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!

News

New Year, even bigger show!

New John Deere 5ML Series

IN BRIEF

First all-electric tractor

Prioritise lubricant performance

Little & large • Jonathan Whitlam deciphers why Ford chose to offer the same tractor in two sizes.

THE BIG JANUARY SALE! • 6 ISSUES FOR £19.99

The Farmlift • Manitou’s CP Farmlift models come under the spotlight.

Grey goes green! • Keith Atkinson’s 1949 Ferguson TE-A 20 was bought last year with the idea of converting it to electric power. David Reed went to Lancashire see how things had turned out.

Leyland 602 & 604

Inbox • Letters, e-mails, tweets & posts

Solidity assured? • More than 30 years on, Case IH’s 85 Series continues to attract praise, but does it deserve the hype?

An eclectic collection • Andrew Hall heads to the hills of North Wales to view a collection of classic, and future classic, tractors.

Model corner • The latest from the scale-model world

The Wright stuff • Bernard Holloway takes in Simon Wright’s trio of Massey Ferguson tractors.

Junior’s picture gallery

Show time! • For this, the third instalment of our look back through the lens of farmer and photographer Kim Parks, we visit several agricultural shows held in East Sussex during 1974 and 1975.

Hidden gem

BACK TO LIFE • Tractor & Machinery readers Keith and Edward Deadman share details of their fabulous Ford 6600 that has been resurrected to become an admired classic.

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Workshop • DIFFICULTY RATING ONE SPANNER Easy TWO SPANNERS Straightforward THREE SPANNER Moderate FOUR SPANNERS Challenging FIVE SPANNERS Nigh on impossible

Governor rebuild • After treating the Fordson N to an engine oil change, it was run up to test the recent block welding repair and this revealed another task needing attention. Andrew Hall has the story.

Straight & narrow • Attention turns to the skid unit and wheels, as the restoration of a Massey Ferguson 135 MkIII continues.

New products • Items of interest for your tractor and the workshop.

Experts’ advice • These pages are here to help readers solve their...