Report From The Farm Progress Show

Report From The Farm Progress Show COMBINES Miscellaneous The Farm Progress Show held this year near Boone Iowa is the biggest and best show of the summer-fall season Contributing editor Jim Ruen just got back at press time with information about a couple new machines at the New Holland exhibit that drew big crowds The first was the company s gigantic new 523 hp CR9080 Twin Rotor combine which the company says is now the largest combine in North America In addition to more horsepower it also features the largest threshing capacity cleaning area and cab 110 cu ft Another exhibit celebrated the company s 35th anniversary of skid steer production They ve released a limited edition skid steer that looks like the company s first model built in 1972 It has roughly the same capacity but with updated hydraulics and electronics What struck Jim was a small data sheet comparing the original machine to this modern-day replica Although the machines have roughly the same lift capacity the price has increased more than 6 times in the 35 years from $5 100 to $32 100

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