Farmers swap combines for forage harvesters in latest record bid

Combines 4 charity's latest world record bid fundraiser ‘The Great Grassland Event’ takes place tomorrow (Saturday) when 100 self-propelled forage harvesters will pick up 100 acres of grass in just ten minutes.

The action will take place at Paddy O'Sullivan's farm in Tullameadow (Kiltale) with gates open from 9am and the main event the world record bid is at 3pm.

 

For this event the charity group have traded combines for forage harvesters and forage harvester owners and tractors and trailers will be coming from near and far to take part in the spectacle.

Speaking at the launch, Tony Brady of Combines 4 Charity said: “It will never be seen again. It is a once off event. We have harvesters coming from Kerry, Galway and Donegal.”

To take part, forage harvester owners were asked to raise a minimum of €500 in sponsorship and tractor owners were asked to raise €100.
Combines 4 Charity is aiming to set a new world record as well as raising money for their charities- Barnardos, the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre and the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dun Laoghaire.

Combines 4 Charity was formed in 2009 by a group of 10 cereal famers to establish a new Guinness world record and raise money for charity and to date the group has raised more than €600,000 for charity. Their original aim was to have 100 combines cutting 100 acres but they ended up with 184 combines working simultaneously attracted 20,000 spectators and raised €300,000 for their chosen charities.
However, this record was broken in 2010 by the Canadians who had 200 combines working and with Irish pride at stake Combines 4 Charity reclaimed their record on 21st July 2012 at Duleek where they had 208 combines working in the same field.