Archive Article: 2001/01/05

5 January 2001

Desperate times call for desperate solutions. To enable Midhurst-based contractor Keith Parks to harvest potatoes in testing conditions, his son Darren made up an A-frame which allowed a 200hp Fendt to join the fray. Used in reverse drive mode and hooked up to the rear of the Grimme DL 1700 harvester, some of the weight of the harvester is taken on the tractors lift arms – increasing traction and reducing draft. Inset: A-frame detail.