Fordson E27N crawler: Waikato collector Roger Benton preserves rare machinery history

Catherine FryCoast & Country News·17 Oct, 2026 04:30 PM2 mins to readAfter driving his first tractor at 4 years old, 80 years on, Roger Benton is still collecting and driving them. Photo / Catherine FryAfter driving his first tractor at 4 years old, 80 years on, Roger Benton is still collecting and driving them. Photo / Catherine FryAround 80 years have passed since Roger Benton first sat on his father’s Fordson N as a 4-year-old and, according to family stories, decided to drive it through the gate his father had just opened. “I would have kept driving from then onwards, steering them when someone was feeding out,