I remember one hot summers day out in the countryside coming up behind a tractor that was plodding along pulling its tanker ready for muck spreading. It was a choice of put the window up and roast or put up with the smell with the window open. I do believe we closed the window. We trundled on for some while and though I muttered under my breath, I was aware we were on their home patch so no use moaning. Why you may ask am I going down memory lane, and the answer is that in this long spell of severe weather the farmer and his tractor have continued their tradition of coming to our rescue in times of need and lately, that has meant rescuing people  pulling their cars out of snowdrifts and vehicles stuck in floods. Tractor models are well catered for in various scales and different manufactures.