jsedelweiss Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I've had Tractor And Machierny For about 5 years now and wanting somthing different so i was hoping you would help me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 same as potato, ct mag every time, the others are just to old for what i appreciate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allis8550 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I get both "Classic Tractor" and "Tractor and Machinery", and I find between the two most of my interests are well covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 A slightly difficult one to vote on and pin down to a single publication I feel as they all have their merrits and their place in the market catering for all tastes and ages. I buy 3 of these publications as their content appeals to my past and present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorsday Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Classic Tractor gets my vote every time..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Classic Tractor gets my vote every time..... He He Classic Tractor for me too, i also get Profi, i know its not for classics....but they will be one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsedelweiss Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 One day, yes. Today, no. But i have red profi and i thought that its a modern mag wheres this is a battle for the vintage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmitemania Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I always buy Tractor, tractor and machinery and classic tractor, all are read cover to cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 classic tractor is best by far, first class read, i also get ford and fordson as a fan of the blue stuff. I get tractor and machinery but not so fond anymore but have been reading one called TRACTOR, fairly good with a good model section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 i think tractor and machinery is better, thats what we buy, although i do get classic tractor somtimes, but they are so expensive i dont like to buy 2 a month Actually my Dad gets tractor and machinery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masseyman Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 the classifieds are not very good in classic tractor and its not worth the money thats why i get t & m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorsday Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Nice one Masseyman! Your opinion of Classic Tractor is certainly appreciated and each to their own I guess. In terms of Classic Tractor magazine 'not being worth the money' (note: it has an equal number of editorial pages to T&M, more news, better paper, better pictures and, dare I say, better stories), I would certainly welcome suggestions and ideas on how we can add more value to the publication in the future. Regards R Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masseyman Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 yes fare enough i suppose there is good news and stories but i like a good read through the classifieds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 yes fare enough i suppose there is good news and stories but i like a good read through the classifieds Um same here thats why i pefer tractor and machiary :) Anyone get Farmers trader on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorsday Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Masseyman I take your point. We would obviously like to have a few more classified adverts in the magazine and accept that most people like to read through them, although we could not cope nor make the costs stack up if we had the same number of classified ads as T&M. At the end of the day. As you say, it is about personal choice. Most people seem to buy Classic Tractor to read the stories and T&M to read the excellent and huge classified section. In terms of value, you might like to know that the newsagents and newstrade take, I believe 40-50% of the cover price. That doesn't leave as much as you would think to cover the cost of the very expensive editorial, plus the cost of printing and postage to subscribers, etc. Classic Tractor is a successful magazine but there are certainly no pots of gold. Our costs have gone up along with everyone else's. R Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Masseyman I take your point. We would obviously like to have a few more classified adverts in the magazine and accept that most people like to read through them, although we could not cope nor make the costs stack up if we had the same number of classified ads as T&M. At the end of the day. As you say, it is about personal choice. Most people seem to buy Classic Tractor to read the stories and T&M to read the excellent and huge classified section. In terms of value, you might like to know that the newsagents and newstrade take, I believe 40-50% of the cover price. That doesn't leave as much as you would think to cover the cost of the very expensive editorial, plus the cost of printing and postage to subscribers, etc. Classic Tractor is a successful magazine but there are certainly no pots of gold. Our costs have gone up along with everyone else's. R Day Hope you dont mind me comenting as im not Massyman but i would like to just say this if thats okay Are you the editor of classic tractor? I still think its a great mag, but i just prefer Tractor and machiary because it has classifieds. I understand your point. Also i usally end up getting given classic tractor from a freind once he has read it hence the reason i dont usally buy one :) Please dont think im being funny here :) * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorsday Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Marshman, Yes, I am the editor of Classic Tractor. If there are ways we can improve what we do and make our product more appealing to more people, then we need to take on board comments like yours, which are extremely useful. So basically, thanks and no worries. R Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Marshman, Yes, I am the editor of Classic Tractor. If there are ways we can improve what we do and make our product more appealing to more people, then we need to take on board comments like yours, which are extremely useful. So basically, thanks and no worries. R Day Nice to no your on here :) Thanks i hope you dont mind me commeting :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masseyman Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 i also usually get given classic tractor through a family member there for i have no need to get it but my opinion is that classic tractor is a great mag appart from the classifieds but thats only my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masseyman Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 i agree with marshman nice to no your hear to review are comments on your mag ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 i get CT all the time due to the era l8 60s to 70s & 80s then the 90s good storys on all the referbs rareties ,... i useed to get T&M all the time but there are too many adverts within the restore trade sometimes giving up too many pages plus the same adds so you are looseing 5% of an editorial compared to CT which seem to have the ballance right not only that after reading a "classic" article in CT i can read the same repeated (not word for word) in T&M a month or so later another mag i like is "tractor and heritage" and sometimes old tractor but my top mag is CT followed by T&M yes its personal choice they all have there merits i just go for late 60s onwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorsday Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Bless you CaseIH895Lcabman! R Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 i'm a CT buyer , (subscription ,saves running to the shop !) & in my view it reports on the tractors identify with , tractors i've used etc, but the question for the topic was whats best magazine for vintage tractors , so really CT shouldn't actually be in the poll. even though it's a first class read you sent that cheque yet rory ? :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 have to say to me classic tractor aint really a selling platform anyway, the classifieds are just a bit at the back, the articles are far more intresting i feel, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 i get t and m for some sustupid reason but i like classic tractor much more so next year i am going to subscribe to it t and m is good but classic tractor has better storys paper so it dosnt fall apart and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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