Registrations of new combine harvesters are at their highest level since 2014, with a total of 44 new units registered up to the end of July this year. According to the FTMTA (Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association), this figure is up from 32 machines in 2018 and a low of 20 machines as recently as 2017. Given that the registration figures cover the period up to the end of July, it seems likely that there will be few additional combine registrations to follow.

A total of 24 used imported combines were also registered before the end of July, the same amount as the total number of used combines registered during the entirety of 2018.

Brands

Motorcheck.ie figures show that there has been a total of 45 new combines registered up to 13 August 2019. On a brand-by-brand basis, it appears that Claas is well ahead, having sold a total of 24 machines. This breaks down into 20 Lexions and four Tucanos. John Deere is in second having sold 12 new combines. The T660 is the most popular model with a total of seven new models registered.

New Holland registered five new combines, two of which are CX8.70 and two of which are CX8.90s. Massey Ferguson registered two new machines, one of which is a 7347 while the other is a 7360. Data shows that Deutz Fahr has two new combines registered, both of which are from the C7000 series.

Telehandlers

Meanwhile, on the telehandlers side, FTMTA chief executive Gary Ryan explained that “telehandler registrations also enjoyed a good month in July with 54 units registered, up from 31 in July of 2018”.

This brings the total number of such machines registered during the first seven months to 373 units, up 45% on 2018. The 2019 total to date is just one machine below the total number registered in the full year of 2018.

Registrations of wheeled loaders have fallen significantly from 2018 levels, with a total of 78 units registered at the end of July, down 15 units year on year. Six such machines were registered during July compared with 15 last year.

Backhoe loader registrations are down slightly for the first seven months at 52 units, a reduction of one unit from 2018. Eleven machines were registered during July 2019 while 13 machines were registered in the same period last year.

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