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

Driving forces • Stress-busters, undemanding friends and willing workers; the benefits of old tractors can be profound

‘To me fair friend, you can never be old’

Tractor & Machinery

Ploughing perfection! • The organisers of the British National Ploughing Championships are reporting high interest ahead of this year’s event

The Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show • 8th & 9th November 2025 Newark Showground

MF 135 charity sale • A special anniversary Massey Ferguson 135 is to be sold by Cheffins, raising funds for the Dementia UK charity

Care home heroes • Gary Jones reports on a tractor road run he organised, with a difference

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125 years and 50 tractors! • Nottinghamshire vegetable grower T Hammond Farms is marking its 125th anniversary with a new Fendt 620 Vario

Highlights in the October issue…

Claydon shortlisted for award • Good news for British agricultural business

Rare Eastern Bloc beauties

Bright’s Pioneer Museum Auction • Peter Love previews the Aumann Auctions dispersal of the amazing Bright’s Pioneer Museum collection, that he says is set to be the sale of the year

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

An innovative decade • Jonathan Whitlam continues the story with a look at the tractors making the headlines during the 1970s

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Major benefits! • In its 80th anniversary year, Chris Graham champions the Fordson E27N; a vintage tractor with bags of character and a bargain price tag

What a cracker! • Peter Love reports from the 64th Carrington Rally, held on the Crawford family farm, just outside Boston, Lincolnshire.

Lumps and bumps • Subsoilers and the mole are essential soil management implements for helping to keep soil productive. Jonathan Whitlam explains how things have changed over the years

The Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show • 8th & 9th November 2025 Newark Showground

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Going for it! • Chris Graham chats with Brian Kettell about tractors, charity work and a successful drive from London to Edinburgh recently completed with his 1950s Nuffield DM4

Down memory lane • Jonathan Whitlam dips into his encyclopaedic memory and recalls a classic baling outfit from his youth

A Claas act! • Jonathan Whitlam charts the design and development of the Claas combine harvester, and its importance to the British farmer

Out of Africa • A thought-to-be-lost County 1464 recently surfaced in Zimbabwe. Former area sales manager for County Commercial Cars Ltd, Mike Gormley, begins the story

Classics on the grass! • Steve Watts, chairman of Flintshire Vintage...