Harvester fires

 Harvester hygiene and bearing failure are responsible for 50 per cent of harvester fires. The use of a heat gun to monitor bearing temperatures is recommended.
MACHINERY

A checklist for minimising harvester fires

Machine hygiene and bearings account for half of harvester fires.

14 October 2022

Experienced wand operator "Big Norm" puts the Brüder Kompressor Force 5 Megablaster through its paces.
MACHINERY

Tested: Brüder harvester blowdown tool

Wand works wonders but needs plenty of puff

13 November 2020

 The GRDC is running harvester fire prevention workshops in Victorian and South Australia next week.
MACHINERY

Harvester fire workshops start next week

Free seminars on reducing fire risks

28 September 2018

Podcast: Harvester fires with Mark Saunders
RESEARCH TEAM

Podcast: Harvester fires with Mark Saunders

Our weekly research team chat with Rural Focus

10 January 2018

Harvester fire insurance concerns extinguished
MACHINERY

Harvester fire insurance concerns extinguished

Concerns over harvester fire insurance have been allayed

20 March 2017

Stop harvester fires in their tracks
FROM THE WORKSHOP

Stop harvester fires in their tracks

We look at installing harvester fire suppression systems

02 December 2016

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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Research Report: Harvest Weed Seed Mills

The Report includes a round up of commercially-available batching plants as well as farmer-made approaches.

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Research Report: Agritechnica 2023

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli went to Agritechnica, Germany. This report covers the key award winners from the event and some of the latest autonomous platforms displayed.

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Research Report: Fronting Up

This Research Report looks at harvester fronts including research and expertise from Kondinin Group’s Ben White, with input from harvesting specialists Brett Asphar, Kassie Van Der Westhuizen, Murray Skayman and Martin Reichelt.

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Research Report: Liquid Applications At Seeding

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Josh Giumelli and Ben White have rounded up liquid application Case Studies for this Research Report including tips and tricks from experiencd producers.