ploughmyfield.com

Unless you’ve been ploughing on the moon for the past couple of months you can’t helped but notice the website www.reborntractor.net. The website which has had over 14,000 visits in October was setup primarily to promote the DVD of an MF 135 restoration. Well the DVD has been released and www.ploughmyfield.com has got hold of a copy to report on the contents and what we thought.

I first thing I’d like to say is thank goodness for DVD’s if this release had been on Video I think I would have warn it out by now as I’ve watched it so many times! The process of restoring tractors isn’t a new concept so it was nice to see a new and very professional approach to telling the story, I say story it’s more of a journey. last Tuesday night when my son was finally in bed and all the days jobs completed I thought I’d have a quick look at the DVD to see what all the fuss was about. After 30 mins watching I thought I’d just watch to the end of the first of the 2 DVD’s in the box. The end of the first DVD arrived all to soon so I though I’d just see what the second contained, at 1:30am I was still in the living room glued to the telly. There isn’t a lot that can normally keep me from my bed but in this case I didn’t even feel tired. I have to say at this point that I don’t own a 135 and I don’t think I ever will but that didn’t stop me wanting to watch the DVD again. So who do I think the DVD is aimed at well obviously if your about to restore your 135 then you, but as the owner of a TE-F20 I thought the items covered in The DVD where still relevant and useful to me. One section in particular on replacing the half shaft seals in the back axle I must have watched 10 times. I have to replace the seals on my tractor and the process is exactly the same. It was so nice to see someone go through how to do it. The sections on body work shaping and painting are also relevant to a much wider audience. the DVD also delves into the people who restore tractors, why they do it and what drives them. I’ve never seen this covered before but it left me wanting to play the footage to all those people who ask me, “So why have you got a tractor in the garage?” They would then understand why I do it. on 2 DVD’s with over 200 minutes. The presenter Emma Louise Johnston Looks as though she know nothing about tractors in the opening sequence. As the restoration progresses you can see her knowledge grow as well as her confidence. She was totally convincing. I just wish the experts on hand in this DVD where there when I started restoring my tractor. Although they make a joke at the start of the DVD about not telling your spouse about how much it cost to me this is the only thing that is missing. some kind of accounts as to the cost of all this restoring I can see why they didn’t put it in as the memory of the money you spent fades you still have a cracking tractor to look at and drive.

If you own a 135 then this DVD gets a 6/5 for the rest of us I’d still say 4/5 lots for old and new restorers alike. One you’ll come back to and watch again. The most interesting thing was said at the end of the DVD that they are looking to restore something else and it could be a TE-20. I wait in anticipation.

The website is also developing quite nicely, lots of competitions and a newsletter to subscribe to.

Available from:  www.reborntractor.net
Price: £24.95
Running Time: 210mins