Vintage Tractor Engineer

We have looked before at Alf’s County1124 tractor that he converted to six wheel drive and mounted a trencher on the back and loader on the front to make a superb draining machine.   The 6WD works well for traction, low ground pressure and to reduce the movement of the machine over undulating ground (important for [...]

We get lots of people asking us where to go for County tractor spares, so we’ve compiled a list.
If you supply County parts and wish to be added to the list then just leave a comment in the box at the bottom of the page.
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A T Osborne Ltd, Wytchwood, Shelley Lane, Ower, Romsey, Hants. [...]

Vintage Tractor Engineer has been out and bought a new County tractor toy!
We’ve been searching the magazines and internet for a couple of years to find a trenching machine to lay drainage pipe on our farm.  We’ve replied to several adverts and each time we got the same answer – “Sorry, it sold immediately”.
Trenchers are [...]

We’ve had a really interesting email from a Swedish gentleman about his County 1124 tractor.  It has been converted to 6 wheel drive and is used for drainage work.  Here is what Alf has to say about the story of his County.

Hi Steve!
This is my County 1124, or mabe 1126!!!  It was purchased to be [...]

When County tractors first went into production in 1948, the first machines to be built were track laying. It wasn’t until 1961 that the manufacture of the equal wheeled 4WD units started. The tractors were based on a Fordson Supermajor and badged the Super Four. The drive to the front wheels was via twin shafts [...]