1: Komatsu 911/230h harvester
This machine weighs in at 17,610kg but still has the capability with its half-track half wheel layout to harvest timber in the most harsh conditions.
Equipped with a tilted crib it can produce 230hp and has a 90ft reach.
Cost: €400,000.2: Massey Combine: MF BETA 7360
An impressive combine, this 7360 model has five straw walkers and a capacity of 9,000 litres of grain.
Predominant sales have been in the UK but smaller models have been sold in Ireland.
It is the priciest combine present at the championships.
Cost: €200,000.3: Alltech Keenan’s MechFiber 345SP
This diet feeder was developed in 2016 and began production in 2017 after its launch in Paris in January.
It can produce 170hp and has a four-cylinder turbo diesel engine. The diet feeder won the Innovation Award in the agri-engineering established category.
Cost: €150,000. Read more
Watch: Ploughing 2017’s very first visitorsHiggins calls for legislation to trace value in food chain
1: Komatsu 911/230h harvester
This machine weighs in at 17,610kg but still has the capability with its half-track half wheel layout to harvest timber in the most harsh conditions.
Equipped with a tilted crib it can produce 230hp and has a 90ft reach.
Cost: €400,000.2: Massey Combine: MF BETA 7360
An impressive combine, this 7360 model has five straw walkers and a capacity of 9,000 litres of grain.
Predominant sales have been in the UK but smaller models have been sold in Ireland.
It is the priciest combine present at the championships.
Cost: €200,000.3: Alltech Keenan’s MechFiber 345SP
This diet feeder was developed in 2016 and began production in 2017 after its launch in Paris in January.
It can produce 170hp and has a four-cylinder turbo diesel engine. The diet feeder won the Innovation Award in the agri-engineering established category.
Cost: €150,000. Read more
Watch: Ploughing 2017’s very first visitorsHiggins calls for legislation to trace value in food chain
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