Tractor Run on Sunday – part of the annual Tractor n’Tinsel Run 2025 in Devizes

Tractor run about to leave to join everyone else in Devizes as part of the annual Tractor N’ Tinsel Run 2025 on Sunday 21st December.

We were delighted to support Devizes Young Farmers Charity Tractor run on Sunday –  a great turnout. 

“The first pod included many vintage tractors before the big modern beasts arrived. Devizes Young Farmers’ volunteers, particularly those too young to travel by tractor collected money from the crowd for this year’s chosen charities (Wiltshire Air Ambulance, Bugs Fund(Burns Unit Group Support) and Salisbury Hospital’s Star Appeal). It’s not too late to make a contribution, click here for the Just Giving page.”

Thanks to Tristan, George, Mark & Charlie

Videos to follow….

 

MBtrac-1000.jpg Valtra 121 Valtra 234 Active Valtra 234 Active Valtra 8450 Valtra 8450

These were the tractors we used:

MB trac 1000 (green)

The oldest in the fleet, first registered in 1985 so very much a vintage machine.

Built by Mercedes but no longer in production.

This was the one we rebuilt the engine on back in April  read our link to our post here

Valtra 121

Fitted with a front loader

First registered 2012

This was the tractor seen on the wire unroller putting up the deer fence recently

Used in a multitude of different tasks on a daily basis

Valtra 234 Active

This is the most modern one
Registered new in 2021
Used to move large machinery to site
Colour-coded front toolbox with integrated fuel tank – blue

Valtra 8450

Date of first registration 2006

Nearly 20 years old,  so almost vintage

Fitted with a rooftop crane to move timber away from felling operations with its timber trailer