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The (Dodgy) Italian Job
Dan Harris guides us through buying a tractor which is rare enough to turn heads but shares something unwanted with an 1980s Alfa Romeo
Straight To The Point
With hard ground and difficulty in getting his plough to penetrate, Andrew Hall sets about fitting some new points
MF Ploughman Comes Out On Top
The 2017 British National Ploughing Championships returned to a previous site as good weather, good ploughing and a good crowd were enjoyed.
Diamonds Are For Ever?
Here’s some good news from the editor for those wanting to give their restorations that special final touch
Original Is Best!
Peter Love travelled to Shropshire to take in a very original Massey Ferguson 65 Mk2 that its owner purchased some 15 years ago. Yet it is only now that he has got it out of the shed and taken it to a couple of events. At Tractor World Autumn at Newbury Showground in October, it took 'Best Exhibit in Show' and quite rightly so, writes Peter. We find out the best way to clean up a tractor like this and get the best out of it, at the same time keeping the original look
Back to Life After 30 Years
It is thought the MF 35 was used as a shunter in Belfast International Airport.Chris McCullough finds an industrial tractor that once towed aircraft round an international airport and then ended up in a shed
Putting Right Neglect
The tractor as Russell bought it, with industrial tyres.Russell McNab reports on how he restored an MF 135 and kept his wife happy in the process – until she discovered his other plan
French Classics Are Continental
Mention Massey Ferguson to enthusiast Tom French and a smile immediately lights up his face. Bob Weir went to Cumnock in East Ayrshire, to see the recent additions to his superb collection
Excellence In Power And Performance
A classic view of a farm at work prompted Alan Barnes to look into the story of the MF 65
George Likes His Chips
Massey Ferguson’s 3000 Series is an array of cult classic models and one of the first ranges to use microchip technology. George Cook from Kelso owns a superb example of a 3070 – Bob Weir went along to take a look.
Massey-Harris 701 Baler Restoration
Daniel Harris continues to rebuild his £100 baler
Innovative Reversible
Massey Ferguson’s first hydraulically-turned reversible .plough is a fascinating implement – because of the way it looks and the way it operates. Scott Lambert takes a look at the 797 in a bid to discover why agricultural machinery enthusiasts, and not only fans of MF, find the model so intriguing
Constable's Work Of Art
Bernard Holloway falls into conversation during a road run and uncovers an Italian masterpiece
Amazing Private MF Museum Opening
It was a wonderful pleasure to be invited to the Hoey family premises near Rathmooney, Lusk, Dublin, for the official opening, so to speak, of their new Massey Ferguson Museum, which was basically created in just 11 weeks! It was an amazing event, attended by over 6,000 people in a very jovial festive atmosphere, writes the editor. It raised thousands of Euros for St Vincent de Paul, which helps thousands of genuine needy people, particularly over the festive season.
What's New
MF launches its 2018 range at Agritechnica and Dave Harris was there.
A Three Generation MF 35
Steve Wiseman tells the story of his family’s 1959 tractor