Lord Ferguson Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I recently won this brochure on eBay... I'd not heard ot them before... it appears they came from Peterborough.... just up the road from me. Has anyone got a story to tell about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 New one on me Marky. The Standen harvester was the most common one around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Looks like something from Scrapheap Challenge!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Now thats one mighty fine piece of engineering there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Looks like something from Scrapheap Challenge!! was then thinking the same tris, weird looking machine aint it, certainly not a name i have heard of before in beet, but seem to remember seeing the name on some spud kit before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughmaster Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I think you will find that is a potato harvester (clue in the name: Unitate) I've never come across a self propelled one though. Rear wheel steer too by the look of it - I bet that was interesting to keep in the row! Whitsed used to be one of the most common potato harvesters in the UK, before Grimme came in and took over in the '70s. I'm not sure what became of them - did they simply close down or were they taken over by another firm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 it says potato harvestor under the main name on the first pic to marky, just noticed that myself ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D thought i had seen the name on spud kit before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boys Mum Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 To be honest it looks like someones torturing my favourite Massey - wierd.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Oops... yes I can see it's a spud harvester now .. I must admit I didn't read it very much... that will teach me for not looking so... that aside.. has anyone seen one before then... or heard about one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 heard the name but not seen that sort of machine, just smaller mounted kit, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick a Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I think you will find that is a potato harvester (clue in the name: Unitate) I've never come across a self propelled one though. Rear wheel steer too by the look of it - I bet that was interesting to keep in the row! Whitsed used to be one of the most common potato harvesters in the UK, before Grimme came in and took over in the '70s. I'm not sure what became of them - did they simply close down or were they taken over by another firm? they became Key-Ag harversters from same area lots of staff went to the new company, a couple now work for Garford sugar beet harvesters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 No...... Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 seen a fair bit of Whitsed kit about but not one of those, i would guess it would be impossible to find one intact nowadays as the skid units would be converted back to a tractor and harvesting unit scrapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Very interesting bit of kit, I wonder how many they sold? I've seen a couple of the trailed harvesters that had a radioactive device to sort the potatoes from the stones I believe. Some info on those would also be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorsday Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Beet harvester! Massively large numpty for Lord Ferguson! Worse still for the Lord, I have this brochure....(and several more Whitsed brochures besides). R Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 im sure ive seen a IH 434 on one of those when i was about 4 or 5 mid seventys in a field oposite to the one we where picking in behind a IH 674 and 2 row ransomes digger thought it was just my imagination playing tricks on me markie but now i see that unit and the recomended skids (434) im sure of it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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