Classic Tractor Issue 276​​ November 2026

Reader Rebuild: ​​ This modern classic​​ John Deere 6920S​​ has been refurbished to mint condition.

Collector Profile: ​​ A Somerset silage contractor puts his collection of old​​ foragers​​ on display.

Ford Series 70: ​​ Development engineers tell how they created the cab for the​​ Genesis​​ range.

Market Shares: ​​ Our analysis of​​ tractor market shares​​ in 2025, using data sourced from the DfT.

Iron Horses: ​​ We visit and drive the UK’s only set of​​ John Deere 40 Series Iron Horses.

Original Classics: ​​ BM-Volvo S950​​ and​​ S1000A​​ combines recreate a harvest scene from the 1970s.

From The Archives: ​​ Retired MF photographer​​ Ivor Clarke​​ recalls a shoot with a​​ van Gogh​​ replica.

Show Report: ​​ Some 58​​ foragers​​ and six​​ Krone Big M mowers​​ were at this Irish working day.

Suffolk Bunch: ​​ The Suffolk Bunch head to Bavaria and see a colossal​​ 500hp Schlϋter​​ prototype.

Classic Tractor Issue 275​​ October 2026

Reader Rebuild: ​​ After a full nut-and-bolt overhaul, this​​ Case 1694​​ starred at a big silage event.

Stodday Silage: ​​ Classic silage gear gathered for a day of harvesting on this Lancashire farm.

Ford Series 70: ​​ How the​​ SuperSteer axle​​ was designed to provide a best-in-class turning circle.

Red Giants Team: ​​ Who the people were in the famous MF photo taken for the “Red Giants” launch?

HARVEST SPECIAL: ​​ Ransomes Cavalier: ​​ A barn-find Ransomes Cavalier returns to the field for the first time in 36 years.

HARVEST SPECIAL: ​​ New Holland M89: ​​ A 1966 N H Clayson combine M89 has completed its 60th​​ successive harvest.

HARVEST SPECIAL: ​​ New Holland 8070: ​​ Despite tempting offers, the owner of this NH 8070 combine plans to keep it.

HARVEST SPECIAL: ​​ Working Day: ​​ Friends get together in a wheat field in Kent to cut with five classic combines.

HARVEST SPECIAL: ​​ NH Twin Flows: ​​ New Holland TF44 and TF46 combines gather in the harvest on this Essex farm.

HARVEST SPECIAL: ​​ McCormick 2760LX: ​​ A self-levelling McCormick 2760LX harvests on the slopes of North Yorkshire.

HARVEST SPECIAL: ​​ New Holland TF78: ​​ A Suffolk Bunch member is able to try his NH TF78 flagship for the first time.

HARVEST SPECIAL: ​​ Secret Sampos: ​​ The story of the Sampo combines that were tested in the UK in the mid-1960s.

Show Report: ​​ Roaring​​ engines and smoking exhausts at Northern Ireland’s fourth​​ On The Pull​​ event.

Classic Tractor Issue 274 September 2026

Reader Rebuild: ​​ A Welsh MF dealer has just revived the first new tractor it sold, a​​ High-Vis 3065.

Ford Series 70: ​​ How the engineers on the​​ Ford P396​​ project developed its uprated engine.

Farming Diary: ​​ A​​ Renault​​ rebuild begins and a six-pot​​ Ford 5000​​ joins the Suffolk Bunch fleet.

Memory Lane: ​​ Colin Hughes recalls the​​ Countys​​ in his life, from a​​ 4000-Four​​ to a scarce​​ 1474.

From the Archives: ​​ A photo record of the machines used by​​ Oliver Walston​​ on his​​ farms at Thriplow.

Tractor Fest: ​​ The stand-out exhibits at​​ Tractor Fest 2026​​ included dozens of older​​ Zetors.

Original Classic: ​​ A UK enthusiast explores the history of the​​ V8 Oliver 2255​​ and even drives one.

John Deere 4020s: ​​ Three​​ John Deere 4020s​​ that were built on the same day are reunited in Devon.

Classic Tractor Issue 273​​ August​​ 2026

MF Supercab: ​​ How does​​ MF’s Supercab​​ compare to the​​ Ford Q? ​​ Read our editor’s verdict.

Farming Diary: ​​ A​​ Fendt​​ Favorit 822​​ and​​ 716 Vario​​ are compared by Suffolk Bunch members.

Fleet Profile: ​​ Older​​ MFs​​ support two modern classic​​ Fendts​​ on this Hampshire arable farm.

SILAGE SPECIAL: ​​ Contacting Fleet: ​​ A cost-effective approach to machinery helps an Irish contractor get established.

SILAGE SPECIAL: ​​ Case Study: ​​ Owners give their verdicts on modern classic​​ Renault​​ and​​ Claas Ares​​ models.

SILAGE SPECIAL: ​​ Running Report: ​​ This​​ Renault Temis​​ handles the carting and mowing on a Co. Cork dairy farm.

SILAGE SPECIAL: ​​ New Holland 818: ​​ Is this mid-1960s​​ New Holland 818​​ the oldest self-propelled forager in the UK?

SILAGE SPECIAL: ​​ Claas Jaguar 900: ​​ This Cheshire contractor has fine-tuned his ’04​​ Claas Jaguar 900​​ for maximum output.

SILAGE SPECIAL: ​​ Original Classics: ​​ Dorset classic fans take their machines 60 miles to harvest 130 acres of silage.

Ford Series 70: ​​ How a hand-picked team of engineers created the high-hp​​ NH Genesis​​ range.

Show Report: ​​ Our selection of classic highlights from the​​ 2026 Carrington Rally​​ held in Lincolnshire.

Classic Tractor Issue 272​​ July​​ 2026

Fleet Profile: ​​ We​​ profile a Norfolk farm with​​ tractors spanning 40 years​​ and a​​ 1975 combine.

Ford Series 70s: ​​ Start of a great new series exploring the development of​​ Ford’s Genesis​​ tractors.

Q-Cabs @ 50: ​​ Marking 50 years of Q-Cabs with a look back at their introduction and progress.

Farming Diary: ​​ Fendt​​ and​​ Challenger​​ tractors join the Suffolk Bunch and a​​ Deere​​ is repaired.

Trade Talk: ​​ The story of how​​ Weaving Machinery​​ became a major manufacturer of drills.

Original Classics: ​​ A Yorkshire​​ collector has assembled a complete set of the​​ Zetor UR1​​ tractors.

Show Report: ​​ A Devon YFC organises a spectacular “On The Pull”​​ uphill tractor race​​ event.

Reflections: ​​ Retired service engineer​​ Frank Knock​​ shares his trial plot combine memories.

Classic Tractor Issue 271​​ June​​ 2026

Creating a Concept: ​​ We learn how a vintage​​ 1918 Fiat 702​​ inspired a modern NH concept tractor.

Dyno Days: ​​ Classic and modern classic tractors are put to the test at three great Dyno Days.

Original Classics: ​​ This​​ MF 1155​​ and​​ MF 30​​ drill make a super drilling team on a farm in Yorkshire.

Tractors of 2001: ​​ More tractors that were new at the time of this magazine’s launch back in 2001.

Farming Diary: ​​ With​​ 30 tractors​​ to call on, this farm in New York State is not short of muscle.

New Holland History: ​​ Our New Holland history series draws to a close with the events of the 1980s.

Reflections: ​​ A pioneering contractor reflects on the direct drills he has run since the 1970s.

Memory Lane: ​​ Retired service engineer Frank Knock’s memories of the early part of his career.

Classic Tractor Issue 270​​ May​​ 2026​​ –​​ 25th​​ Anniversary Special

People & Places: ​​ Visiting people and tractors that were​​ featured in​​ Classic Tractor​​ issue No.1.

Tractors of 2001: ​​ The 18 tractors in this study were new​​ at the time of​​ Classic Tractor’s​​ launch.

Farm​​ View Writers: ​​ Machinery changes experienced by our​​ farm columnists over the past 25 years.

From the Archives: ​​ The story of how the​​ Ford Q-cab​​ was​​ developed and launched in the 1970s.

Farming Diary: ​​ Suffolk Bunch members admire some​​ American classics in New York State.

Original Classic: ​​ Meeting the oldest surviving prototype​​ Marshall 100-4​​ at its home of 40 years.

New Holland History: ​​ New baler, forager and combine​​ ranges built​​ New Holland​​ a 1970s market lead.

Show Report: ​​ The classic highlights and results from​​ a record-breaking​​ 2026 Tractor World.

Classic Tractor Issue 269​​ April​​ 2026

Memory Lane: ​​ Richard​​ ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson looks back on his 50 years with machinery dealers.

New Holland History: ​​ Machinery innovation brought growing success for NH in the 1960s and 1970s.

Farming Diary: ​​ Suffolk Bunch members visit a Dutch farmer passionate about​​ Steyr​​ tractors.

DEUTZ-FAHR SPECIAL: ​​ Reflections: ​​ A former dealer reflects on what it was like to sell Deutz tractors in the 1970s.

DEUTZ-FAHR SPECIAL: ​​​​ Reader Rebuild: ​​ A DX3.90 returns to its original family owners and is put back into good order.

DEUTZ-FAHR SPECIAL: ​​​​ Intrac History: ​​ The Deutz Intrac, launched in ’72, took systems tractor design to another level.

DEUTZ-FAHR SPECIAL: DX7.10 Project: ​​ With fewer than 100 built, this Deutz-Fahr 7.10 is a rare rebuild project.

DEUTZ-FAHR SPECIAL: ​​​​ Fleet Profile: ​​ Deutz-Fahr runs in the family for this busy contracting business in Wiltshire.​​ 

Tractor Trade: ​​ Visiting agricultural engineers​​ G. W Starkey​​ for the first in a series about their work.

Classic Tractor Issue 268​​ March​​ 2026

Case Study: ​​ Eleven​​ New Holland TM Series​​ tractor users share their views and experiences.

1976 Review: ​​ Our review of the farm equipment that was introduced in the UK during 1976.

JD 30 SERIES SPECIAL: ​​ Background: ​​ What the John Deere 30 Series​​ had to offer at the time of its launch in 1972.

JD 30 SERIES SPECIAL: ​​ Developments: ​​ A detailed look at the product changes that took place between 1972 and 1979.

JD 30 SERIES SPECIAL: ​​ Sales & Shares: ​​ The focus here is on production figures and sales and shares in the UK market.

JD 30 SERIES SPECIAL: ​​ Personal Experience: ​​ A retired​​ John Deere​​ manager reflects on his involvement with the​​ 30 Series.

JD 30 SERIES SPECIAL: ​​ Restoration: ​​ The owner of a 1974​​ JD​​ 2130​​ explains how he went about its rebuild in 2016.​​ 

Original Classic: ​​ A​​ Ford 7710, famous for a ploughing marathon, has been found in Holland.

From the Archives: ​​ A​​ Massey 575​​ ploughs up Westminster Bridge in a mocked-up publicity photo.

New​​ Holland History: ​​ We explain how​​ NH’s​​ decision to buy​​ Claes​​ fuelled its growth in the 1960s.

IH Neuss Museum: ​​ The final tractor built by​​ Case-IH​​ at its Neuss factory is housed in this museum.

Farming Diary: ​​ Suffolk Bunch members rummage with delight in massive USA breaker’s yard.

Classic Tractor Issue 267 February 2026

Reader Rebuild: ​​ A​​ scarce reverse-drive​​ Fiat 80-90​​ gets rebuilt to shining, showroom condition.

Farming​​ Diary: ​​ Our Suffolk Bunch team​​ say “goodbye” to a​​ Schlüter​​ and “hello” to a​​ Fendt 820.

New Holland​​ History: ​​ Our new series on New Holland looks back to the early years of the business.

USA Road Trip: ​​ A tractor fan from the UK visits classic and modern US farm machinery shows.

From the Archives: ​​ Rare colour slides show how​​ Marshall​​ made tractors at its Gainsborough site.

Original Classics: ​​ A​​ County 764​​ is at the heart of the rig used by a borehole drilling contractor.

Newark Tractor Show: ​​ Looking at the best classics on display at Newark Tractor Show in November.

Made in Brazil: ​​ The story of​​ CBT​​ of Brazil​​ is told and one of its early 1980s models is driven.

Classic Tractor Issue 266​​ January​​ 2026

Fleet Profile:​​ ​​ The development of five late-model​​ Masseys​​ from the 1990s is chronicled.

Reader Rebuild: ​​ A high-hp fan brings his dream​​ 1884 Ford TW-25​​ back to its former glory.

Farming Diary: ​​ Our​​ Suffolk Bunch​​ team compare three​​ Claas high-hp tractors​​ in the same field.

MF 30 Drill History: ​​ Part two of our​​ MF 30​​ drill story looks at its development in the 1970s and 80s.

Memory Lane: ​​ A former​​ Leyland​​ tractor development engineer describes some of his projects.

Prairie Monsters: ​​ A 1981​​ Ford FW-60​​ that was new on a Shropshire farm is back home again.

Original Classics: ​​ When the going gets tough, this Notts farm brings out its rare​​ 21.5t Cat D7G.

From the Archives: ​​ A retired​​ MF​​ photographer looks back at Combine photos taken over 50 years.