"Yeah, nah, that's an old Segway x2 cross-terrain machine you can see up front. Sure mate, it's been around the bush a bit - but then haven't we all 'round here? I use it pretty much every day, for somethin' or other. I nip up to the milking shed on it all the time. It's quicker to jump on the PT and just go, than to climb onto the quad bike, back 'er out and turn 'er around. Plus the PT always starts up instantly - you don't have to crank it in the cold. Yep, you can see I slapped on some Turf tyres. Did that to keep the Missus happy, coz you know what it's like when the kids want to tear around the lawn. When I first got it, it had ATV tyres - a bit like the old quady has - but it's still got shitloads of grip. And it's safer for the little tackers and for the farm workers than the quad bikes. Bloody obvious, really. Plus I can throw it on the back of the Hilux and take it with me up the road to the top block. Now if the milk solids price comes up a bit this season I might even get one of those brand new Segway x2 SE's. Gotta keep up with whatshisname, that lucky bastard next door who's already gone out and got himself one. He was sayin' the other day that the SE's are s'posed to be even more rugged in the mud, which ya might-a noticed we get a bit of 'round here in the 'Naki." (see note below)
Waikato vineyard; Bay of Plenty Kiwifruit orchard; Canadian berry farm; Spanish plant nursery and garden centre.
Auckland lifestyle block (small holding); Karaka dairy and equine farm.
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