Based on their reliability and extensive product range, International tractors acquired a strong following among British farmers. They began production at Doncaster in 1949, and a gem in this programme is the first Farmall M off the Doncaster production line.

The DVD covers in detail some 27 machines from the golden era of International production, showing the diversity of the marque up to the mid-1970s when the worldwide range was phased in. There are examples of the larger wheeled tractors produced at Doncaster as well as the smaller ones from the satellite Bradford plant. Tracked models are covered in detail. The tractors are all authentically restored or currently working versions selected for filming by Old Tractor magazine editor Stuart Gibbard. He shows them in action with appropriate implements throughout the seasons.

Sadly, production at the Doncaster plant ended in 2007. As a finale, Stuart includes two special CXs: a Diamond edition and the last CX off the line. Stuart’s script is full of accurate information about the machines and the enthusiasts who have enabled this first DVD about the range to be made.

This is a magnificent tribute to the glory of the British International years.

Machine list:

Farmall M (first production tractor)
Farmall M (1950) with International 8-A plough
Farmall M (1951) with Bettinson trailed cultivator
Farmall Super BMD with International 8-A plough
Coronation Super BMD with seed harrows
BTD-6 with Massey Ferguson 30 drill
Super BWD-6 (1954) with McCormick Deering 8-C plough
B-250 with Howard Rota-Cadet
Super BWD-6 (1957) with International 8-A plough
BTD6-40 with harrows
BTD-20 with Bullgrader attachment
B-450 with McConnel S-12 backhoe
B-275 with International B-23 mower
B-450 Farmall with Dorman trailed sprayer
TD-8 (82-Series) with disc harrows
B-414 with Vicon Acrobat
B-614 with Browns pan-buster
B-64 trailed combine with International B-414 tractor
BTD-5 with spring-tine cultivator
434 with Massey Ferguson 34 grain drill
634 with International cultivator
276
634 ‘Four Wheel Drive’ (Roadless) with backhoe
TD-8 Bullgrader
TD-6 with trailed Leverton cultivator
354 with Pettit 3-ton trailer
474 with Quike loader
McCormick CX105 Diamond Edition
McCormick CX105 Xtra-Shift

		In 1953 International painted a batch of Super BMD tractors in gold to commemorate the Queen’s coronation. This rare example belongs to Steve Haylock.
The BTD 20, launched in 1958, weighed nearly 14 tons with its hydraulic Bullgrader. Eamon Pell has 124 horsepower at his disposal with this massive machine.
		Full draft-control hydraulics were offered on the Bradford-built B 414 launched in 1962. Graham Wortley is turning hay with a Vicon Acrobat.
Over 20,000 BTD 6 machines were built. Robbie Thorpe’s 1975 example, one of the last to be built, is still capable of a full day’s work.
		The mid-1970s saw the worldwide range phased in, an example of which is this middle-weight 474 fitted with a Quicke loader. The owner is Michael Mills.