Fergie comes out of retirement

I FIND it fascinating that some people can spend hours on end repairing old farm machines, pulling them from what was intended to be their final resting place, usually an overgrown ditch, and lovingly restoring them.

I grew up with David Brown tractors. We had a 990 at home and later I worked with a 995 and a 996.

These days, if you presented me with a tractor of that vintage and asked me to do a little farming with it, you would quickly see my smile turning to a frown.