And it’s exactly this difference that Pleasant Hills farmer and vintage header collector Kerry Pietsch is hoping will attract visitors as he puts his machines to work one more time. Mr Pietsch will ...

Kerry Pietsch spent three years restoring this 1925 Sunshine auto header and will have it working at the Warrangong Vintage Harvest Day. Picture by Andy Rogers One of Australia's biggest private ...

"When this generation is gone, I don't reckon you'll see this again," said Kerry Pietsch, pointing to bundles of thatch stacked high on the old truck.

Founding members were Pleasant Hills farmers Max Hogg, Kerry Pietsch and Kevin Terlich — all vintage machinery enthusiasts who gathered a few tractors and implements for a working display in 1977. The ...