Beet Harvesters in Britain Part 2 1995-2012 (DVD) - Chris Lockwood

The second DVD in this two-part DVD set focuses on the advances in harvester design of the past fifteen years. Tanks are larger and there are more axles to spread the massive weights involved. The machines handle an increasing number of rows with far more technical monitoring.

The programme also covers the recent trend towards specialised 'beet chasers' in the field and self-propelled cleaner loaders. An extra feature looks at the Vervaet factory and the company's history.

Chris Lockwood justifiably claims this pair of programmes to be 'the most thorough on beet harvesters ever'. In total some 75 machines are featured over the two discs which include examples from almost all the beet harvester manufacturers whose machines sold in the UK in recent decades.

The machines covered in part 2 are:             Agrifac Big Six 2             Agrifac Big Six 5             Agrifac Big Six (2011)             Agrifac Quatro             Agrifac WKM 9000-S             Agrifac WKM Hexa 12             Agrifac ZA 215 EH             Armer Salmon Beaver HD Super             Edenhall 743             Garford VT640             Gilles two-phase system             Grimme Maxtron 620             Grimme Rexor 620             Holmer Terra-Dos             Holmer Terra-Dos T2             Holmer Terra-Dos T3             Kleine SF 10-2             Matrot M41H Electronic (2003)             Matrot M2011             Moreau Lectra V2             Moreau Voltra 6-24             Riecam RBM 300-S             Riecam 400-T             Ropa Euro-Tiger V8-3             Thyregod T7             TIM MII SA K-85             TIM MIII SH 1204             Vervaet 17-T (2001)             Vervaet 17-T (2006)             Vervaet Beet Eater 617             Vervaet Beet Eater 617 (2011)             Vervaet Beet Eater 625             Vervaet Beet Eater 625 (2011)             Vervaet Beet Eater 925

Transporters:             Holmer Terra-Transport             Richard Western & Kleine beet chasers

Cleaner loaders:             Ropa Euro-Maus 3             Kleine RL350V             Holmer Terra Felis 2             Special feature: Visit to the Vervaet factory