Cutting crews!
Classic combines continue to bring in the harvest – seen as an economical alternative to the new machinery on sale today. Small acreages and low profit margins mean that combine harvesters built 30, 40 or even 50 years ago still have a role to play in bringing in the crops across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
Simple to operate and maintain, these classics have often been on their respective farms for many decades, while others are recent additions to replace an even older machine.
Whatever the reasons for running combines of this age, their owners are a dedicated and enthusiastic bunch that cherish their machines and take as much joy from others admiring them as they do themselves.
Over the next few pages, we’ll showcase T&M readers’ machines doing what they do best.
HIGHER BURTON HARVEST
Tracey Walder also responded to our request to see your combines at work. She said: “Here’s one of my latest pieces, drawn in pastel, of a Claas Senator. It was drawn from an old family photo of my partner’s grandfather at harvest.”
USEFUL CONTACTS
Bernard Byrne Combines Ltd.
Ballytarsna, Co.
