Monsters of the Beet Field DVD
The Story of the Sugar Beet Harvester
Product code: DVD233
Price £16.99 + P&P

PRODUCT DETAILS

Format: DVD Documentary, Colour, 4:3 aspect
Language: English
Region: 0 (All Regions, PAL format - what does this mean?)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Producers: Second Sight Pdns
Description:

Using contemporary, archive and manufacturers footage, Stephen & Jonathan guide us on a journey through the development of the sugar beet harvester, from horse and man power to automatic, electronically controlled mega machines.

The development of the early harvesters is shown as we see many famous names at work, such as Standen, GBW and Catchpole. Self-propelled machines make an appearance with the Standen Solobeet and the later Cyclone and Tornado, while the Ransomes Hunter was an early attempt at something a little more sophisticated. The story continues with the development of six-row machines from firms such as Moreau, Matrot and Riecam.

The six-row harvesters became eclipsed by the arrival of the tanker harvesters that soon became enormous! We follow the development if the early machines frin Verveat and Standen to the monster twelve-row machines of the 21st Century.

Four special features also put the sugar beet harvester into perspective. We see how the land is prepared, the beet crop drilled and cared for before moving on to the harvest itself and how trailers have developed to keep up with the ever evolving beet harvesters... plus much more.

If you would like a bargain, why not buy this DVD along with the other three 'Monster' titles for £59.99 (a massive saving of £7.97)