1: Komatsu 911/230h harvester

This machine weighs in at 17,610kg but still has the capability with its half-track half wheel layout to harvest timber in the most harsh conditions.

Equipped with a tilted crib it can produce 230hp and has a 90ft reach.

  • Cost: €400,000.
  • 2: Massey Combine: MF BETA 7360

    An impressive combine, this 7360 model has five straw walkers and a capacity of 9,000 litres of grain.

    Predominant sales have been in the UK but smaller models have been sold in Ireland.

    It is the priciest combine present at the championships.

  • Cost: €200,000.
  • 3: Alltech Keenan’s MechFiber 345SP

    This diet feeder was developed in 2016 and began production in 2017 after its launch in Paris in January.

    It can produce 170hp and has a four-cylinder turbo diesel engine. The diet feeder won the Innovation Award in the agri-engineering established category.

  • Cost: €150,000.
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