New Holland has reclaimed the Guinness World Records title for the most wheat harvested in eight hours by threshing 797.656t with one of the company’s 653hp CR10.90 combines.
“We are extremely proud to have recaptured the Guinness World Records title for harvesting almost 800 tonnes of wheat in eight hours, shattering the previous record by more than 120 tonnes,” New Holland’s head of harvesting product management, Hedley Cooper, said. “This record demonstrates the unsurpassed capacity and productivity of the CR10.90, especially as the existing record of 675.84t was broken after just six hours and 36 minutes!”
The record, which has just been announced,was set on August 15, 2014, near Wragby, Lincolnshire. The field was sown with Santiago wheat in the autumn of 2013, and the record-breaking day’s harvesting started at 11:17.
The day was characterised by changing weather conditions, with the ambient temperature ranging from 18-21C, and light showers occurring from 17:30 onwards. The CR10.90’s average throughput was 99.7t/hr and peaked at 135t/hr in a crop yielding an average of 9.95t/ha and an average moisture content of 16.2%. The record was achieved using a mere 1.12 litres of fuel per tonne of grain harvested, with the straw chopper engaged throughout the day.
The record-breaking CR10.90 is equipped with New Holland’s unique Twin Rotor technology featuring Twin Pitch High Performance rotors combined with the Dynamic Feed Roll system, which proved indispensable in breaking the record, especially as weather conditions deteriorated in the late afternoon. Traction in the changeable conditions was guaranteed thanks to the unique SmartTrax rubber track system with Terraglide suspension.
| KEY RECORD STATISTICS |
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| Total time harvested | 8 hours |
| Amount of wheat harvested | 797.656t |
| Average tonnes per hour | 99.7t/hr |
| Peak capacity | 135t/hr |
| Area harvested | 80.2ha |
| Fuel used / tonne grain | 1.12 litres |
| Average moisture | 16.2% |
| Average yield | 9.95 t/ha |
The extra-long 10m unloading auger and super-fast 142 lit/min unloading speed made quick work of the constantly filling grain tank. The CR10.90 was also equipped with IntelliSteer fully integrated auto guidance, which ensures accuracy of 1-2cm optimising the effectiveness of the 13.7m 840CD Draper header.
“The Guinness World Records title has further reinforced the CR10.90 combine as New Holland’s flagship harvesting product, and cemented its position as the world’s leading combine harvester,” New Holland Agriculture brand president Carlo Lambro said. “The record-breaking combine, built at our centre of harvesting excellence at Zedelgem, Belgium, is the world’s first Class 10 rotary combine and exemplifies the excellence of the Twin Rotor technology developed by New Holland 40 years ago.
“We’re offering our customers the best possible solutions and continually improving our brand’s performance and results in the combine business.”
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