Tractor & Machinery

Tractor & Machinery (T&M) is a 132-page publication on sale every four weeks. Its focus is tractors from the 1960s to the 1990s, reflecting an era of tremendous change in machinery – from the days when agriculture was a major employer, through to the time when new technology transformed farming forever. T&M features the popular makes and models, but also covers some of the more unusual tractors and implements. Each issue has exclusive owners’ stories, historical profiles and restorations, plus the latest news and auction results. For those with hands-on knowledge, there’s a dedicated workshop section with essential practical advice and tips. T&M was launched in 1994 and has gone from strength to strength, with fans the world over. Tractor & Machinery is published 13 times a year

Is it too shiny? • If you’re contemplating a tractor restoration, how far are you planning to take the process?

Tractor & Machinery

Big Cats at the Fest • There will be 100th anniversary celebrations for Caterpillar at this month’s Tractor Fest. Don’t miss the occasion!

Cereals at Diddly Squat in 2026

Safer ploughing from KUHN • KUHN Farm Machinery takes another step forward with load protection

Irish enthusiasts’ friendly fund-raiser • The Derg Valley Vintage Club, in association with Porter trailers, held its annual tractor road run on April 26th, in Castlederg, Northern Ireland.

Cornish remembrance

Slick changes for MF telehandlers • Massey Ferguson introduces the new Dyna-CT transmission to its MF TH range

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What a price!

Lynda Collingborn

Highlights in the July issue… • Features listed are provisional and may be altered prior to publication.

Bunning highlights at Royal Highland • GT Bunning returns to the Royal Highland Show to present four spreaders ideally suited to the diverse Scottish market

Irish/Welsh run success

The Roger Desborough collection • Cheffins has everything for this exciting sale in Suffolk, as Peter Love explains

Upcoming sales • All auctions in England, unless flagged otherwise

Equipment corner • More bright ideas for the DIY tractor enthusiast’s workshop

New models • Here’s another interesting new release for the collector

Going LARGE! • Chris Graham chats with experienced Massey Ferguson specialist Doug Mottershead about buying and living with the giant MF 1200

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NVTRR ‘25 • Chris Graham reports from this year’s National Vintage Tractor Road, which saw 200+ tractors exploring rural mid-Suffolk

Continental workers • Jonathan Whitlam reports on a working day in the Netherlands organised for Ford and Fordson tractor enthusiasts

Cereals 2025 • This show is set to offer anyone involved with agriculture an absorbing mix of specialist information, new equipment and tech developments

Harrowing times • Jonathan Whitlam delights in a classic re-enactment demonstrating how fields were harrowed in his part of Lincolnshire 50 years ago

Cropmaster memory-jogger

Diary Dates

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A rare gem • Chris Graham enjoys the opportunity to discover the story behind John Reece’s marvellous and extremely rare Marshall 904 XL

Down memory lane • Jonathan Whitlam remembers an enjoyable weekend spent admiring the sights and sounds of silage-cutting in 1990s Suffolk

Forward thinking • With the County Forward Control model having been launched in 1965, Jonathan Whitlam takes a timely, 60th anniversary look at this specialist machine

Sticky situations • Mike Gormley, former area sales manager for County Commercial Cars Ltd, returns with more about the difficulties associated with extracting clay during the 1970s, and...