They were first built around the time liquid paper, super glue and the wireless television remote were invented, but it is certainly no ordinary household item.
Now deemed as one of the best inventions since sliced bread, Midge Point local Vince Olsen is hoping to sell a unique 60-year-old Massey Ferguson TE 20 tractor to someone who will love the classic machine as much as he does.
The piece of vintage machinery was put into Mr Olsen’s hands more than three years ago when he was looking to buy a tractor to launch his boat from the beach at Midge Point.
"It was too small for my boat and I didn’t want to put it into the salt water anyway. It would be a damn shame," Mr Olsen said.
"She runs well and it’s a diesel which are a little more scarce these days."
Mr Olsen said The Little Grey Fergies, which were now a collector’s item, were a popular tractor back in the day as they changed the way people worked on the land in the 1950s.
"Using horses was hard work. The Little Grey Fergie changed the way people farmed - you could cover more country and get the job done properly."
"They made a lot of them in the 1950s or earlier and many have since rusted away or are locked up in a shed."
The engine and three point linkage system on Mr Olsen’s Little Grey Fergie are still in tiptop condition which, he says, proves the longevity of the model built sometime between 1954 and 1956.
"They are good little tractors and some people are fanatics when it comes to restoring them."
Mr Olsen is hoping to sell the collector’s item for $4000 and it can be inspected at 26 Peters Avenue, Midge Point. For more information contact Vince on 49 476 572.
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