If the once ubiquitous Massey MF30 dominated UK drill sales in the 1970s, then the 1980s Accord DA, perched atop a power harrow, was its nemesis. The power harrow drill went on to see its popularity wane in the ‘noughties’, but the combo is now enjoying a renaissance as a valuable back-up option in wet and difficult autumns. James de Havilland reports