It has almost twice the horsepower of a Porsche 911, costs about as much as a nice house in Toronto and comes complete with heated seats, a state-of-the-art stereo system and lights that could illuminate an airport runway.
It's the New Holland CR9090 Elevation – the world's largest combine. The list price? Up to $600,000.
“It's like taking a combine into the league of a Maserati,” said Patrick Kennedy, manager of the Agritrade Show in Red Deer, Alta., where the machine made its North American debut. “We had to actually clean it every night because there were so many drool spots. It's on everybody's wish list.”
As North American farms become larger and more corporate, manufacturers have been outdoing themselves to produce more powerful machines, although it's a tough time to introduce pricey equipment. After a year of record grain prices, commodity markets have turned downward and farmers are cutting back.
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