The Red Tractor was mainly driven by Peter Fogg in the original series. It later became Alf Thompson's main tractor in the new series. Alf did however drive it once before in the Series 1 episode Postman Pat's Foggy Day.
It has a bulldozer blade, which is used to shift landslides and heavy drifts of snow. It also has a winch on the back for using attachments like the log lifter from Postman Pat's Windy Day.
Livery[]
The plating covering its engine is painted red and so is its seat and driving wheel arches. It also has blue hub caps.
Merchandise[]
- Character
Trivia[]
- The Red Tractor did not have headlights until "Postman Pat's Foggy Day".
- It won second place in the Great Greendale Race.
- After the second season, its exhaust pipe was removed for some reason.
- Both the Red Tractor and the Yellow Tractor both shared the same model. The only difference being that the plating surrounding the engine would have to be swapped.
- Its sounds are real life recordings of a Ferguson Tractor, which can be found in the BBC Sound Effects Library.
- In early books by John Cunliffe, Alf drove a blue tractor with a cab roof.
- The Red Tractor would appear in the intro of Eddie Retractorhead, a series of shorts by Cosgrove Hall Films in 2008, Which is also considered lost media.
- It greatly resembles a Massey Ferguson 100 Series, together with The Yellow Tractor.
- The Red Tractor's model is now owned by the Cosgrove Hall Archive at the Waterside Arts Centre as of 2021.
Sound Effects[]
Gallery[]
Peter Fogg driving the tractor
The Red Tractor with Bulldozer Blade attached.
Alf Thompson driving the tractor
Note: the holes to where the exhaust pipe used to be
Pat driving the Red Tractor
Engine close-up
Pat fixing the Red Tractor
Ted fixing the Red Tractor
Alf filling his tractor with petrol
The Red Tractor in storage (It is by PAT 1)
The Red Tractor's toy by Character
The Red Tractor in Eddie Retractorhead