Tractor & Machinery

Tractor & Machinery is the world’s best-selling tractor magazine. Onsale every four weeks, this 180-page publication covers tractors from the 1940s through to the 1990s, reflecting an era of tremendous change in agricultural machinery. From the post-war austerity days when tractors started to become more common on our land through to the 1990s when new technology transformed farming forever, Tractor & Machinery has exclusive owner’s stories, historical profiles, restoration stories, practical advice plus the latest news and sales results from the world of tractors. Each issue of Tractor & Machinery covers the most popular makes and models, such as Massey Ferguson, Ford, New Holland, International, John Deere and many more. In addition, however, the magazine also covers some of the quirkier tractors and implements around. For those with a hands-on knowledge, there’s a dedicated Workshop section with essential practical advice, hints and tips. Furthermore, there’s a Farm & Horticultural section looking at smaller machinery and implements. Tractor & Machinery is the only magazine to offer this huge variety of content and since its launch in 1994 Tractor & Machinery has gone from strength to strength and is now the world’s best-selling tractor magazine with fans the world over The publication is renowned for producing the most authoritative, in-depth and interesting features each month including exclusive owner’s stories, historical profiles, restoration stories, practical advice and more.

Tractor & Machinery

Welcome!

FARMERS UNITE to showcase British farming

Jubilee weekend delivers ‘best ever’ Tractor Fest

News

JCB launches Fastrac iCON

Inaugural run

Just finished! • Peter Love visits Chris Wells to admire the results of a sympathetic restoration.

SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 13 ISSUES FOR £46.99

Wonderful atmosphere • It was good to be back at the Three Counties Showground, amongst like-minded enthusiasts.

Sekura showdown • Two tractors of a similar power output, with the same cab – one turbocharged four and one naturally-aspirated six – which would you choose?

Inbox • Letters, e-mails, tweets & posts

Misunderstood? • The intricacies of the IH 523 and my thoughts on it have been covered in past issues, but our feature on my family’s collection and subsequent conversations with readers about the model have led me to the point where I’d like to set the record straight on a few things. Not only that, but fellow owners would like to provide an opinion too!

Fine selection • Peter Love reports on the horticultural and garden machinery displays at Tractor World Spring.

Grassmen return • James Connolly heads to Co. Louth in the Republic of Ireland to witness a long-awaited spectacle.

Lifting grass • A look back at some of the tractor-driven technology used to cut silage over the decades.

Model corner • The latest from the scale-model world

Stuck between legends • Jonathan Whitlam acknowledges the Massey Ferguson 600 Series as it celebrates its ruby anniversary.

Quality at Carrington

Spring run

In the next issue • Jonathan Whitlam turns back the clock to recall the introduction of Track Marshall’s steel-tracked crawler design for the 1980s – the pint-sized Britannia.

Junior

Workshop • Projects, expert advice & product news

780 rescue part 17 • With the work on the tractor well advanced, Andrew Hall turns his attention to rebuilding the seat, which has been more involved than first envisaged.

Experts’ advice • These pages are here to help readers solve their technical problems. Our pictures are only for illustration, unless indicated otherwise, and are not the tractors being written about.

New products...