Beet Harvesters in Britain Part 2 DVD advance information

Beet Harvesters in Britain Part 2 1995-2012, Chris Lockwood. DVD, approx 120 minutes. ISBN 978-1-908397-28-7. Now released by Old Pond at £16.95. Parts 1 and 2 are available together as a set at £31.95.

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. Some stills can be seen in two blog entries here and here.

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