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Undertaking A Service
ON A DAVID BROWN CROPMASTER Q I have recently bought a 1950 DB Cropmaster to do the occasional road run and eventually to use in ploughing matches. The tractor is in good, restored condition, but has been in storage for about four years. The tractor
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A New Era For This Prestigious Title
Hello and welcome to the May 2024 issue of Tractor & Machinery, with its bold, new look! This is my final issue, after more than 10 years and 133 issues as Editor. I am moving on to a new challenge, but you’ll be pleased to learn that I’m leaving you
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Bargains Galore
Laser Tools has introduced a magnetic welding corner clamp designed for fixing ferrous components at a specific angle during welding. This clamp (part number 8751) features an easily readable gauge with a range of 20 to 200 degrees. Once the desired
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Colour Clarification
STAR LETTER Dear Scott, I occasionally give talks to vintage tractor clubs on ‘Restoring vintage tractors: getting it correct’. It is therefore imperative that what I say is absolutely right. My understanding of the Ford 6X range is that the 3000, 40
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McCartneys at W J Taylor & Sons
Saturday 23 March In Presteigne, Powys, McCartneys staged an auction for W J Taylor & Sons, due to retirement. The company was a former MF dealer, particularly prominent during the 100, 500, and 200 Series era, and had retained all information, recor
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Euro Auctions Leeds
Wednesday 6 March There was a small, but varied, selection of tractors to interest us in the older working category at the latest Euro Auctions sale, although some restored examples were included for good measure. Generally, their condition was not t
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What Might Have Been
A project forced on both Ford and County, as well as all other manufacturers in South Africa, was the Atlantis Diesel Engine Programme (ADE). Its name stemmed from a town in the Western Cape, called Atlantis. At the time, the Government of South Afri
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Finishing mower Overhaul
PART 5 In recent weeks I’ve been tying a few loose ends regarding the projects I’ve been busy with. Work on the finishing mower has now been completed and the machine is now ready to do battle this season. It arrived as a very neglected machine, not
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Size Does Matter
SCALE MODEL PREVIEW We’ve got a couple of heavy hitters from Universal Hobbies in this issue – one of which is an absolute beast! Following Case IH’s recent release of the Quadtrac 715, with peak power output of 778hp, it was inevitable that UH would
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H J Pugh & Co. at Ledbury
Saturday 16 March H J Pugh & Co.’s recent collective sale was made up of many items that would have been at the Tractor World auction in late February but, owing to the wet weather, never made it. The highlight was an original, 1948 Jones Tiger baler
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How To Buy At Auction
The prices shown on the following pages are based on tractors sold at auction, on the Internet, privately, and from some overseas markets too. Prices change as time progresses, and it’s not always an upward trend, but you will get a good indication o
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Whistle While You Work
CASE IH 1056XL Introduced in December 1982 to replace the 1055, the International 1056XL was the smallest of the 100hp-plus models produced by the company. Those looking for a tractor in this power bracket were often tempted by the fact that a four-w
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Good Start In Ireland
Even though the company did not sell all the lots in its first auction, H J Pugh & Co. (Ireland) Ltd. was pleased with proceedings in Co. Galway, despite the soggy conditions. Things to sell included a Steyr 180 at €8,000 (£6,851) and a Turner Yeoman
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Cheffins at Pete Marquis
Saturday 23 March As reported in our News section, Cheffins’ disposal of Pete Marquis’ collection turned out to be the big auction in March. Pete had amassed a superb collection of classic tractors over the years, as well as some Land Rovers, and his
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In The June Issue…
MF 168 We begin a full, step-by-step rebuild of a Perkins A4.236 diesel engine from a Massey Ferguson 168. The owner has opted to leave the tractor in its current, original condition, but is ‘going to town’ on the engine to bring it back to reliable
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John Deere Introduces New 5M Series Tractors
NEW MACHINERY UPDATE Available with new transmissions and integrated AutoTracTM functionalities in the dashboard, the new John Deere 5M is a versatile machine in the field, around the farmyard, and on the road. John Deere has also added the 5130M to
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Making Memories
8210 FORD RESTORATION One of the new entries at the 2024 Somerset Vintage & Classic Tractor Show was a 1984 Ford 8210, owned and restored by Dean Cox from Somerset. “I have been brought up with tractors my whole life, from a very young age,” explaine
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Clean Classics Under The Hammer
AUCTION PREVIEW Andrew Ross, well known for bringing clean classics into the UK from Japan and North America, has decided it’s time to take life easier and has called in Cheffins to dispose of his stock on Saturday 1 June. At least 40 classics will b
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Tractor & Machinery
Editor Scott Lambert, 01959 541444, tm.ed@kelsey.co.uk Art editor Lorna Mansford Tractor Mart editor Peter Love Tractor Mart team David Reed, Joseph Lewis Contributors Willie Carson, James Connolly, Mike Gormley, Andrew Hall, Gary Hawkins, Peter Hens
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In The June Issue…
MF FAN We meet young enthusiast Dan Nicholson and his growing collection of classic Massey Ferguson tractors. https://shop.kelsey.co.uk/tractor-and-machinery-magazine
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Part Of The Plan
MF ARCHIVE Owners of tractors and machinery have a requirement for a reliable and efficient supply of parts – whether it be for regular maintenance or unexpected repair. Massey Ferguson recognised this and provided farmers with the opportunity to pur
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Tony Reeve
We have received the sad news that Anthony (Tony) Reeve sadly passed away on 11 March, aged 85, after an extended period in hospital. Tony joined the Massey Ferguson Engineering team based in Coventry in 1964. He was seconded to the North American MF
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Sold for £41.5k
AUCTION INSIGHT As I predicted last month, Cheffins’ auction of the Pete Marquis collection turned out to be the big one in March. Arguably the northern sale of the year so far, it took place at Preston, Lancashire, on 23 March, with 90 lots going un
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MF 550 assessment
One of my tractors that has received the least attention over the years has been my Massey Ferguson 550. The tractor was first purchased in 2007, having been traded in by its former owner. Originally, the tractor was supplied new by Arter Brothers of
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Celebrating the mighty Case 94 Series
This programme celebrates the Case and Case IH 94 Series, the last models to be built in the former David Brown factory at Meltham in West Yorkshire, which effectively marked the end of the line for the historic David Brown brand. The 94 Series story
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In Brief
The relatively slow start to the year for agricultural tractor registrations continued in February. While the monthly total of 477 machines was only 10 fewer than in the same month last year, it was 16 per cent below the average for the time of year
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Richard Jones
As Richard Jones rightly says, if you have a smallholding, you need a tractor. He has taken that to the extreme, but if you were able to follow suit you would, wouldn’t you? With 80 acres of grassland and 50 acres of woodland to look after in Ceredig
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End Of An Era In Hertfordshire
AUCTION PREVIEW Cheffins will be holding a timed online auction of tractors and other agricultural machinery, on behalf of R A & A R Peach, on 1-8 May. A viewing day will be held on 3 May (10am-4pm) at Westmill Farm, Ickleford, Hertfordshire SG5 3RP
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