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Whether harvesting sugar beet or lifting potatoes and carrots, big capacity machines are the order of the day. We relate the practical working experiences of farmer growers and contractors with the latest crop harvesting machinery from Grimme, Holmer, AVR, Dewulf, Standen and ScanStone.

Case studies

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Sugar beet chaser beats sticky ground for Suffolk contractor

Wretched winter weather hasn’t got in the way of sugar beet lifting for Suffolk-based arable, pig and contracting outfit PH Hammond, thanks to a canny investment in a converted harvester.…

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Driver’s view: Holmer T4.30 self-propelled beet harvester

When British Sugar shut its West Midlands factories in the mid 2000s, the area’s beet growers and lifting contractors were left severely in the lurch. With no outlet for the…

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Insights

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How to decide between trailed or propelled spud harvesters

As the potato harvest rumbles on, the efficiency and reliability of the kit being used to get the spuds out of the ground is undoubtedly being scrutinised. With a shortage…

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News

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Swish new cab for six-row Grimme Rexor 6300 beet harvester

Grimme’s latest six-row Rexor 6300 sugar beet harvester has a new X11 cab reckoned to be the quietest on the market. As well as better sound insulation, operators have been…

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Updated Standen spud harvester copes better on slopes

Standen Engineering has updated its popular T2 XS trailed potato harvester to better handle steep ground, following requests from some customers for greater levelling capability. The first T2 harvester was…

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AVR's debut Scorpio potato box filler good for 75t/hour

Automatic control and a claimed working rate of up to 75t or 60 boxes an hour are features of the first vegetable box filler from Belgian manufacturer AVR. The Scorpio…

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AVR revamps Spirit 9200i two-row potato harvester

With the introduction of isobus electronics, AVR says its two-row potato harvester is easier to set up and control, while updates to the haulm removal mechanism and the option of…

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Test and reviews

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Grimme shows off new 653hp Rexor Platinum beet harvester

Grimme's Rexor 620 sugar beet harvester is now 10 years old, so the company has taken the opportunity to upgrade both it and the larger 630 model to a new…

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Video

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Video: Vervaet launches monster nine-row beet harvester

With sugar prices making beet an appealing break crop, Vervaet has reintroduced its contractor-spec nine-row harvester after a decade off the menu. The Beet Eater 925 Evo has taken over…

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