Most wheat harvested in 8 hours by a team
On 26 September 2008, in Cornhill-On-Tweed, Northumberland, in the north of England, near the Scotland border, the Guinness World Record for the most wheat harvested in eight hours with a combine harvester was broken. The new landmark was set at 551.6 tonnes (1,216,069 lbs) and was achieved by Mountfair Farming Ltd using a New Holland CR9090 equipped with a 10.7 m (35 ft) Varifeed Header: “We read about the recent Guinness World Record in the press and we were confident we could do better. Our experience in using two New Holland CR980 combines and our high efficiency approach to cereal production means we are very well placed to take on a challenge like this, and we’re delighted to have been so successful by operating the latest 591hp CR9090 ,” said Mr Grimsdale, managing director of Mountfair Farming Ltd based in Swinton in Berwickshire, UK, who organised the Guinness World Record attempt.
“We claimed the Guinness World Record for combine harvesting with an impressive 551.6 tonnes (1,216,069 lbs) of wheat harvested in eight hours. The record-breaking run, which took place at Castle Heaton Estates in Northumberland on 26 September from 12.50 to 20:50, improves on the previous record of 532.1 tonnes (,173,167 lbs) set on 17 September in Lincolnshire,” said Mr Grimsdale.
“Operating the CR9090 combine from New Holland we harvested 53.5 hectares (132.2 acres), achieving an average rate of 68.95 tonnes (152,008.73 lbs) per hour in Robigus winter wheat. Consuming 13.3 litres of fuel (3.51 gal) per hectare, the record highlights the efficiency of the CR9090 combine in a challenge that reflects real-world farming conditions.”
The conditions for harvesting in the North of England this year have been every bit as challenging as other areas of the UK, and that is apart from the higher humidity and shorter days being experienced at this time of year. “In more favourable conditions, the CR9090 could be expected to achieve an even higher output and could possibly exceed the 600 tonnes level,” says Mr Grimsdale.
The record attempt was adjudicated by Carlos Martinez of Guinness World Records, who had travelled up to the site in the Borders earlier in the week.
10 October 2008