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When an Oxon estate came to renew its combine, there was no hesitation over staying loyal to New Holland. CPM went to find out how the new CR 9.90 rotary machine has performed so far. The larger grain tank is a noticeable improvement. By David Jones The public face of the Wills Estate for many living in its environs or passing through it involves racehorses. Lots of them. Some being exercised on the gallops, others grazing in paddocks. The estate, which straddles the Northants/Oxon border north of Banbury, is home to four established racing stables that between them have the careers of around 200 of the elegant creatures in their hands. Beyond these lies the farming business – close to 900ha of arable land run for the past 10 years by estate manager Hamish Gairdner. New Holland is staking a claim for highest output ever for its new CR combines. Last year, the estate renewed its combine. “We were running a NH 9080 on tracks, with a 9.1m vari-feed header,” he explains. “Prior to that, we’d had another 9080, but on tyres, again with a 9.1m header. “We try to change the combine after three seasons, but we buy…
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