CLAAS 203 MEGA

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When was the last mega 203 built for the uk market,we have a 1996 203 mega with vista cab which i believe was one of the last ones.Still going strong.

 

[David.]

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[Jon 3085]

Ours is a 1997.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

@Grass And Grain has one IIRC.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Used to have 2 204s

 

[Grass And Grain]

@Grass And Grain has one IIRC.

Ours is a 218, non-vista cab (unfortunately). Good combine though.

Brother didn't want a lexion, as didn't want to replace computer/screen at £3k+ when it would inevitably fail.

218 has something to live up to though, vs the 106. Bought 106 for £6,500, cut 400 acres/year for 15 years (could have been more years, can't quite remember), sold it for £5k. Would probably spend towards £1k/year on maintenance.

Sorry, I'm going off topic.

That looks nice @Jon 3085 , it's a beauty!

 

[jackrussell101]

How many acres could a 203 cut in a day?

Or how many per hour?

 

[Jon 3085]

How many acres could a 203 cut in a day?

Or how many per hour?

About 30 with a 15 ft header carting your own grain with a short haul.

 

[grass man]

How many tons per hour in winter barley can a 203 - 204 manage?

 

[jackrussell101]

About 30 with a 15 ft header carting your own grain with a short haul.

If you had someone carting for you, what would you manage if you say started 11am and knocked off 7pm?

 

[Jon 3085]

If you had someone carting for you, what would you manage if you say started 11am and knocked off 7pm?

Depends on the crop etc but probably only another 5 acres.

 

[glasshouse]

Five acres an hour

 

[marshallfarm]

I’ve driven a lot of different combine harvesters over the last 25 years. The 204 mega I had back in the early 00s was the best machine of them all. Sample was fantastic

 

[Simon Chiles]

I’ve driven a lot of different combine harvesters over the last 25 years. The 204 mega I had back in the early 00s was the best machine of them all. Sample was fantastic

It’s easier to get a good sample in a 204 than a 203 as the 204 had the drop off the grain pan onto the sieves with an air stream blowing through it, blowing all the light stuff straight over the back and lowering the sieve load. They were good combine’s and easy to fix. The downside was that parts are horrendously expensive and you needed quite a lot of them.