As soon as the first combines start to roll out of the shed for the current harvest campaign, canny buyers will start to put out feelers for used models that will be up for grabs for next season. Think a year ahead, and you stand a much better chance of securing the best used deals. Nothing new in that, but what should you consider if you are after a higher capacity Case IH Axial Flow?

Case IH launched the AFX 8010 Axial Flow combine in 2004, with the lower capacity AFX 7010 and higher capacity AFX 9010 increasing the range to three for 2005. These ‘10’ series models used the AFX rotor first launched on the previous generation AFX 2300 models but with an allnew cab, transmission and chassis shared with sister brand New Holland.