A range of old machinery, mostly dating back to the 1950s and '60s. will take to the field to strip a wheat crop later this week as part of the annual Croppa Creek Classic Harvest.

A few hundred people, including school children and residents from Fairview Retirement Village Moree, Kaloma Home for the Aged Goondiwindi, and Naroo Aged Hostel Warialda, are expected to watch the vintage headers harvest about a 10 hectare section of the Forsyth's wheat crop in the block in front of the Croppa Creek school.

Although it's not much of a crop this year, organiser Lawrie Timmins said it's good that they still have something to harvest.

"It's not a very flash crop, but it's something," he said.

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Among the harvesters, all restored by Mr Timmins, will be a 1940s ground drive Sunshine number 6, towed by a 930 Fordson steel wheel tractor; a Sunshine number 4, towed by a late 1950s 830 John Deere tractor; a Sunshine 585, towed by an early 1960s Chamberlain Countryman; an Allis Chalmers All-Crop, towed by a 1960s Fiat 513R; a John Deer 25 Beetle Back, towed by a little grey Fergie; a 1960s Cockshutt 428 auto header; and a 1960s Allis Chalmers auto header.

There will also be a 1920s Sunshine stripper on static display - as there's "a bit more work to do on it" before it's back up and running, Mr Timmins said - and a 1940s Sunshine corn sheller husker.

And for comparison there'll be a brand new John Deere header to "see what they've come from to what they've gone to".

All are welcome to come along and watch the demonstration, which will run from about 10am this Thursday and Friday, and possibly into Saturday and Sunday (November 7 to 10). There is no entry fee.

People are also welcome to have a ride on one of the old harvesters.