Diesel too dear Give the vintage tractor a run

Diesel too dear Give the vintage tractor a run

Independent Australia
05 Apr 2026, 05:30 GMT+

Tractors at ten paces: Winston Chivell's vintageFarmall Cubfronts up to his son's diesel-run1986 Case International, at their property near Birchip, Victoria. (Photo, circa 2004.)

Given the current price of diesel, thispetrol-poweredCubcould give today's turbo tank a run for its money!

Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet photographer at 'The Age' in Melbourne.

He has several publishedcollections, including 'Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley' and 'Last light on Victoria Dock, 1999'. To see more from Bill, clickhere.

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