World's Biggest Grainhead Harvests 69 Acres/Hour

World's Biggest Grainhead Harvests 69 Acres/Hour COMBINES Combines 34-4-5 Ever seen a 61-ft. wide header? Most likely not since, as far as we know, this farmer-built grainhead from Australia is the biggest one ever built. It was put together by Radford Harvesting, a custom operator in Tasmania. The 61-ft. head is mounted on a Claas Lexion 600 combine and harvests 69 acres per hour. Peter Radford says he built the header for some of his customers who wanted a header to match their controlled traffic planting and spraying equipment. The header has 15-ft. wings at either end to adjust to uneven contours. The Claas Lexion 600 is the world's biggest combine. The combined rig has a total value of about $500,000. Radford says the big header lets them reduce ground speed by about 25 percent. To see a video of the header in action, search for Radford Harvesting at www.youtube.com. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Peter Radford, Radford Harvesting, 23 Collins Str., Hillston, NSW Australia (ph 011 61 419140991).

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.