July 2020

Tractor & Farming Heritage

Celebrating the history and development of the tractor

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Welcome
Welcome to the July issue of TFH and as we go to press people are at last taking their first tentative steps back to work as the lock down eases. So please stay safe out there everyone. And until things get back to some form of normality here’s just
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Contributors This Issue
Professional heritage writer based in Wales. Roving reporter and technical writer. Editor of your favourite Tractor magazine. Author and agricultural industry journalist. Also, thanks to Bob Weir, Peter Love, Mike Williams, John Farnworth, Graham Ham
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Editor: Tony Hoyland Email: tfh.ed@kelsey.co.uk Art Editor: Mark Hyde Talk Media Sales - 01732 445325 info@talkmediasales.co.uk Production Assistant - Connie Walker – production@talkmediasales.co.uk– 01732 447006 Chief Operating Officer: Phil Weeden
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Burns Country Classics
Mention “Ayrshire”, and the name of Scotland’s most famous poet, Robert Burns, immediately comes to mind. Burns was born in the county, and the area is steeped in folklore and tradition. Farming is also big business, with usually a mixture of cereals
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Ihc Tractor Revolution
The IHC 10-20 was introduced in 1923 and in that year some 7117 of the model were made with just a dozen or so coming to the UK. Interestingly, the brochure for the 15-30 and 10-20 is one of the same and is difficult to differentiate between the two
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We Will Meet Again
The world of preservation has been dealt a shattering blow with the Covid-19 pandemic just as many rallies, vintage events, museums, and more were making final preparations for the 2020 season. However, the health and safety of everyone is vital in t
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£3287 For Rare Brochure
Suggested to be possibly the only known brochure of its type in the world today, made £3287 on May 5 when the online Aumann Auctions C H Wendel (part one of three) sale was concluded. This was for the Capital 45hp-75hp tractor catalogue, a type of tr
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David Corkish
David Corkish, aged 84, passed away on March 31, 2020; he was the first victim on the Isle of Man to die of this current virus, writes Orry Mitchell. David was one of the founder members of the Southern Vintage Engine and Tractor Club, which formed i
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Still On Parade
Agricultural shows throughout the UK have been postponed during the Covid-19 outbreak. However, one company has found a solution to keep the wheels turning on one of the traditional highlights of the shows for the farming community. Goodyear Farm Tir
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Snippets
➤ The Glamorgan Vintage Tractor Club has confirmed that the raffle draw associated with the 2020 National Vintage Tractor Road Run was not drawn in April as previously advertised. The date of this draw has been moved to next year, Easter Sunday, Apri
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Sarah Saves The Day
When we see our wonderful doctors, GPs and consultants at work it’s often hard to imagine what they do outside of their crucial NHS work. Most have hobbies just like the rest of us, and some, like Dr Tom Beach, are also tractor enthusiasts. Tom works
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Bomber Tyres In The Bush
READER’S STORY The years following the Second World War saw substantial progress in farm mechanisation in Australia. The last of the big horse teams were phased out as tractors became available. However, factories were set up for war production the s
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Machines That Made History SAUNDERSON TRACTORS
The first American tractors were available from 1889, and most of the early arrivals were heavyweight models designed mainly to replace steam traction engines for haulage and powering stationary equipment such as threshing machines. Britain’s tractor
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Powell Bros & Whitaker POTATO DIGGER
Back when Britain was a hive of industrial activity every region had its manufacturers and locally made tools and implements were a commonplace sight in every farmyard. Wales was no exception and in North Wales, one very popular maker of barn and far
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The Battle For Wheat
In January 1942 the Government declared that women would be drafted into war work, and huge numbers continued opting for the open-air life. By June the WLA numbered 40,000 individuals, a year later this had grown to a staggering 87,000, by which time
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The Road-Less Travelled
The Roadless Fordson is an exciting machine, it takes the well-established Fordson name and puts some heavy duty icing on top. It gives us a go-anywhere classic tractor, which is both highly collectable and also still more than capable of tackling mo
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Dream Tractors
Kubota presented its new M6002 series of tractors at FIMA 2020, the International Fair of Agricultural Machinery at Zaragoza, Spain, from February 25-29 this year. The company developed the new tractor to provide a strong solution to the needs of dai
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TractorTalk
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Vintage Scene
When the Case 300 model was introduced in 1956, made at their Rock Island, Illinois plant it was marketed as the replacement for the everlasting VA series. However, you either hated the styling, or you thought it was beautiful and that went for the n
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Massey Architecture
Massey-Harris took over the Harry Ferguson group of companies in 1953 to form Massey-Harris-Ferguson, which five years later became Massey-Ferguson. Any pretext of high architectural standards seemed to have been dropped in a big way by this regime.
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Devon Closewool
The Devon Closewool is currently listed by the RBST in their Minority (1500 to 3000) category. Devon Closewool originated in the mid-1800s when Exmoor Horn sheep were crossed with Devon Longwools. The resultant intermediate-sized sheep proved popular
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That Sinking Feeling
Well, I think that is lambing over, but I am not sure. However, I can safely say it’s been the most unsatisfactory lambing we have ever had. We knew it would be a long and drawn-out affair because of the blank firing older tup. We started off not too
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Happy Memories
It seems a long time since the sun came out for this popular event back in March which just managed to squeeze in before the Covid-19 lockdown brought most if not all events in the UK to a grinding halt. Over 45 people turned up at Stanfield to ploug
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The Ransomes Saga
I think it is high time I threw my rose-tinted specs away. Once again it appears that I have bought another machine that has been bodge repaired. I mentioned the repaired flywheel in a previous instalment of this Ransomes saga. It was now time to get
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Marketplace
With the Covid-19 lockdown continuing, all ‘live’ sales in the UK have stopped, but online is kicking off again. Cheffins staged the Cambridge Machinery ‘Live Parade’ auction on Monday, May 18, with viewing the day before by appointment. Static tract
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Sales Dates
➤ 1 – Machinery Sale. York Auction Centre, Murton, York YO19 5GF. Tel: 01904 489731. ➤ 2 – Auction Sale of the Elderburn Tractor Collection. Elderburn, North Denhead, St Andrews, Fife KY16 8PA. Pentland Limited. Tel: 07547369295. ➤ 3 - Wessex Machine
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Product Reviews
Sealey’s new ratchet combination spanner set is the latest addition to their high-quality Platinum Series. The chrome vanadium steel has been hardened and tempered with a fully polished micro satin finish and the slim style makes them ideal for use i
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The Real Deal
Our friend Ken is a “bit of a character”. He has the messiest farm imaginable. Sheepdogs covered in cow muck lie on the sofa, tractor magazines are piled so high you can barely see out of the windows and the yard is littered with broken machinery, pi
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Next Month
For British agriculture, the beginning of the ‘Swinging Sixties’ was marked by Ford launching a new incarnation of their Major tractor – the Super Major. Which is the best and most economical way to get around the far-flung reaches of your farm – tra

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