Vintage tractors the rage in Tasmania at Pearn s Steam World as volunteers power ahead
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An old Aveling and Porter steam tractor has been lovingly restored.
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While modern tractors boast space-age technology, air-conditioned cabs and incredible power, steam-powered tractors built over a century ago can still capture hearts.
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A group of volunteers in northern Tasmania helps preserve one of the largest collection of steam-powered tractors in the southern hemisphere
They recently restored a 1926 Aveling and Porter steam engine, which cost $100,000 and took two years
The family behind the collection has set up an exhibition celebrating women on the land