Classic Plant &> Machinery

[johnkeil]

Has anyone ever taken advantage of the advertisement in the back of the magazine to subscribe to the British publication CLASSIC PLANT & MACHINERY? I've seen a few copies of this magazine and I'm wondering if anyone has done it. The ad running in the last issue was out of date though.

[Jim Carter]

A number of our members that I know have subscribed. The publication is good but pricey; however, it comes out 12 times a year. They cover mostly european machinery but do have stories about North America. Keith Haddock writes a lot for them and this would be another reason to subscribe. Hope this helps.

Jim

[johnkeil]

Thanks Jim, I think I'll give it a try.
John

[whodom]

I ordered several back issues last year. It's a pity we don't have a similar magazine in the U.S.

[johnkeil]

For a while Barnes & Noble was carrying a selection of British magazines, including Classic Plant, and I was in heaven, but then the audience wasn't strong enough to justify them, and they stopped them.

[steamshovelman]

In PA and NY our Tractor Supply Company stores carry it and other magazines like Old Glory and more. My legs fall asleep every time I visit their library... My Lorain 75B is pictured in one of them! Darn, I should get a subscription too...

[johnkeil]

Great, I'm going to Lancaster Pa. in late October, and I'll check out the Strasburg store. Thanks for the info.

[trackshovel]

Glad you guys like the magazine,I have written a few articles for it.Please give feedback on what you would like to see in it as I am in regular contact with its editor,Peter Simpson.
Regards
Martyn Williams
Ps these magazines can be sent worldwide,I can give you details if you want.

[johnkeil]

Thanks Martyn,
I would love to get more details. The exchange rate between the pound sterling and the dollar is wild, but I'm enough of an equipment fanatic to give it a shot. As I mentioned, the coupon printed in the HCEA magazine is a couple of years old, and I wasn't sure if it would be valid anymore.
Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.
John

[trackshovel]

Hello John
Will post all the detail and contact on this site in the next few days.
Regards
Martyn
I am putting an article on Drott equipment in the magazine in the future.
I have 5 tracked loaders,Cat D2 ans a D4,933g and a few wheeled tractors.Between my close friends we have a big collection of machines from Cat D2 to D9g and a few IH Drotts.Wish I cold put pictures on this site.
Please visit the Classic Machinery Network website.My own site can be viewed if you google--- internationaldrottclub

[johnkeil]

Sorry I'm late getting back to you, but yes, Tractor Supply is great. They carry Old Glory, Classic Plant & Machinery, Vintage Truck, and many other titles. I visit the store in Chester, New York once a month, and they haven't let me down yet. Wish they had one a closer closer to my home but beggars can't be choosers.

[Galen Brown]

I like this publication too. My question what is the exact translation of the British term "Plant" is it something like "Heavy equipment? usually there are really well done multi-issue articles on a particular brand I of equipment but the makes a not familiar to America. I concur that I wish that there was a similar pub in the US on a monthly basis. I also get my issues at Tractor Supply but they probably would be cheaper if I had a subscription.