Machinery and equipment: New Holland’s soybean and wheat harvest capacity records

New Holland Agriculture has set a new world record by harvesting a massive 439.73 tonnes of soybean in eight hours, with a CR8.90 combine harvester.

The record-breaking performance, which took place in the Bahia State of Brazil, was certified by independent adjudicator RankBrasil.

“By setting the world record for harvesting over 439 tonnes of soybean, the CR8.90 is following in the footsteps of the CR10.90, world record title holder in wheat since 2014,” said Lars Sørensen, head of harvesting product management.

“The CR8.90 delivered this outstanding performance in an exceptionally high yield crop of 4,886kg per hectare, far above the average 3,600kg that is the norm in Brazil.

“The records set by the two models demonstrate the exceptional capacity and productivity of the CR Series combines.”

The record was set on April 5 at the Villa Panambi farm belonging to the Mingori Brothers in Bahia, with the support of their machinery dealer, Jaraguá Bahia, based in the nearby Luiz Eduardo Magalhães City.

On the record-setting day, the crop moisture content was high, due to 20mm of rain at 5am, and the temperature ranged from 25C to 28C.

Harvesting started at 10:30 am and finished at 6:30 pm, having coverd approximately 90 hectares.

The CR8.90’s average throughput was 54.97 tonnes per hour in a crop yielding an average of 4.88 tonnes per hectare at an average moisture content of 17%.

The record-setting performance was achieved using 1.84 litres of fuel per tonne of soybean harvested.

The entire performance was overseen and verified by an official adjudicator from independent organisation RankBrasil.

According to New Holland, high performance is enabled by features such as the CR8.90’s Twin Rotor technology, IntelliSteer auto guidance which enables harvesting around the clock; and the Twin Pitch Plus rotor improving capacity in high moisture conditions as much as 10%.

The optional Dynamic Feed Roll with integrated stone protection can improve capacity an extra 10% and reduce grain cracking.

The CR8.90 follows in the footsteps of the range topping CR10.90, which proved it is the world’s highest capacity combine when it captured a world record for harvesting an impressive 797.656 tonnes of wheat in eight hours in 2014, a title it still holds today.