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.

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Rule Britannia? • Track Marshall’s new crawler for the ’80s wasn’t the smash hit that the Rule company had hoped for, as Jonathan Whitlam discovers.

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Back to its roots • Peter Love rolls back the years with Nathan Tompsett and his Fordson E27N.

On sale & new in’72 • A whistle-stop tour of some of the manufacturing highlights from five decades ago.

Inbox • Letters, e-mails, tweets & posts

Yellow cousins • Massey Ferguson’s 100 Series is one of the best-loved tractor ranges ever produced, but the industrial variants are seldom seen. We look at some courtesy of the AGCO archive.

Model corner • The latest from the scale-model world

Collecting bales • The mechanised handling of small bales has taken many forms over the years. We look back at some of them.

In the next issue • The oldest Nuffield tractor known to exist, the second off the production line, is a pretty big deal. Peter Love finds out what was involved in getting it back to its former glory.

Misunderstood? • In the final part of this feature, Scott Lambert concludes his thoughts on what it’s like to own and operate an International Harvester 523 and he passes the soapbox to fellow owners in order for them to provide their opinions.

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Workshop • Projects, expert advice & product news

780 rescue part 18 • With some settled weather at last, Andrew Hall has been able to apply some paint to his David Brown project.

Votex drive belts • Andrew Hall was asked to assist in fitting a pair of new drive belts onto a nine-foot Votex topping mower, and explains the procedure.

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.

Preparing a Haybob • With haymaking upon us, Andrew Hall gives his Haybob a once-over to reduce the chances of any breakdowns at a...