JohnW - 4/5/2025 01:05
The Sunshine harvester was designed and built in Australia, where strippers were used even before combines. The Australians stuck with the "closed" front header for quite a few years, but they are prone to plugging, especially with weeds. They refer to the headers we use as "open" fronts.
Here is a link to a museum in Australia featuring the Sunshine Harvester and its predecessors.
I am sure Benjamin Holt invented a self-propelled combine in California before this rig was introduced to the field.
https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/features/sunshine-harvester-works/tou...
Found a Sunshine combine (the first self propelled?)
