CARRY ON COMBINING

摘要

Bought second-hand 25 years ago for about E500, this Claas Mercator is thought to be from the early 1970s. Owned by the Taylor family from Lower Dairy Farm, Colchester, it has had just one breakdown this harvest while combining their 12ha of barley. Despite a crumpled rear - a result of parking on a bank without a handbrake - it is still going strong. It is the only working combine on the farm, although there are the two similar models kept for spare parts. Owner Humphrey Taylor says that he was most excited by the prospect of power steering when he bought it. He also notes that air-conditioning malfunctions are not a problem he has encountered.