It’s not new, and it won’t improve its output, speed or power, but this specialist paint job shows the lengths some contractors will go to in order to attract customers and stand out from the crowd.

The Deutz-Fahr TTV630, owned by AQF Contracting of Lockerbie, was professionally resprayed at a cost of £2,700 by local firm Agri Valet. Though it looks like a new machine, the tractor has actually already completed 300 hours of hard graft.