Abstract
Combine harvesters used today can achieve throughput rates of over 70 tons of grain per hour; however, their technical performance potential is currently not being exhausted by any means. The global market for combine harvesters, its stocks and recent production is described. According to farm size distribution and regional field sizes, Germany was divided into three combine-harvesting regions. The simulation results show that in Germany about 45,000 units of combine harvesters in three performance categories are necessary. However, the calculations also show that future domestic sales of combine harvesters will depend greatly on the service life of the units currently in use.
Highlights
The technical development of the combine machines has been enormous over time
The parameters cutterbar width and grain tank capacity have almost doubled in 25 years in the top performance class of combine harvesters and the engine power tripled approximately
Combine harvesters used today can achieve throughput rates of over 70 tons of grain per hour; their technical performance potential is currently not being exhausted by any means
Summary
The technical development of the combine machines has been enormous over time. Larger and larger cutting widths, improved performance and advanced electronics in the cockpit lead to the increase of effectiveness of the new machines and as a result fewer harvesters are demanded. This article first briefly describes the technical development and the portfolio development of combines and forecasts the sales of combines for three sub regions of Germany. The main purpose of the article is to Machines 2015, 3 show how much stocks of combine harvesters have changed in the past and what harvester sales figures manufacturers can expect in the future
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