Beet Harvesters in Britain Part 1 1960-1995 (DVD) - Chris Lockwood

This, the first of a two-part DVD set, covers the development of beet harvesters from 1960 to the mid-1990s. It documents the changes, firstly, from trailed single-row side-elevator harvesters on to multi-row trailed machines. It deals with early self-propelled harvesters and finally with the more recent six-row tanker machines.

The majority of the machines are shown at work in all weathers on farms, filmed specifically for this programme by Chris Lockwood.

The machines covered in part 1 are:             Armer Salmon Cougar             Catchpole Cadet             Cebeco ZA 215 EH             Garford Victor             Holmer KRBS             Italo Svizzera HM190id             Matrot MT05F 225 (1979)             Matrot MT05F 225 (1986)             Matrot M31 Electronic             Matrot M41 Electronic             Matrot M41H Electronic (1993)             Moreau AT64             Moreau GR4             Moreau GR4 Mk II             Moreau Lectra 4005             Ransomes Catchpole Super Cadet             Ransomes 33A tanker             Ransomes Hunter             Rational Nova Hydro 2             Riecam RBM 230             Riecam RBM 300             Standen Rapide             Standen Rapide Tanker Mk II             Standen Rapide Tanker Mk3A             Standen Turbobeet             Standen Cyclone Mk III             Standen Cyclone Mk IV             Standen Tornado             Standen Challenger SP6             Stoll V202             TIM MII S             TIM SR 1800             Vervaet & Heyens 12-T             Vervaet 17-T (1994)             Vicon-Steketee Super