phil phoenix Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Maize harvest started here back in mid September, We had a gang of contractors show up on a wednesday afternoon with an old shape Krone 1100 plus 5 tractors and poly tunnel forming machinery. Plus a large caravan. I first became aware of them when I went to bed at 10.30 and the flippin Krone was blazing away near a posh housing estate!! It continued there for a good hour until local neighbours stopped them and told them to sling their hooks!! Of course the gang were mostly foreign and were oblivious to common decency and not making excessive noise after 10pm....................They moved further down the village away from my end and continued till 4am..............An 1100hp machine can still be heard if its 2 miles away in my experience! Anyways I took the next day off and got the camera out and was very surprised to discover two 500hp Fendts on haulage duties plus three 4220 Fastracs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 Maize harvest started here back in mid September, We had a gang of contractors show up on a wednesday afternoon with an old shape Krone 1100 plus 5 tractors and poly tunnel forming machinery. Plus a large caravan. I first became aware of them when I went to bed at 10.30 and the flippin Krone was blazing away near a posh housing estate!! It continued there for a good hour until local neighbours stopped them and told them to sling their hooks!! Of course the gang were mostly foreign and were oblivious to common decency and not making excessive noise after 10pm....................They moved further down the village away from my end and continued till 4am..............An 1100hp machine can still be heard if its 2 miles away in my experience! Anyways I took the next day off and got the camera out and was very surprised to discover two 500hp Fendts on haulage duties plus three 4220 Fastracs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 GS Shropshires were servicing O J Neils Claas 980 Jag with their fleets of hired MF S series tractors and JD 6Rs. Also Ollies blue fastrac 4220, a black Deutz warrior and met. red Mcmac were present, under 4 weeks worth of crud that is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 I caught up with one of Pretoria energies harvesting gangs recently, they have a few of their own harvesters and the rest are contractor machines. The Krone 1180 is the biggest available harvester anywhere and it is huge!! This one is owned by Wilson Farming and was being serviced by a fleet of mostly brand new CASE Pumas and some JD 6Rs both sent from HawkRent. That must be a faction of the old Hawkhire group who went bust a couple of years ago. I for one am delighted to see lots of new Pumas back in these parts after 2 years absence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 After photographing the 1180 10 miles away last week, it appeared in my village 2 days later with a posse of sweet Puma 220s................all 20 plates and quite possibly the last of the old shape and still one of the best looking tractors out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CX820Joe Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 The Krone 1180 is a very impressive machine - does it have that cab that lifts up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Yes I think so Joe although I didnt notice they had done it whilst I was watching..........................maybe its just an option rather than standard spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 18 minutes ago, phil phoenix said: Yes I think so Joe although I didnt notice they had done it whilst I was watching..........................maybe its just an option rather than standard spec. Maybe depend on the height of the crop,Whether it would be needed,? Regards Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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