NEW Holland Agriculture has reclaimed the Guinness World Record after harvesting almost 800 tonnes of wheat in eight hours on a farm in Lincolnshire.

The record 797.656 tonnes was achieved by one of its 653hp CR10.90's – the world's most powerful combine – which shattered the previous record by more than 120 tonnes.

Hedley Cooper, head of harvesting product management, said: "This record demonstrates the unsurpassed capacity and productivity of the CR10.90, especially as the current record of 675.84 tonnes was broken after only six hours and 36 minutes!”

The record was set on August 15 at HR Bourn and Sons farm, in Grange de Lings, near Wragby. The field was sown with Santiago wheat in autumn 2013 before it was chosen in May 2014 for the record-breaking attempt.

The record-breaking day’s harvesting, which started at 11.17am, was characterised by changing weather conditions, with the ambient temperature ranging from 18-21C and light showers occurring from 5.30pm onwards.

The CR10.90’s average throughput was 99.7 tonnes/hour and peaked at 135 tonnes/hour in a crop, yielding an average of 9.95 tonnes/ha and an average moisture content of 16.2 per cent. The record covered 80.2 hectares, but was achieved using only 1.12 litres of fuel per tonne of grain harvested.