When New Holland launched its new CX straw walker combines for the 2002 season it brought the whole range bang up to date compared with the boxy metal tinwork of the TX. The new CX in contrast had curvy styling, a 75cm diameter threshing drum, up to 374hp, a maximum grain tank capacity of 10.5m³ and a feel-good cab.
And today, more than 20 years on, the curves are still there. Indeed, the styling has hardly changed, but New Holland has not stopped developing the CX — from the header and the threshing drum to the engine, chassis and cabin. This is highlighted in our comparison of a 22-year old CX860 with a two-year-old CX8.90. Both of these are part of the combine fleet run by German harvesting contractor Bernhard Stade from Westphalia.
