It is the first of many historic items, mostly from the area, expected to grace the two tennis courts next to the popular rural community hall.
The deteriorated, and unused, tennis courts will be spruced up to house an open machinery museum.
Greenstreet-Ashburton Forks Reserve Board chairman Ian Hodge said board members considered many options for the site, including resurfacing and laying grass but the cost and ongoing maintenance would prove too much.
After much discussion, Greenstreet resident and fellow board member Rob Marriott came up with the idea of a vintage machinery museum.
"We think there will be lot of vintage machinery sitting in people’s sheds they may want to donate," Mr Hodge said.
The site had already been assessed by Greg Donaldson Contractors and some funding secured through the Ashburton District Council.
Members of the community had been supportive.
It was expected the work would be done within a year as one of the conditions of council funding, he said.
