But that’s all we can say about the Case IH Axial-Flow 7140’s performance in cereals, as it arrived too late last season to use it in anything else. Still, this we do know …

The AF 7140 featured here sits at the top of Case IH’s smaller, 140-series rotary combine line-up. ‘Smaller’ is a relative term, as the three models pack engine powers from 312hp up to 449hp and grain tank capacities from 8,800 litres to 10,570 litres. The bigger 240-series harvesters bring more power, higher capacities and a different rotor set-up — but that’s for another day…….[To read more, see instructions on this page]