Roadless stopped trading in 1983, but the company’s tractors now fetch premium prices. Back in the day these heavy-duty machines added some grunt to the tried and trusted Fordson brand and are still capable of doing a day’s work. They can also be seen pulling their weight on working fields during the summer show season.
Colin lives near Wrexham and has been acquiring Fordson Roadless machinery for many years. He has now built up a substantial collection. The autumnal weather had been particularly wet and windy in north Wales, but Colin agreed to show me three tractors from his stable, along with his first Fordson Major that he has owned since he was seventeen.
“The countryside is tailor-made for crawlers and four-wheel-drive, and tractors like the Fordson Roadless fitted the bill.”
“I come from a rural and farming background and my parents owned
