Graziers from across the region flocked to Conmurra Station in significant numbers on Sunday morning for a public viewing of a massive bulldozer.

The star attraction was a Caterpillar brand D-11 bull-dozer which has only been in work for a month.

It has been deep-ripping large areas of unproductive land with a view to creating more feed and a greater stock carrying capacity.

The hosts at the Princes Highway property between Millicent and Kingston were Member for MacKillop Nick McBride and his wife Katherine.

Mr McBride is chairman of family company A.J. and P.A. McBride Pty Ltd which has owned Conmurra Station since 1934.

The couple travelled to Melbourne late last year to personally oversee the delivery of the D-11 from the Caterpillar dealer.

Mr McBride stood on an esky in a dusty paddock on Sunday morning to explain the company’s aims to 100 interested persons.

It was then the turn of employee Lee Sutherland to put the bulldozer through its paces at the property.

After the stone is ripped, it is levelled, rolled and mulched by contractors.

According to Mr McBride, there had been an enormous amount of interest in the deep ripping process as well as the new bulldozer.

“The family company intends to work 600 acres with an estimated cost of $2000 per acre,” Mr McBride said.

“We hope to double the carrying capacity of the land which was known as the ‘Big Poor’.

“At present, the DSE is between seven and nine.”