Monsters of the Grassland - The Story of the Forage Harvester & Other Grassland Machinery

The main focus is on the forage harvester, opening with some remarkable archive footage of early American machines before moving on to early double chop and then precision chop trailed models of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. By the end of this period the self-propelled forage harvester began its bid for dominance and we examine the development from the first early machines into the powerful, often twin-engined monsters of today such as the Krone Big X, just shy of 1000hp!

We also turn our attention to the mower, as it progresses from horse drawn finger bar to huge self-propelled disc mowers that cover the ground at great speed, then on to the simple hay rake, altering dramatically from early ground driven examples to the modern power take off, hydraulically folding machines of today. Essential balers and bale wrappers also come under scrutiny during the hay making, silage harvesting and crop drying processes.

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[tosgem]

The younger guy's accent sounds how Americans do when they try to impersonate an Australian.

[Cakeomania]

@tosgem haha yeah but maybe he is o.O

[kenzathur]

meh... still, nothing can beat the vintage stuff whatever anyone says