It's one of the biggest tractors in the region and it ploughs year-round, but nothing ever gets planted.
That's because the eight-wheeled John Deere behemoth is part of Hawke's Bay Regional Council's flood control system.
It is used to rake and plough gravel in the region's riverbeds so the gravel can be freed up to easily wash downstream once water levels rise, preventing buildup of the riverbed so floods are less likely.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council river schemes team leader Antony Rewcastle said the ploughing helped maintained a flood channel for our rivers along with stop banks and tree plantings.
'Where it builds up and there's a hard armouring layer, we get the tractor to go through and rip it - soften it," he said.