Classic Massey & Ferguson Enthusiast

Building on the reputation of the great Grey Fergie, which saw more than half a million built, Massey Ferguson, with their red tractors, dominated the tractor market in Britain and many other places from the late 1950s to the 1970s. Classic Massey & Ferguson Enthusiast magazine celebrates this hey-day and also looks at the more modern and older tractors linked to the Ferguson name. From restorations to recollections and also hundreds of readers free-ads there’s something for everyone here Featuring models, articles and news to interest all collectors, owners and enthusiasts, each issue is packed with restorations and recollections as well as readers free-ads there’s something for everyone. Classic Massey & Ferguson Enthusiast magazine simply celebrates this iconic red and grey tractor.

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STILL WORKING IN GERMANY • A rare MF 65R (instant reverse) survives in Germany, and one of our overseas correspondents Gerald Sandrieser visited Richard Braumüller from southern Germany to find out why he has kept the tractor so long, which he still uses today.

INSURANCE

DORSET CHARITY AUCTION

TRAGEDY AT RALLY

JAMES WITTY BACK AS A WORLD CHAMPION

GREY AND GOLD SELLS FOR £20,000!

£8,000 RAISED FROM NATIONAL

£20,000 GIVEN AWAY

STEPHEN TESTER 1980 – 2025

CHARITIES BENEFIT FROM WELSH NATIONAL TRACTOR RUN

NEW AGCO POWER PLANT

DIARY DATES

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LETTERS • If you would like to write to us and tell us about your tractor, or your history with the tractors, or just send us a picture of anything else, you are more than welcome. peterlove@madasafish.com Tel: 01323833125

BACK IN THE FAMILY • Joseph Lewis discovers a Ferguson FE 35 diesel gem at the West Somerset Railway Association Steam and Vintage Rally, held at Norton Fitzwarren, near Taunton in August.

JONATHAN WHITLAM • Despite the huge success of the 135, which continued until it was finally deleted from the British price lists in 1979, its posh sister was never so popular. Even though the 148 came with a very enticing list of options and many features as standard, all this specification came at a cost and made the 148 much more expensive than its illustrious stablemate, and for a few more pounds you could have a 165.

OUT AND ABOUT • IN THIS ISSUE WE ARE TAKING IN THE BROYLE COUNTY SHOW, EAST SUSSEX IN LATE JUNE BEFORE TRAVELLING TO THE KENT COUNTY SHOW, DETLING AT THE END OF JULY. WE THEN TRAVELLED TO THE NETLEY MARSH STEAM & COUNTY SHOW, HAMPSHIRE, AND THE FOLLOWING DAY WE WERE AT THE WELLAND STEAM & COUNTY SHOW, WORCESTERSHIRE. INTO AUGUST AND WE VISITED THE WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY TRANSPORT SHOW, MOVING ON A WEEK AND WE WERE AT THE HUGE RURAL PAST TIMES SHOW NEAR RYE, KENT AND THEN YESTERDAY’S FARMING IN SOMERSET. OVER THE AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WE WERE AT ONSLOW PARK, SHROPSHIRE FOR THE SOLD OUT SHOW THERE, AS WELL AS THE EXCELLENT AND SUCCESSFUL BELVOIR CASTLE. THIS ISSUE’S CONTRIBUTORS ARE: JOSEPH LEWIS, DAVID REED, KATERINIA BELSKA, JOHN GEE, JAMES HAMILTON AND THE EDITOR.

THE STOP-GAP RANGE – THE MASSEY FERGUSON 600 SERIES • Jonathan Whitlam says: Arriving on farms during 1982 the Massey Ferguson 600 Series is probably one of the most overlooked of classic era tractor ranges from this company. The reasons are very clear with hindsight, as they followed hot on the heels of the groundbreaking 500 Series and prefaced the game changing 3000 Series, making them the jam between two pieces of very successful bread!

MULTI-POWER! • Jane Brooks says: In 1962, Massey Ferguson introduced the Multi-Power gearbox, a hydraulic splitter, simply...