The E27NP6 Fordson tractor was the first tractor Glen Lett restored
The E27NP6 Fordson tractor was the first tractor Glen Lett restored
Nestled at 211 Troup Road, Woodville, is a vintage hobby museum called the Tractor Shed run by Glen Lett.
On display are lots of old trucks, tractors, bulldozers and stationary engines, even a John Deere combine harvester.
Each year an open day is held the day of the Woodville ChristmasParade from 2pm - enter at your own risk. The rest of the year admission is by prior arrangement - phone 06 376 5876 and leave a message.
An old boiler at the Tractor Shed.
"I've been collecting for 22 years. It started when I owned an E27NP6 Fordson tractor and decided to restore it. It carried on from there and it grew and grew," said Glen.
A mechanic by trade, he always liked mechanical things. He lived in Hastings till 10 years ago when he met his wife Sally and they moved to Troup Road in Woodville.
A steam boiler, top, used to drive piles at Mount Maunganui Wharf as seen in the photo.
"The collection has grown quite a lot since then, we started with five acres of bare land and now we have three large sheds to house the collection.
"Its a large, varied collection, you have to be able to do it yourself, as its only a hobby, to be able to afford it," Glen said.
A general view of the main shed
He likes his collection of Bedford trucks most - he can remember riding with his father in a 1958 Bedford S quite a few times, which sparked the interest. The oldest is a 1931 W and the newest a 1980 TK.
Two Lister stationary engines run on petrol while a couple of others run off steam from a boiler in the middle of one of the sheds. It powered a pile driver on a barge which helped build the Mount Maunganui wharf at Tauranga.
