0:00:02 > 0:00:05In Ireland, country music is more popular than ever.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08A host of new country music stars
0:00:08 > 0:00:11have tempted a generation to turn their back on the nightclub,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14don their Stetsons, and jive the night away,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17from Ballymena to Ballydehob.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20This week, we are down at the farm with the men and women
0:00:20 > 0:00:24who have two passions in life, country music...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27She is easy on the eye, too, so she is.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28..and tractors.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31This is my... The rear end, as I call it.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37With all roads leading to a Donegal festival that combines them both...
0:00:37 > 0:00:38When the farmer lands here,
0:00:38 > 0:00:40he has no call to go home until Monday morning.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43These young farmers won't want to stall the digger.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45I am like a wean in a toy shop.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46With world records at stake...
0:00:46 > 0:00:50A thousand plus tractors in this field, fingers crossed.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Will these tractor-lovers be sucking diesel...
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Words cannot explain. I am clean buzzing.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58..or left feeling banjaxed?
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Going to say a couple of prayers.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Welcome to the agricultural world of Irish country music.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24If you are a young farmer working 16-hour days,
0:01:24 > 0:01:26you live for your nights out.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Long days. We go up there at six o'clock in the morning
0:01:29 > 0:01:31and you might not get finished until eight o'clock at night.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34It is good to get out and let yourself go for a while.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Being brought up in the countryside defines your musical taste.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41I'm not a big fan of Justin Bieber myself, no,
0:01:41 > 0:01:46more traditional Irish, or American country keeps me going, so it does.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Well, he's no Justin Bieber, thankfully,
0:01:48 > 0:01:53but out in the sticks one artist in particular can pull a huge crowd.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Ritchie Remo!
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Let's put our hands together...
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Ritchie Remo, from Claudy, is a country music pin-up.
0:02:04 > 0:02:11His song Hit The Diff has become something of a young farmers' anthem.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19When you listen to the radio and Hit The Diff comes on, you feel like you're in your prime.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22If you are in the tractor, it is so catchy,
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- you are driving along and you can dance your way and you can jive to it.- Yeah.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27But even on nights out,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30these young men and women still love to talk farming
0:02:30 > 0:02:33and they are precious when it comes to their tractors.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37My favourite tractor without a doubt is John Deere. Aye.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- Definitely has to be New Holland.- No. Definitely SAME.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41The best tractor is a Massey Ferguson.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43As the saying goes, three steps into heaven, you cannot beat that.
0:02:43 > 0:02:49- No other yoke for the job.- The SAME will pull the ass out of any New Holland.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51If's she's not blue, she won't do!
0:02:51 > 0:02:54If she's not red, keep her in the shed.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55# Oh, hit the diff and pray
0:02:55 > 0:02:58# That she goes all the way
0:02:58 > 0:03:00# When I'm flat to the mat with my party hat... #
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Given the popularity of country music with young farmers
0:03:08 > 0:03:11the Whitecross Vintage Tractor Association in Donegal
0:03:11 > 0:03:13are ploughing ahead with preparations
0:03:13 > 0:03:14for their big festival weekend.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Fields, Alan. Have you been down at the fields recently?
0:03:17 > 0:03:22- Hopefully in the next ten days or so...- Right.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25They hope their country music and vintage tractor festival
0:03:25 > 0:03:29will entice enthusiasts from all over Ireland and beyond.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Where are we with the tractor numbers?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35This guy from Scotland has registered.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39He has three tractors, and this other one from Scotland has enquired as well.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- I've a tractor coming from Iceland, too.- Oh, very good.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46But only farmers who drive a particular type of tractor are welcome.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51Your Ford, your John Deere, your New Holland,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53leave them all home, they are not wanted,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55the modern Massey, leave her at home.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57If she ain't red, keep her in the shed.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Keep them all in the shed,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01pre '86 Fergusons only.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Hopefully, the field we're standing in now,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12there will be at least 1,000 tractors, plus.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15And within 15 to 20 minutes that 30-acre field will turn
0:04:15 > 0:04:17from a nice gold colour to pure brown,
0:04:17 > 0:04:21with the soil being overturned with the tractors working it.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23The weekend will also offer farmers the chance
0:04:23 > 0:04:26to swap their wellies for their best jiving shoes.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28A big weekend of country music.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Ritchie Remo is performing, Jim Devine.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35When the farmer lands here,
0:04:35 > 0:04:37he has no call to go home until Monday morning.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39But the music isn't the festival's main draw.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43The organisers are hoping to break two world records
0:04:43 > 0:04:45involving vintage Ferguson tractors.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49The first record of the day is going to be the Massey Ferguson logo,
0:04:49 > 0:04:55and we need 500-plus Fergusons to make the Ferguson logo
0:04:55 > 0:04:59and when that takes place, then the main world record is going to take place on the Saturday,
0:04:59 > 0:05:04and we will have 1,000-plus tractors in this field, fingers crossed,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06tilling the ground,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08they have to all work for a minimum of 15 minutes.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10If they are to break it,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13they would be bettering their own record, set two years ago,
0:05:13 > 0:05:17which was an emotional experience for organiser Alan.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22We got out on that field and had 726 tractors behind us...
0:05:24 > 0:05:27..when I got off my tractor and walked up to my girlfriend,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31and I just cried like a wean, it was that emotional.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I never had a feeling like it in me life.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46The Whitecross festival will be a chance
0:05:46 > 0:05:49for 17-year-old Dungiven girl Chloe
0:05:49 > 0:05:52to take a well-earned break from her hectic schedule.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55There is no stop. It's go, go, go from day to day.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56Even if it is hail, rain, snow,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58you are up from half three in the morning
0:05:58 > 0:06:01and that is maybe you through until seven o'clock at night.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03We just enjoy what we do.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Like, I love it. Like, I could never change.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I'm a country girl at heart and that's just that.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16The festival will be a chance for her
0:06:16 > 0:06:18to indulge in her greatest passion.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20I have always been a tractor girl, like.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Like, at silage time, I am like a wean in a toy shop.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31There is nowhere Chloe would rather be
0:06:31 > 0:06:34than in the cab of her vintage Massey.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38There is no better feeling than sitting on the tractor, cruising about the roads,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41and looking around you and seeing people you meet on other tractors.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43"My tractor is better than yours."
0:06:43 > 0:06:45It is just great craic, like.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47There's no better feeling than being in a tractor.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Like, I would pick a tractor any day over a car.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Such is Chloe's love for her Massey Ferguson, she's taken it indoors.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I have this, now, on my wall about a year ago and I was just...
0:06:59 > 0:07:03It looked too bare whenever I was lying in bed at night and I said,
0:07:03 > 0:07:04"Do you know what? I need something on it."
0:07:04 > 0:07:07And it just clicked in my head, I says, "I want a Massey poster."
0:07:07 > 0:07:11The first day I got it I had it plastered on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13You would not think a 17-year-old would have this in her room,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16but I'm not just any ordinary 17-year-old girl.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20I am a tractor-mad, in the brain,
0:07:20 > 0:07:2117-year-old girl.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33Chloe's 1969 Massey 135 is always kept spick and span.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38This is my... The Wee Red Lady, as I call her, and
0:07:38 > 0:07:40my pride and joy.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42This is the polish I get for her, Mr Sheen.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46It is basically furniture polish but it brings her up in some shine.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51Chloe is hoping her little Red Lady will shine brightly at the world-record attempt.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56I really want to take the Wee Red Lady down to be part of this world record.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59There's everything I want, there's tractors, there's jiving at it,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01and it is just going to be unreal.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Roll on three weeks' time.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07# It takes a special breed
0:08:07 > 0:08:10# To be a truck-driving man
0:08:10 > 0:08:14# And a steady hand to pull that load behind... #
0:08:14 > 0:08:18In Roscommon, Stephen Regan is also preparing his tractor
0:08:18 > 0:08:21for the world-record attempt but his 1956 Ferguson T20
0:08:21 > 0:08:24needs a little more than some spit and polish.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Now, this is the Ferguson Hunter we want to do up.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29As Grandad used to call it, the Grey Horse.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31She was nicknamed the Grey Horse
0:08:31 > 0:08:33because she was the first replacement after a horse.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35There was nothing else around at the time.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38And if it was a horse it would've been put down long ago.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42As you can see, this tractor has parked up the last ten years, so it is.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45It needs a fair bit of work.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46There is a fair bit of water in the oil.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49As you can see, it is not a great combination.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52The tank is leaking. I can see the radiator is also leaking.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53The fan belt has ravelled.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56The exhaust doesn't look too healthy.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58There is no seat in the tractor.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00The steering wheel is a bit ate away.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Accelerator disconnected. It needs four new tyres.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06She needs a full re-spray and an engine rebuild and a radiator.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07It is a monumental job
0:09:07 > 0:09:11but it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Stephen.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Country music and tractors together
0:09:13 > 0:09:17and everything to do with farming all under the one heading, in one field.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20So I said, "Damn it, I'll do it, like."
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Surely to God there'll be good-looking women in it, too, like.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25You don't know. Might get a future wife.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35There's only one thing Stephen loves more than his tractors
0:09:35 > 0:09:38and that's country music nights out.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39I love the country music.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I love going to see the likes of Patrick Feeney and Michael English especially.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43They've great lively music.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46And Lisa McHugh. She's easy on the eye, too, so she is.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48He is not much of a dancer.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51I love dancing, but my steering is a bit off,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53so I just keep it nice and steady, keep in first gear.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58And he won't have time to learn because he has got a tractor to fix.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Sure it needs doing and you'll battle through it.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Given the difficulty of loading it onto the trailer...
0:10:10 > 0:10:11How's it looking at the back there?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15..having a fully functional tractor in just four weeks
0:10:15 > 0:10:16might be a little ambitious.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18You were going too fast. You were going too fast.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22It will be all right. Pull it up there, it'll be all right.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23Always my fault, never his.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30But Stephen's Uncle Tom seems to think that it'll all be grand.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Mechanically it is OK but it's just...
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Everything you see that is wrong, I'd say, is nearly all that is wrong,
0:10:35 > 0:10:39except maybe do the brakes and a few things and tyres.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41And, of course, we'll have to re-spray it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51# Mowing, lifting Sowing, bailing
0:10:51 > 0:10:53# Drawing, hauling... #
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Farmers' favourite Ritchie Remo
0:10:55 > 0:10:58has a distinctly agricultural take on country music.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03And as befits a man who sings about all things tractor,
0:11:03 > 0:11:07he's performing at this year's Whitecross world-record attempt.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10# Oh, hit the deck and pray that she goes all the way... #
0:11:12 > 0:11:14But even though he's the entertainment,
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Ritchie can't turn up without a Ferguson of his own.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19The plan was, originally,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22I was going to take the Massey out of the Hit The Diff video
0:11:22 > 0:11:25but that doesn't actually qualify for the world-record attempt
0:11:25 > 0:11:27because it is not pre '86.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28But if you live in Claudy,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31you're never more than half a mile away from a vintage tractor.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Hello, Alan. it's Ritchie Remo.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Yes, Richard. Are you all right?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Not too bad, Alan. I'll tell you what it is,
0:11:38 > 0:11:42I'm needing a tractor, basically, that's pre '86 for this world-record attempt.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- Yes.- Would you have anything about you there?
0:11:46 > 0:11:50I have a 1949 TVO Ferguson.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53You could eat your dinner off her.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55That is great. That is what I need, anyway.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58I'm needing something that can take me that length.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59Is she going well enough too?
0:11:59 > 0:12:03She is going like a new spanner.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05That's brilliant.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- How is she going? - Well, Richard. Hi, how are you?
0:12:16 > 0:12:17Not so bad. Is this it here?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19This is the one I told you you could eat your dinner off.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- She's a good one. - She's shining like a new pin.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23She will be a great job for it.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25She is my pride and joy.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- If I give you this, you will look after her?- I will look after her.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31I might even get a fish supper and eat it off the bonnet here.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34I am glad to get her out, as long as he takes care of her, now.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37I would not want to see you doing her any harm.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40He was used to these ones that hit the diff now,
0:12:40 > 0:12:41but this is a lot older
0:12:41 > 0:12:46and there's not the same poke in these as there was in the one in Hit The Diff.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47It may not have the same poke
0:12:47 > 0:12:50but Ritchie can still give it some welly.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54# Driving all night Too many miles to go
0:12:54 > 0:12:59# Pedal to the metal Listen to the radio
0:13:01 > 0:13:06# I've got three day to get from Cheyenne to San Antone
0:13:06 > 0:13:11# That's the life of the cowboy ridin' the rodeo
0:13:11 > 0:13:14# Yeah, that's the life of the cowboy, ridin' the rodeo. #
0:13:14 > 0:13:15With his vintage tractor sorted,
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Ritchie will lead a convoy from Claudy and Dungiven
0:13:17 > 0:13:20to the world-record attempt in Donegal.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25How did you enjoy that?
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Oh, she's going like a clock. She's a great yoke altogether.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I am looking forward to leading this convoy in her now.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37In Roscommon, Stephen is hoping his 1956 Ferguson
0:13:37 > 0:13:39will be ready in time to take part
0:13:39 > 0:13:41but the festival is only around the corner
0:13:41 > 0:13:43and his tractor has seen better days.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Today is Monday, and tractor run is on Friday, so it is.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50So it is not really looking good for us now.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Miracles could happen, you never know.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Going to Knock, now, and say a couple of prayers.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Divine intervention may be Stephen's only hope at this stage.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06# So take a look at these hardworking hands
0:14:06 > 0:14:09# Ain't they the measure of any man?
0:14:09 > 0:14:13# They do the best that they can
0:14:13 > 0:14:15# With what they have... #
0:14:15 > 0:14:18There is a lot of problems as you go along.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20There is just always something going wrong.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23When it comes to tractor repairs, it looks like Stephen's on his own.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27You can't help me with this brake.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I know. This is getting out of hand.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34If there was already pressure, now the flood gates have opened.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36That's all I have, is one sandbag to keep the water out.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38It's getting bad now, so it is.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42There's a flood in Donegal, too.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45The typical Irish summer is playing havoc with plans
0:14:45 > 0:14:47for the world-record attempt.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Every one of these posts is in a lot of water.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Well, there's just a lot of tracks there and stuff, so...
0:14:52 > 0:14:55These tramlines hold the water the weather badly, but...
0:14:55 > 0:14:57With thousands of people expected to turn up,
0:14:57 > 0:15:01organiser Derek is worried about where the people will camp and park.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03I'm really concerned about the weather.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06We had savage rain here today, and you just have to see the fields,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08the ground conditions.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12It is just unbelievable, the amount of rain that has fell.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14It's leaving my stomach turning now,
0:15:14 > 0:15:16because this is a very, very large event,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18with people coming from all over the whole country.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21But Alan is remaining positive.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26With luck, the sun will be splitting the rocks that there will be baled on Thursday.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28And plan A will be in action.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- By 11 o'clock,... - You were on about a T-shirt on you.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Meanwhile, in Dungiven, Chloe and best friend Caitlin
0:15:42 > 0:15:46are getting ready to hit the road to Donegal for the festival.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Oh, hey, aye, I'm so up for this now.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49I just can't wait to get away now.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Who's playing? I think it's Johnny Buckley tonight.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56Johnny Buck tonight, John Devine in the morning.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58What footwear are you bringing?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00I think I'll bring flats and heels.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02We'll probably more likely wear the flats.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03You need to bring your wellies, too.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06With their bags full to bursting,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09it's time to pack the most important accessory for the weekend.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Right, I'll get her ready.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20# You can take me out of the country
0:16:21 > 0:16:24# But you can't take the country out of me... #
0:16:27 > 0:16:31With Chloe's little Red Lady safely on the back of a low-loader...
0:16:31 > 0:16:33# Keep it in the middle of the road
0:16:33 > 0:16:36# Let's keep it in the middle of the road... #
0:16:36 > 0:16:37A few miles away, in Claudy,
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Ritchie Remo is leading a convoy of three vintage yokes
0:16:41 > 0:16:43the 15 miles to Carrigans in Donegal.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45We're very excited here.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47We've a convoy here, all with my father,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49and we're going to hit the diff.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Every tractor will count
0:16:53 > 0:16:56when the world-record attempt gets under way tomorrow.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58# On the straight and narrow
0:16:58 > 0:17:00# Stay together Just like a bow and arrow
0:17:00 > 0:17:02# Heading in the right direction. #
0:17:02 > 0:17:07But in Roscommon, Stephen's tractor is far from roadworthy.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I don't know where we're at, to be honest.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I'm a long way off, like.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15It's a race against time,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18so it's all hands to the pump and the brakes
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and the gears and the engine.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23A lot of us working on the job, two of us here
0:17:23 > 0:17:25and there is another fellow building the engine up there,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27and there's another fellow doing the spraying.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29So there's four men on it, two days, that's eight days' work,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32so you weigh it up, we'll have it done.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36As the day goes on, things are starting to come together.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42We're just after giving three coats of paint to the mudguards, the seat,
0:17:42 > 0:17:46the bonnet, and he just has the wheels primed at the moment.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50But all this effort will be worth it
0:17:50 > 0:17:53for a tractor that's been in the family for 60 years.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58I still remember hauling turf for Grandad from the bog
0:17:58 > 0:18:01and seeing him shaking out here.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02It was a lovely sight to see
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and just memories coming back in a flash.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08It's just like a person in our family now.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11So it means an awful lot to us and if we get it going,
0:18:11 > 0:18:12it will be mighty, like.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15The gearbox and the back end is all sprayed up.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16It'll all be around,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18all the shafts are sprayed up
0:18:18 > 0:18:21and the engine up there has been rebuilt.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24So, two to three hours, we'll have rigged it up,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26slot in the engine, with a few bits and bobs to put on.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29The likes of the exhaust, the fuel tank on, and get her straight.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32As Stephen waits on his refurbished engine,
0:18:32 > 0:18:33in Donegal the rain has cleared
0:18:33 > 0:18:36and the first night of the vintage tractor festival
0:18:36 > 0:18:38gets underway with Jimmy Buckley.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47For organiser Derek, things are looking up.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50It's really coming together and it's just a brilliant night,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53and I think everybody's in there, everybody is dancing,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56the big marquee is full.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00As Jimmy Buckley brings the house down,
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Chloe and Caitlin are struggling to put theirs up.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06That looks like a black bin liner.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I'm going to be late for Jimmy Buckley at this rate,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13and I'm here for the jive, woman, not putting up a tent.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20That's like algebra to me.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Stabilise it now!
0:19:30 > 0:19:34As Jimmy Buckley finishes his set, the girls finally get their tent up
0:19:34 > 0:19:37but it's just as well you don't need a dance floor at this festival
0:19:37 > 0:19:39to have a good time.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42# If I could I'd build a wall around old Donegal
0:19:42 > 0:19:46# The north and south to keep them out
0:19:46 > 0:19:47# My God, I'd build it tall
0:19:47 > 0:19:50# Casinos, chicken ranches I'd legalise them all
0:19:50 > 0:19:54# We'd have our own Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal... #
0:19:55 > 0:19:59As Chloe and Caitlin jive into the wee small hours,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01in Roscommon, Stephen and Uncle Tom
0:20:01 > 0:20:04are putting the finishing touches to the T20 rebuild.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10As the last nuts and bolts are tightened, it's the moment of truth.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Right, Shane. Just try again.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20ENGINE TURNS OVER
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Try there, now.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30ENGINE TURNS OVER
0:20:33 > 0:20:38It may look the part, but this 1956 Ferguson is going nowhere soon.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48ENGINE TURNS OVER
0:20:50 > 0:20:53With the record attempt now only hours away,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56the time has run out for the old Grey Horse.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02It's sticking in the bump.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- Right. - That's why it's not injecting.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05It's a great disappointment, now,
0:21:05 > 0:21:08all the work and effort that went into it, like,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10for it to boil down to this.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12But the boys haven't worked this hard to give up now.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15They need a replacement tractor.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Would Kevin Shanley have one?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18I'll ring Shanley, so I will, and see.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Ring Kevin Shanley and see. Would he be up for this one?
0:21:21 > 0:21:27You have. What's it like? Is it all right? Ah, sound.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Just great because, you know, if we get it out tomorrow,
0:21:29 > 0:21:30we'll take part either way.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33It's just a great disappointment we won't get this.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39# We're from the country and we like it that way... #
0:21:44 > 0:21:46It's the morning of the world-record attempts,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49and people are arriving from near and far
0:21:49 > 0:21:51with their vintage Fergusons.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52HORN BLARES
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Just trying to get all these tractors on the road and...
0:21:57 > 0:21:58Well, we're managing.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01# That's where I'm from and I'm proud to say
0:22:01 > 0:22:03# We're from the country and we like it that way... #
0:22:03 > 0:22:08It would seem Ferguson tractors come in all colours and all sizes.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10NEEDLE SCRATCH, MUSIC STOPS
0:22:14 > 0:22:15In the camping field,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Chloe and Caitlin are feeling the effects of their late night.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Oh, Cait, last night was class.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23My feet are so sore.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25But they've no time to feel sorry for themselves.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26There's work to be done.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Why don't you go down and get my Wee Red Lady registered.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31We've two world records to break, sure.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34# We're from the country and we like it that way... #
0:22:34 > 0:22:37As registration begins for the first record attempt,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40the largest number of tractors to create the Massey Ferguson logo,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Stephen arrives with a tractor he's managed to borrow for the event.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Here we are, Tom. Here we go.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56We were very disappointed last night,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58but Tom didn't get too carried away, like.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01The tractor wasn't going to disappear.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03When we picked up this tractor for the day, it was all on anyway.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07For the first world record,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11more than 500 tractors must park in exact position
0:23:11 > 0:23:14to create the legendary Massey Ferguson logo.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20And Chloe's Wee Red Lady is safely in her spot.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Seeing all these tractors, I'm like a wean in a toy shop, like.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24It's just class.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31And from above the tractors do look like toys.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36It's a sight to behold.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49With the first record attempt out of the way,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52tractors continue to arrive for the main event.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54You've got to head over there.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58The organisers need over 1,000 Fergusons ploughing the same field
0:23:58 > 0:24:02in order to set a new world record, and Derek is optimistic.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Very busy, a lot of vehicles coming in.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09So we're hoping the best we can now.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12But there's an awful lot of people here.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17But they could already be a tractor down.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21In their hurry, Stephen and Uncle Tom have forgotten
0:24:21 > 0:24:23a crucial piece of equipment.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28- Are we supposed to bring a plough, are we?- I never thought of the plough.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Why didn't you mention it?
0:24:30 > 0:24:35# And I hate to beg like a dog for a bone but I'm busted. #
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Without a plough, Stephen and his tractor can't take part,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41so Tom goes off to search.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43I'm looking for a plough.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44Would that be a plough?
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- Only one plough.- What is it you are looking for, anyway?
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Anything at all. If you go down to that field down there,
0:24:50 > 0:24:52you'll have no bother getting a two by four plough.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- You wouldn't be able to give me the lend of a plough, would you? - No, no, I can't.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Any possibility I could get a plough off you, or a harrow, or anything?
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- If it's any use to you. - Ah, yeah, that'll do grand, yeah.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06It's not a plough, but a harrow is the next best thing.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09As the tractors begin to assemble,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11farmers' favourite Ritchie Remo
0:25:11 > 0:25:15is warming up the crowd with his agricultural anthem.
0:25:15 > 0:25:16# Oh, hit the deck and pray
0:25:16 > 0:25:18# That she goes all the way
0:25:18 > 0:25:22# When I'm flat to the mat with the party hat
0:25:22 > 0:25:24# Heading for the Tay
0:25:24 > 0:25:26# They thought that we were quitting... #
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Chloe and Caitlin are gearing up for the highlight of their day.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35We've just broke the local world record and now we're moving on.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38We're going to do the ploughing and break the old record.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41It's been a good day so far, everybody is enjoying themselves.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43That's the main thing, so.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45# Oh, give me a yoke with plenty of poke
0:25:45 > 0:25:47# And a can of Easy Start
0:25:47 > 0:25:51# And 1,500 acres hauling 40 tonnes of grass... #
0:25:51 > 0:25:54We'll have a good bit of craic now, we'll rip the field open.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58# Hillbilly-bone-bone-a-bone-bone Hillbilly-bone-bone-a-bone-bone
0:25:58 > 0:26:00# Hillbilly-bone-bone-a-bone-bone #
0:26:04 > 0:26:07The record attempt is underway.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09The largest number of vintage Fergusons
0:26:09 > 0:26:11simultaneously ploughing a field.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15# I got a friend in New York City He'd never heard of Conway Twitty
0:26:15 > 0:26:17# Don't know nothing about grits and grains
0:26:17 > 0:26:19# He's never been south of Queens... #
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Organiser Derek is enjoying the scenery.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27There's all shapes of tractors, TAT 20s and 35s, and 185s.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30It's just unbelievable to see them.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Look at the yellow one here just passing.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35A TEF 20 diesel Roadrunner.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41All his hard work seems to have paid off.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44I'm overwhelmed by the whole thing.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47I'm standing in the middle of it now
0:26:47 > 0:26:50and the tractors actually going round,
0:26:50 > 0:26:52just going round past us, as you see there.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59One of those going round is Chloe's little Red Lady.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02# Nah, you ain't got to be born out in the sticks
0:27:02 > 0:27:03# With a F-150 and a 30-06
0:27:03 > 0:27:05# Or have a Bubba in the family tree
0:27:05 > 0:27:07# To get on down with me
0:27:07 > 0:27:10# Yeah, Bubba, all you need is an open mind
0:27:10 > 0:27:12# If it fires you up, you got to let it shine... #
0:27:12 > 0:27:13Stephen's up and running too.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18# When it feels so right that it can't be wrong
0:27:18 > 0:27:19# Come on, come on, come on
0:27:19 > 0:27:20# You ain't alone
0:27:20 > 0:27:23# We all got a hillbilly bone deep inside... #
0:27:24 > 0:27:26But not for long.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30It's unlike a farmer to throw money away,
0:27:30 > 0:27:31but Stephen somehow manages it.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Despite the dangers of being mowed down by a vintage tractor,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40this boy isn't losing 20 quid.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47With the money safely back in his pocket,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Stephen is back ploughing his furrow.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54It will be a few weeks before a record can be confirmed,
0:27:54 > 0:27:57but Derek is confident of success.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59If we haven't done it, we'll be very close to it
0:27:59 > 0:28:02but I think we'll have it, I think.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Whether it's a world record or not,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07it's clear these tractor-lovers have had a great day.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10It was absolutely class. Nobody...
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Words can't explain, like, I'm clean buzzing.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14I love the smell of these,
0:28:14 > 0:28:18if only the Green Party could come in now and smell the diesel burning.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20As long as they don't put any emission tax on tractors,
0:28:20 > 0:28:22or else we'd be all frigged, so we would!
0:28:22 > 0:28:25# They'll grow your groceries Haul a load
0:28:25 > 0:28:27# Pull you out and fix the road
0:28:27 > 0:28:29# They're good at slowing speeders down
0:28:29 > 0:28:31# When they pass through from out of town
0:28:31 > 0:28:35# I'll live out in the country happily ever after
0:28:35 > 0:28:42# I got everything I need Cos I got friends with tractors. #