This is not it but a 12-row Holmer Terra Dos 5-40HD just like this one set a new world sugar beet harvesting record a couple of weeks before Agritechnica.
Lifting 95ha in 24 hours, and breaking the previous Holmer record of 85.6ha with a 12-row T4-30 autumn 2015, the 24-hour marathon took place on a 142ha field (headland cleared) on a 7,800ha farm in north-east Germany.
Forward speed varied from 9.0 to 11km/hr and drivers changed every four hours. Accompanied by three tractors and trailers and a self-propelled Terra Variant, the Terra Dos filled one of them every three minutes!
Longest length of the field was 1.3km and even the shortest runs were around 750m. The harvested stopped twice to refuel, to pull out a couple of stones and for a couple of minor repairs. All told they lost around an hour.
Of course, you would expect the 652hp six-wheeled Terra Dos 5-40HD to have a higher output than the previous 626hp four-wheeler. However, the biggest perceived D challenge was the significantly higher yield level compared to 10 years ago. The team need not have worried because the harvester lifted a total just under 10,000t of sugar beet – twice the volume of the former record in 2015.
For the record, the HD (Heavy Duty) version of the Terra Dos 5-40 at Agritechnica is new, the main update being the use of Hardox for the rollers, bunker floor chains and sides of the unloading elevator. New floor mats and other sound insulating measures have lowered in-cab noise levels to a quiet 50dBA, and there is new ambient lighting.
Some 10-20% of new Terra Dos harvesters are fitted with a header wider than six rows. The 12-row HR header is popular in France, Germany, and North America.
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