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Scottish reader Duncan Walkingshaw has been in touch, wondering if anyone can help with the parts he needs for a rare Case 3220? “The tractor is very rare and was bought by my grandfather in 1994, to be used as a scraper, for cleaning out chicken sheds. He very kindly gave it to me a couple of years ago and I’ve been slowly working through it ever since. “I’ve done everything myself, including stripping the gearbox and doing a lot of work on the fuel system. But the main problem now is locating parts for the cab and bodywork. “I specifically need a handbrake assembly, new wings, side panels and a front weight carrier. As far as I’m aware, there are only two other examples of this model, and both…

15th-16th January, 2025 LAMMA stands for Lincolnshire Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association. The first LAMMA show was held in 1982 at the Lincolnshire Showground, organised by a small group of local agricultural equipment companies. Although originally dedicated to local manufacturers, the event soon grew to become the UK’s leading agricultural machinery and equipment event. The LAMMA show is designed to connect farmers and contractors with machinery, technology, and equipment suppliers. As such, it features exclusive machinery launches, UK debuts, a collective display of both global brands and niche manufacturers, plus offers opportunities to network, do business, conduct market research and take advantage of insights from the experts. The show, staged at Birmingham’s NEC, receives more than 40,000 visitors and admission is free, with no registration required. Visitors are invited to explore…

At the Smithfield Show in December 1964, the Ford Motor Company launched the exciting new ‘6X’ range of tractors that would quickly become known as the 1000 Series. Initially the range made available to British farmers included the 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 models, and all were built at Ford’s shiny new factory at Basildon, in Essex. The models – producing 37, 46, 55 and 65hp respectively – featured new engines and transmission options plus distinctive, modern styling. They were intentionally different from the Fordson models they succeeded which, of course, were built at the old Dagenham plant. However, at about the same time as Ford introduced the 1000 Series, the UK’s two biggest tractor conversion specialists – County and Roadless – also revealed four-wheel drive models based on the…

PICK THE OF CROP ★ Please Santa! This is my drawing of a John Deere 820. It’s one of my favourite tractors and I’ve been trying to persuade my dad to get one so I can help with the restoration. George Wilkinson (11), via email A willing helper Here’s my Grandpa’s tractor, it’s a Massey Ferguson 3070. I love helping with hay-making and everything on the farm. Rosie Weeks (8), via email Ford fan Sadly, there were no accompanying words supplied with this very dramatic drawing. Isaac Chapman, via email Ford fan, too! I’m a big fan of Stephen Lennon Tractor Restoration and drew this Ford for the Whizz Kids! drawing competition in the magazine. Norah Barry (12), via email WIN! ‘Pick of the crop’ wins a tractor!* The Britains…

James Turnock’s Zetor collection 1947 15 1948 15 1948 25  1955 25K  1957 25A 1957 25 SADAR (vineyard) 1957 50 Super P crawler 1964 50 Super 1964 4011 1967 2023 (crawler) 1968 3013 (vineyard) 1968 3045 1969 3011 1972 5545  1975 Crystal 8011 1976 Crystal 12045 1977 6718 1979 6945 Zetor of Czechoslovakia began life in November 1945, when the company’s first prototype tractor was completed at the end of the Second World War. Although Czechoslovakia had been spared a lot of the devastation seen elsewhere in war-torn Europe, it fell under the control of a Communist dictatorship after the war, and formed part of the Soviet Union’s Eastern Bloc. Czechoslovakia already had some experience building tractors, as Skoda and others had produced small numbers of machines before the war.…

We were asked by Wilders, then the Ford dealer in Reading, to look at a job in the heart of London; in fact on the Thames, in Deptford. There was, at that time in the 1970s, a large company called Convoys which operated from a significant and very historical dock area. The site is still known as the Convoys Dock, but it’s no longer active in its original form. During the 1970s, when most people took a daily paper, there was a massive demand for the appropriate paper on which to print the ‘dailies’. Much of this came in from Scandinavia by ship, supplied in huge rolls. The logistics of this supply and delivery process were pretty slick and, of course, the ships needed to be turned around as fast…

With the end of this engine restoration project in sight, the final item to be dealt with was the cylinder head. When I’d removed it originally it was in a fairly filthy state, and the reports that I got back from Bromsgrove Engine Services were that it required a fair bit of work. This didn’t surprise me, though, as the whole engine had clearly led a relatively hard working life. However, the head was returned to me in absolutely spotless condition, with all the original paint clearly visible; it was particularly nice to see the red oxide. The face had been skimmed and the valves and valve seats were now in perfect condition. The unit was ready to be lifted back onto the engine block. I’d already positioned a new…

RESTORATION NEWS Jim Akehurst from Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex, is working hard to have his 1948 Nuffield M4 petrol/paraffin (No. NT521, possibly the second or third oldest example known), on the road in time for the annual Boxing Day Six Bells Road Run, at Cross-in-Hand, E. Sussex. Jim bought the tractor in 2021 from a local dealer who was intending to scrap it because of the badly frost-damaged engine. However, given its low number, Jim decided to take on the challenge and save the tractor. It’s not been a straightforward process. As well as the damaged engine, the steering shaft and bonnet were completely smashed by a collapsing barn sometime in the past. Nevertheless, Jim decided to rebuild the Nuffield as a patina-style project and, judging by what I saw…

MACHINERY SHOW NEWS Case IH is using its presence at LAMMA 2025, the premier agricultural machinery show, to introduce innovative new models and technology developments alongside its trusted favourites. One of the highlights on the stand will be the first UK appearance of an AF10 combine harvester – part of the new AF Series. The AF9 and AF10 launch completes the Case IH ‘Year of the Combine’ that began with the Axial-Flow 160 and 260 series release. Case IH now offers the industry’s largest line of single-rotor combines, staying true to a system it pioneered in 1977. The AF10 grain tank capacity is 20,000 litres – the joint largest in the industry for reduced unloading downtime – with a 210 l/sec unloading rate, while comparable figures for the AF9 are…

Portable power The Makita DTW300TX2 18V Brushless Impact Wrench set offers powerful, cordless performance for the toughest workshop jobs. This robust impact gun is perfect for heavy-duty applications, offering variable speed control and a four-stage electronic impact power selection to tailor performance to your needs. The brushless motor ensures maximum efficiency and longevity, making this Makita impact driver set a valuable addition to any toolkit. Makita DTW300TX2 18V LXT ½” Brushless Impact Wrench (2 x 5.0Ah Batteries) Tel: 0800 1078665 Toolstop.co.uk £339 POWER TOOLS Key features include: Electric brake for enhanced safety and control during operation, variable speed control, forward/reverse rotation, max fastening torque 330 Nm, nut-busting torque 580 Nm and an LED job light. The kit includes 2 x BL1850B 5.0Ah batteries, 1 x DC18RC charger, an impact socket…

SCALE MODEL NEWS The 1/32 die cast New Holland T5.120 Dual Command with front loader 655 LU is made using 149 parts and 207 tampoprinting operations. It’s a complete new tooling, which represents the new T5 with front loader in its 2025 version. The model includes the new bonnet design and graphics, the air intake grille is realistic with its thin holes tampoprinted and the hydraulic cylinder of the front loader features PVC hoses. The front loader and the bucket are both metal while the loader guide is die cast and operational. The tractor’s headlights feature the new design and are tampoprinted on clear parts, like the rear lights, turn signals and warning lights. The outside mirrors are foldable and the cab is very detailed, including inner door handle, side…

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It was a very cold day in January, 1985, and a great deal of snow had fallen in my village in north-east Suffolk. It seems, looking back, that the mid-1980s had some rather bad winters compared with recent times, and it was usually the case that at least twice during January and February, so much snow would fall that the wind would make it drift and completely fill the country roads between the hedgerows, making them impassable and cutting off rural communities. This was where the local farmers came in, as they had the machinery available that would allow for rapid clearance of the offending snow drifts. What’s more, they’d do it quicker than the Council workers could, as they were too busy clearing the main roads. In earlier times…

Progress with the MF 550 has been rather slow of late, partly due to the inclement weather and other, late-summer distractions. With the interior of the cab stripped out and parts lying around, I felt it was time to get back into the swing and begin the refitting process. Before working on the cab, a decision was made to remove the fuel tank as a safety measure while undertaking the cutting-out of corroded metal and welding in new. Most of this work is now complete, particularly on the left-hand side, where the fuel tank is situated, so an opportunity to put the tank back in was taken. FUEL PIPES There are two fuel pipes from the tank, one being the main fuel supply to the fuel lift pump, and the…

SEPTEMBER 21st, 2024 It was as though the whole of Ireland had descended on Berry Farm at Stoke Poges, in Berkshire, for this well run and promoted Commercial Vehicle Auctions event. The late Tony McGovern came from a farm in County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland, to the UK when he was 17. After spells as a labourer and lorry driver, he and his brother, Peter, started their own haulage business in 1967. The business grew and grew until it was sold in 2018, by which time the pair had established an impressive fleet of preserved lorries and prize-winning tractors. There were implements in the collection, too, and those sold here included a well-restored Ferguson earth scoop for £700 and the three-ton Ferguson tipping trailer with new wood (grade 5) that…

TRACTOR SHOW NEWS A firm favourite with fans of farming, trucking, classic models and amazing machinery alike, the Tractor World Show is all set for Malvern’s Three Counties Showground on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February, 2025. This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever, offering more space, facilities, exhibitors, trade stands, displays, demonstrations and bargains than ever before, all included in the admission price. This includes taking over the showground’s brand new Kildare Hall, bringing the number of spacious exhibition halls to four for the very first time, plus acres of outdoor hardstanding. They’ll be hundreds of vintage, veteran, new and classic tractors, vans, stationary engines, classic commercials, lorries, trucks, Land Rovers, historic farm machinery and agricultural heritage displays. Also, don’t forget the wide range of horticultural…

MACHINERY SHOW NEWS The latest Massey Ferguson 5M tractor will be shown in the UK for the first time as the brand returns to LAMMA for the second year in a row. The new MF 5M series has six versatile and cost-effective models from 95hp to 145hp. It builds on the successful and popular MF 5700 M series, in the efficient, small tractor sector aimed at livestock, arable and vegetable producers. Key highlights of the new range include the proven 40kph Dyna-4 transmission, a 24% larger fuel tank than the 5700 M range, a 4.65m turning radius and the All-in-One SCR emissions system. Greater functionality is possible with a brake-to-neutral function, a choice of loaders with the Visio Roof, while MF’s technology services are available on the new models. Lindsay…

How far do you have to travel to to your cherished, classic tractor? Do you keep in a garage next to your house, or perhaps it’s in a shed that’s just a short walk across the farmyard. Alternatively, maybe you have no space at home so rent a barn or workshop on a farm a short drive from home. However, I imagine that very few of you keep your tractor in a different country! Peter Spittles does just that although, to be honest, it’s perhaps not quite as dramatic as you might now be imagining! Peter lives in Fairbourne, Wales, while his 1989 Case 1056 XL is based 200 miles away at his brother’s house, near Princes Risborough, in Buckinghamshire. He travels to England three or four times a year,…

9th-10th November, 2024 Thankfully the weather remained dry for this year’s Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show, which was a bonus for early November! The event attracted a very good crowd and I met visitors from all parts of the UK as well as Southern Ireland, The Netherlands and even Canada. As always, it was a great place to socialise and catch up with old friends before finally battening down the hatches for the winter months ahead. This year’s main feature was the Friends of Ferguson Heritage club’s ‘Diamonds Are Forever Jubilee Celebration’ to mark 60 years of the iconic Massey Ferguson 135 (1964-79). However, as well as celebrating the MF 135’s 60th anniversary, the Friends of Ferguson Heritage club, together with members of The Ferguson Club, were aiming to…

12th-13th October, 2024 The weather on the first day of this year’s British National Ploughing Championships, held on the Thoresby Estate at Perlethorpe, near Ollerton, in Nottinghamshire, was certainly changeable. Heavy showers greeted the competitors as they set their opening furrows out at 10am in the sandy loam soil which, in places, was rather stony. However, by 2pm when the plots had to be finished, the sun was out for a brighter afternoon. Unfortunately, with many of the tractors involved being cabless, plenty of drivers received a good soaking, but kept smiling as they battled on! The site was excellent, as were the marshals and the friendly members of The Society of Ploughmen, led by the ever-jolly and courteous chairman, Mark Turner. As Saturday’s events drew to a close, Class…

Pulley fitting issue FORDSON DESIGN DIFFERENCES Q I have a 1955 Fordson Major E1A that I’ve been restoring, and I’ve been looking around for any period accessories that will make the tractor more complete. It has never had a belt pulley unit fitted, and at a recent sale I managed to obtain one, as I’d like to use the tractor for cutting firewood in the future. I’ve painted the pulley unit and have attempted to install it, but it won’t sit flat against the mounting flange. I have tried unsuccessfully two or three times, but there’s no way it’ll fit. It is definitely a Fordson pulley, so why won’t it fit? Any advice would be most welcome. Jonathan King, via email A It sounds as if you have the incorrect…

Many tractors arrive at my workshop complete with a container of some sort that’s strapped underneath to catch the oil that’s dripping out from the back of the sump. I’ve often wondered if, once full, owners would tip the contents back into the engine so that it can leak out all over again? Or was it simply left to slosh out everywhere, defeating the original objective? Anyway, in the case of this Fordson Major, seeing the old tin can rather crudely tied under the machine signalled to me that I needed to get inside the clutch housing and fit a new seal. Back in the day when this tractor was a working machine, this sort of job would have been easily done out in the field, by a mobile mechanic…

NOVEMBER 16TH, 2024 Selling preservation tractors in Scotland has never been easy, but the internet has made life easier for sales north of the border. This event saw a fine collection of just 30 assorted machines go under the hammer, with a good number of them selling. The first lot was a lovely and well-restored Wrigley 209 horticultural threewheel tipper with connections to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. It had been based at Balmoral Castle and later at Edinburgh Zoo, and was presented in superb, grade 6 condition. Yet it sold for just £650. The bidding for a patina-style, 1955 Fordson E1A Major reached £1,900, then a 1962 MF 35 (diff lock, grade 2) sold for £2,600. A 1959 David Brown 2D (grade 3) made £1,000, while a ‘no reserve’…

“I got my first tractor when I was 10; it was a Ferguson TE-D 20 and I used to love driving it around our bit of land in first gear. Then, as I got older and more confident, I started using the faster gears, which was very exciting. That Fergie has since been restored and I’ve taken it to many shows. It’s one that I will never sell. “My passion for collecting vintage tractors grew from there and, by the time I was 18, I had four grey Fergusons and a Standard Fordson. I’ve always undertaken all my own restoration, servicing and repair work, and have learned as I’ve gone along. There have been mistakes, of course, but I think those experiences made me better. I particularly like the painting…