CLASSIC TRACTOR MAGAZINE 2003 OCT ALLIS-CHALMERS

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Buyers guide
With a production run spanning 12 years - and still rolling - Valtra's pocket rocket 6400 is definitely a classic in the making. We peel back its panels and take a look.

Fleet Profile
To call Norfolk farmer Shaun Parsons a John Deere enthusiast would probably be somewhat of an understatement - as one look in his machinery barn will testify. We meet the man who owns 11 green machines.

Restoration story
Mervyn Bailey discovers the story behind a rare Allis-Chalmers One-Ninety Beachmaster - and how one Ayrshire enthusiast went about its restoration.

Combine competition
Own a golden oldie? Come forward with the oldest working combine and you could walk away with a manufacturers' parts voucher worth £100.

Past times
Sit back and enjoy the nostalgia as retired service engineer Eric Cannon recalls his 40-year career with Hertfordshire H dealership, Braceys of Bennington

Prairie Monsters
Peter Simpson heads down under to meet James Nagorcka, founder of Aussie big tractor maker Waltanna and a pioneer in the field of rubber-track technology.

Tractor Trade
Irish firm Dromone Engineering supply nearly all the big tractor names with pick-up hitches. Mervyn Bailey tours their works.

Ultimate Intrac
Ever wondered what happened to the Intrac, a futuristic systems tractor that came and went in the blink of an eye? Mervyn Bailey catches up with the ultimate Intrac, the Trac-Technik 6.60.

MF 135 rebuild
Our rebuild series continues with Mick Roberts and students from Lackham College Wiltshire inspecting our little red Massey's three-point linkage, pto, diff and axle trumpets.

Regulars

News
McCormick tradition lives on; rare Carraro tractor discovery; Unimog gathering plus a round-up of the classic and modern news from your area.

Farm favourites
Your opportunity to tell us why your tractor is simply the best. Every story published wins the owner a FREE 1/64th-scale model tractor.

Centre Spread
A Claas Dominator 'Classic' tucks into the harvest at Henry Hirst Farms' Home Farm, Uffington, Stamford.

On the block
A comprehensive listing of the principal results from a major tractor auction in Cambridgeshire.

From the field - Letters
Share your views on farm machinery - past and present - with the readers of CLASSIC TRACTOR.

Memory Lane
Within days of arriving on farms, Nuffield 4/65s were shaking themselves to bits, How were they ever allowed to reach the market, asks Tony Thomas, serving at the time as a regional sales manager.

Collectors Corner
Chestnut Miniatures is carving out a real name for itself as a manufacturer of authentic combine models, its latest release being the Massey Ferguson 510.

Dawn on the farm
Cambridgeshire farmer Darren Tebbitt turns his attention to farm haulage, asking the question: is your tractor and trailer combination overweight and therefore breaking the law?

Technically Speaking
With the starter motor solenoid refurbished, technical expert Lance Butters turns his attention to the starter motor itself.

Scene in Europe
Steven Vale takes his customary look behind-the-scenes at the machines that will be making tomorrow's headlines.

Classified Adverts
Tractors for sale, parts to buy and wanted, rally and events - it's all here in our colour classified section