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Ferguson tractor lovers celebrate 75 years of the machine that ‘changed the world’

Some kids are mad about sport, others love video games. For Gerard Gelston, the obsession was tractors.
Key points:
- This year marks the 75th anniversary of the ‘Little Grey Fergie’
- Collectors say the three-point linkage system “revolutionised” agriculture
- Tractor enthusiasts spend thousands keeping the machines running
“I remember getting a ‘Little Grey’ when I was only still a kid and we used to drive them around the back streets of Westbury,” he said.
“Schooling wasn’t a high priority and often I didn’t go to school. I was home playing with tractors.”
Mr Gelston has been buying, selling, fixing and collecting tractors since he was 12 but there’s one ‘Fergie’ he can’t bear to lose.
“I don’t like parting with any of the Fergusons,” he said.
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