Mini Combines Built To Harvest Small Plots

Mini Combines Built To Harvest Small Plots COMBINES Corn Pickers 13 To help harvest small research plots for universities agribusinesses and government researchers Austrian company Wintersteiger produces mini combines suitable for rice corn wheat barley soybeans sunflowers canola plus many other crops “If there are trials and research with crops we have a plot combine for the job ” says Cory Pearson Sales and Service Manager for the Wintersteiger Saskatoon Saskatchewan office “We sell them worldwide to foodstuff and biofuel companies for their research ” Some of Wintersteiger’s repeat customers include Coors Orville Redenbacher BASF and Monsanto Pearson explains what makes the downsized combines so popular is they fit small-scale trial plots typically around 15 ft in length and 5 ft in width Additionally full-size combines need to be run full of material to be efficient while the small combines run full on smaller amounts of product Wintersteiger produces two different models of combine both with technological options including GPS crop identification weights and moisture contents Units come equipped with straight-cut headers for platform corn soybean or sunflowers The plot combines are manufactured in Austria and distributed through North American offices to the U S and Canada “The combines are constantly changing due to advances in technology ” Pearson says “Our biggest challenge is trying to bring people up to the current level of technology Of course technology is often changing faster than our brains can decipher it ” Wintersteiger sells or leases their plot combines which range in cost from $250 000 to $425 000 USD depending on headers technology included model and size Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Cory Pearson Wintersteiger Seedmech 851-57 Street East Saskatoon Sask Canada S7K 5Z2 ph 855-216-6537; cory pearson@wintersteiger com; www wintersteiger com

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