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Kōrero: Farm mechanisation

Jeep-towed hay baler

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Jeep-towed hay baler

Military vehicles were commonly found on farms after the Second World War. Army-surplus jeeps and bren gun carriers easily traversed steep country and were sometimes converted to other uses – such as this jeep with an attachment for picking up hay bales.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AANR 6329 22 DA 31 187

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

James Watson, Farm mechanisation – Reasons for mechanisation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/18328/jeep-towed-hay-baler (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā James Watson, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.