Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2023 i Tractor & Farming Heritage

News and previews of heritage events are coming in now that we are preparing for the heritage rally season 2023. Please send in the details of your event large or small if you can so we can add it to our rally listings or even add a preview in TFH to help you promote the show. Speaking of events, the Spring Tractor World and Classic Commercial Show will soon be upon us. The closing date for weekend exhibits and display booking forms is February 19, so make sure you visit the website www.tractorworldshow.com to take part. However, there’s no need to pre-book for the return of Sunday’s popular Classic Commercials Drive-In Day, simply turn up with your classic commercial before 9.30am for free entry. The Spring Tractor World and Classic…

An unmissable date on the tractor and commercial enthusiasts’ calendars is March 11-12, and preparations for 2023’s Spring Tractor World and Classic Commercial Show are already roaring on. With displays, stands, shopping and bargains already set to exceed 2022’s spectacular return show, exhibitors, attendees, and trade and club stands are busy securing pitches, auction lots, and early bird admission tickets for the biggest and longest-established show of its kind. Benefitting from the extensive facilities at Malvern’s Three Counties Showground, much of the show will be set comfortably indoors across three large permanent exhibition halls plus a link marquee, showing off the exhibits and merchandise, whatever the weather! The team at Kelsey Media (who are sponsoring the event) are already busy allocating pitches for exhibitors coming in from across the country,…

Silverstone Auctions is offering a Royal vehicle at their next sale, Race Retro, on February 25, at Stoneleigh Park. This Royal Land Rover Series I (86in) was built in late 1953 and registered on the Royal number sequence NXN 1 in early 1954, the 11th example from that year. This historically interesting vehicle comes to auction in immaculate condition. It has a production chassis number but is considered a pre-production build. Unique features include doors, body, roof, bumpers, and twin rear doors, to name but a few. Dispatched to Stratstone London on July 3, 1953, the newly proclaimed Queen had the Land Rover shipped to her beloved Balmoral Estate. NXN 1 was exclusively used by Their Majesties Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother with HRH Prince Phillip,…

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The vintage ploughing scene has no shortage of fascinating characters, and Keith Atkinson is one of these - friendly, polite, and always willing to stop for a chat. He is one of the true gentlemen of the ploughing world. Keith is usually to be found at ploughing matches quietly competing in the Ferguson Classes on his 1955 TE-F, which he has owned for the last eight years. However, he has been attracting a lot of attention wherever he goes recently, and this new-found fame is something that the ex-agricultural machinery fitter is rather unfamiliar with. Attraction The reason for all this attention is the little grey tractor that Keith has recently been appearing with. From the tinwork, this tractor looks like yet another Ferguson tractor, but the tinwork is about…

The Rusty Iron Rally is held every Father’s Day weekend, the first Sunday of September at Macksville Showgrounds, NSW, Australia, writes John R Garlick. Everyone was so excited to hear that it was on again and many were dusting off their toys to make them ready for playtime. We are members of this club and always go up on Friday to help with final set ups for the big weekend. Many exhibitors travel a long way to attend this rally and they too start turning up later on Friday, ready to start up on Saturday. While the UK had endured drought conditions at the time it was the exact opposite on the Eastern side of Australia where we have been in a constant flood. So, in true fashion, the Saturday…

I thought I would help with your request in the Jan 2023 edition of TFH page 38 for“any readers know anything about this company?” Davies balers were made at the Atlas foundry in Shrewsbury Shropshire and the design was later sold on as used as the more commonly known Jones balers who went on to make the pick up baler. Enclosed are some pictures of the salesgram for the Davies Baler and the optional extra of pneumatic tyres, etc. Also, is a picture of my Father’s Davies baler that he has had for over 40 years, and we restored the baler in 2015 and generally take it with his threshing box to local shows in the Shropshire and Staffordshire areas. Martin Williams, email. WE WANT YOUR NEWS, VIEWS, AND PICTURES:…

Raymond McDaid says: “It all started about 20 years ago when I bought a Fordson Super Major. My father and uncle farmed together, renting about 100 acres each year to grow barley and oats. As well as cultivating ground and harvesting their own crop, they had a contracting business using their tractors, implements and the combine to harvest cereals for local farmers. When they started, they had a Dania bagger combine. Then, as the contract work grew, they had a Clayson, then a Massey Ferguson with the big yellow spiral on the rotating air pre-cleaner. It seemed that every day the sun shone, the spiral stood still because the combine had broken down. In 1968, they bought a brand new Fahr from the dealer in Dublin and it was reliable.…

Last year, the DPJ Foundation was offering one lucky winner an amazing raffle prize, a vintage Fordson Super Dexta Tractor. Over the summer, the tractor made its way around several shows. The raffle was drawn at Carmarthen Livestock Market on October 14 and the lucky winner was Mark Doughty of Stratford-upon-Avon (pictured). Kate Miles, DPJ Foundation charity manager, said: “We would like to congratulate Mark on winning this beautiful little tractor. The raffle is a great fundraiser for us, but equally important, it draws people of all ages into our show stand, which raises awareness. This summer we had conversations with people we otherwise wouldn’t have because they wanted to look at the tractor.” The DPJ Foundation is a mental health charity that works with the agricultural community in Wales.…

Oliver was founded at Mishawaka, Indiana in 1855 by Scots-born James Oliver. Like a lot of manufacturers that got into the tractor business, the company started off making agricultural machinery. Oliver then moved to another foundry in nearby South Bend. Early settlers Ploughs with cast iron bottoms had been successfully used on the eastern seaboard of America for generations. When settlers moved to the Midwest, they ran into problems. There was a significant difference in the make-up of the soil, which was heavier and harder to drain. Despite the farmers’ best efforts, the stickier earth clung to traditional ploughs, making the job either difficult or verging on impossible. Attempts were made to overcome the issue by creating a hardened surface on the metal plough bottom using various heat-treating methods. Results…

The John Deere AR standard came to Great Britain in 1936 via major pre-war importer Jack Olding. He was well versed with American tractors as he was one of the major importers of Caterpillar crawlers back then. He was also a Rolls-Royce dealer (from 1928). Most of John Deere’s sales were in row-crop tractors, of which a small number came to the UK, especially for use on the east side of the country and a number in Scotland. However, the AR standard and its smaller BR brother were sold to various places in the UK. It was more expensive to buy than the ubiquitous Standard N or the International Harvester Co 10-20, come to that. But if you paid extra, you made up for the cost by its fuel economy…

At last, I have got around to starting work on the Freelander engine. For those who have missed it, the engine had a “giddy fit” on the A1 a couple of months back when the whole truck was lost in a massive cloud of blue, white, and black smoke. Turbo time The engine kept running even when I turned the key off, and the rev counter was about to go off the clock when I managed to get it into top gear and stall it before the engine went bang. At the time, I thought it was the turbo and when I got home and dipped the oil, there was only a small black splodge on the bottom of the dipstick. This just about confirmed that indeed the bearings and…

If you have ever been to the Carrington Rally or the Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage show, there’s a high likelihood that you will have bumped into a Fergie sporting a bright pink livery. And just in case you missed that, there is a large banner mounted up high on its rear end advertising the Lincolnshire Ladies Tractor Road Run. Pinks The tractor is affectionately called Pinks by Julie Mason and the small group of friends who attend local shows, events, and road runs where the public has donated generously to their cause. The Lincolnshire Ladies Tractor Road Run was set up in 2010 by Mrs Margaret Bell after hearing and seeing a similar event in Norfolk held by one of the tractor clubs. It was originally to raise money…

People also came from other parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland to this so professionally staged event, which was nothing but the best. In fact, the museum took everyone’s breath away when walking around. It’s by far the best agricultural museum in the UK and Ireland and sets new standards for what has been achieved here. However, we were able to look at the modern fleet of tractors here as well on this 6000-acre farm and were to see the Fendt, John Deere and New Holland fleet which are driven by the seven workers on the farm side of this extensive business. The modern tractors are kept just in immaculate condition, as are the preservation examples. Implements We were also able to look at the new implements,…

John Deere Model D basic specification 1923-1939 (unstyled) Engine: John Deere 7.6 litre (from 1927 8.2 litre) Cylinders: 2 Power: 15-30hp drawbar, 27-41.59hp belt Transmission: 2x1 (from 1935 3x1) Weight: 1855 to 2667k John Deere Model D specification 1939-1953 (styled) Engine: John Deere 8.2 litre Cylinders: 2 Power: 38hp drawbar, 42hp belt Transmission: 3x1 Weight: 2721kg The Thirties had quickly become an age of streamlining, whether it be with trains, planes, or automobiles, and soon the farm tractor would join the streamlined age. Whole design This was not just a cosmetic exercise as for the first time many components would become enclosed and therefore safer for the operator because of how the new designs made the tractor sleeker and less “put together”. For the first time, the whole design of…

Often, we only see the culmination of people’s efforts to put on a show or road run. But much work and preparation must go into it beforehand to ensure everything runs smoothly. Here, we gain some insights into the NVTRR 2022 through the eyes of those directly involved. These included Dave King, treasurer; Wayne Griffiths, host for 2022; committee member Ryan Griffiths, Rhiannon Griffiths who compiled the thoughts of Wayne and husband Ryan on the event; and last but not least, Ashley Godsall, co-founder of the NVTRR. Committee member’s view Dave King recalls someone commenting that hosting the NVTRR wouldn’t differ greatly from what they were used to. “Well, in a way, it is very different,” says Dave. “Much more intense, with a greater degree of management required. Very different…

Just look at what Matchbox made of their caterpillar tractor as you scoop one of these up into the palm of your hand – and wonder! Wonder how they captured all that detail into such a tiny metal toy and marvel at how close one of these mimics the real thing. Imagine the clatter of steel grousers and the squeal as a real machine spun turn, the ease at which the giant rig dug into the steepest of hillsides, the short shrift given on the toughest of ground conditions come rain or shine. Lesney A British company called Lesney made Matchbox Toys and their business was established in 1947 by two ex-servicemen, Leslie Smith, and Rodney Smith (unrelated by birth) who pooled together their £300 gratuities to buy a die-casting…

THE HEAT IS ON Machine Mart stock a huge range of heating equipment for a variety of applications. Their XR80 diesel/paraffin fired space heater provides a heat output of up to 20.5kW with other models in the Clarke diesel/paraffin space heater range providing a maximum heat output of up to 61kW. The 230V power supply is fitted inside a stainless steel combustion chamber with automatic flame failure cut out and a variable heat control thermostat to keep rooms at the perfect temperature. Prices in this range start from £274.80 (inc. VAT). In the gas fan heater range, the Little Devil II provides a heat output of 10.3kW, with models in the range delivering a heat output up to a massive 117.2kW. Some models in this range also feature variable heat…