New Holland CR9090 combine harvester sets a world record with 451,2 t of wheat harvested in 8 hours

On 31 July 2008, New Holland set a new world record with its prestigious machine, the CR9090 Elevation, confirming its exceptional performance.
The CR9090 Elevation and its 591 ch harvested 451,2 tonnes of wheat in eight hours of work, with peaks reaching 780 quintals per hour. This rate sets a new record validated by ?Guinness World Records?

The challenge was undertaken with a single driver, the New Holland demonstrator René Heidig. The machine operated without interruption and without refuelling, with an average consumption of 15,14 l/ha.

The record was set on the farm of Mr Ugo Portmann, a New Holland customer in the Leipzig region of Germany. To validate these performances, Mr Kristian Teufel, who represents the Guinness Book of Records, was present on the day.


A record tonnage and exceptional quality!
The average grain moisture was 10,9% and the average proportion of broken grain was 0,14%. The remarkable grain cleanliness achieved reached 99,5%.

The level of grain losses and the grain quality were checked every 30 minutes under the supervision of independent consultants from the Uwe Schmidt Consulting group of Gotha, Germany.

Records are made to be broken:

The previous record, set in the United Kingdom in 1990, reached 358,09 tonnes in eight hours. The CR9090 Elevation harvested 451,2 tonnes over the same period before going on to harvest 569,44 tonnes in ten hours.

The previous record was set using a ?stripper? header. It should be noted that, in addition to the grain, the CR Elevation harvested 445 tonnes of straw, giving a total throughput of 1014 tonnes in ten hours, highlighting the power and capabilities of this machine.


The CR9090 Elevation, a concentrate of technology....
This new machine features New Holland innovations such as IntelliCruise™, Intellisteer™, Grain Cam™ and adjustable rotor cover vanes, enabling the machine to work with the highest yields and efficiency.

To feed the CR9090 during the record attempt, the new Varifeed™ cutterbar was used, with a width of 10,7 m. The cutterbar features a high-performance, high-speed cutting box and a large-diameter auger.

The grain tank matches this very high capacity by offering 12500 litres: it is the largest on the market!


...and a cutting-edge engine!
The CR9090 Elevation uses ?turbo compound? technology to achieve higher engine efficiency. This translates into fuel savings of 5% compared with a conventional engine of equivalent power.