com 5th April Reserved for Sale of Massey Ferguson Tractors, Kramer Telehandler, Machinery, Livestock Equipment. Bakewell, Derbyshire. Bagshaws. Tel: 01889 562811. 6th April Machinery Sale. Woodacre Lodge Farm, Hazelhead Lane, Scorton, Preston PR3 1BN. Harrison & Hetherington. Tel: 01228 406200. 6th April Monthly Live & Online Machinery Sale. Holsworthy Livestock Market, Holsworthy, Devon EX22 7FA. Kivells. Tel: 01409 253253. 6th April Collective Machinery Sale. Spalding Auction, Enterprise Way, Pinchbeck, Spalding PE11 3YR. Longstaff. Tel: 01775 765536. 8th-9th April Cambridge Machinery Sale. The Saleground, Sutton, Ely, Cambridge CB6 2QT. Cheffins. Tel: 01353 777767. 10th April Timed Online Collective Sale of Tractors, Plant, Vehicles, Trailers, Machinery, Tools & Spares. Clarke & Simpson. clarkeandsimpson.co.uk 10th-11th April Online…

Kieran O’Donoghue, from Co. Cork, has been in touch to tell us about an exciting road run that he and a number of enthusiasts from the Republic of Ireland are undertaking from 4-25 May. Members of the Caithness Vintage Tractor Club will also join them on the first day of the run. Tom Fitzgerald, James Keohane, John Mulcahy, and Kieran completed a 430-mile charity road run from Malan Head to Mizen Head in June 2023, in memory of their friend Joe Butler. They raised £21,805 (€25,500) for the Irish Cancer Society and Marymount Hospice in Cork. After that run, Tom asked Kieran where their next run would be, and after a few weeks discussing it, they decided to go for John O’Groats to Land’s End – taking the scenic route,…

WITHAM GROUP, A LEADING LUBRICANT MANUFACTURER with its head office in Lincoln, has announced its successful fundraising efforts, generating an impressive £8,000 for four deserving charities during its recent annual charity ball. The event, held in January at the Hilton Double Tree Hotel, brought together team members, customers, and suppliers in a collective effort to make a positive impact. Witham Group’s commitment to supporting local communities was evident as attendees rallied together to support charitable causes, chosen for being close to the hearts of colleagues. “We are thrilled to announce that our annual charity event was a tremendous success,” said Nigel R Bottom, Witham Group MD. “This achievement is a testament to the generosity and dedication of our team members, partners, and supporters, who have wholeheartedly contributed to these fantastic…

Applying granular fertiliser is a simple task, but to ensure accuracy and make the job more efficient, the implements used throughout the decades have become more and more sophisticated. Some types were, like the square plough, a fad that didn’t last for long, and it’s interesting to see how the ‘spinner broadcaster’ established itself as the best method of applying fertiliser and, thus, stayed the course. Here we look back at some of the machines that could be purchased during the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s.…