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

Ploughing into autumn • The show season transitioning, displaying phenomenal skill under pressure and a 55-tonne tank in wild ploughing antics!

Newark on the horizon! • Visitor tickets and exhibitor space can now be booked for November's landmark heritage event

A matter of colour

Nearly there! • Massey Ferguson enthusiast Ray McAvoy is working his way towards a full set of 1970s MF 500 Series tractors. Chris Graham reports on a new addition to the collection

MODERN OF THE MONTH: LAMBORGHINI RACING 165 • With one eye on the future, we spotlight another interesting, newer tractor that could well have classic potential

Circular logic!

WHIZZ KIDS! • Send your drawings to: 'Whizz Kids!', Kelsey Media, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent ME18 6AL Or scan and then email them to: tm.ed@kelsey.co.uk

Colour correction

More care needed

High Weald Steam Working Weekend, 2026 • 13TH-14TH JUNE, 2026

Ashby Magna Vintage Rally, 2026 • 20TH-21ST JUNE, 2026

Down memory lane • Jonathan Whitlam laments the plight of so many small farms in his native Suffolk, and more widely across the British countryside

Prairie gold remembered • The oldest tractor in the MM line-up was this incredible, 1917 Moline Plow Co. Universal C 10-12. It's been here in the UK from new.

A Downland delight

Smooth operator

Lamborghini 1R • DIY projects in this issue: Getting started on the Lamborghini 1R's tinwork • Fordson Power Major clutch, flywheel and PTO seals assessed and replaced as necessary • MF 35 dynamo issues sorted out

A Major project • Work progresses on the 1959 Power Major, with the boys continuing to extract and replace bearings relating to the flywheel, clutch and PTO, as Chris Graham reports

Zetor 3045

Pulling a sickie!

Tractor Mart • Peter Love brings you news of the movers and shakers that went under the hammer at the recent Cheffins mid-term sale 17TH-18TH JULY, 2026

How to buy at auction

A priceless experience in the slow lane!