New Defender D200 Hardtop arrives plus how much does the combine really cost to run?

[@ChifundoBanda]

Very much enjoy the deep breakdown of the combine economics. Everything on rhe farm is done in a scientific and well thought out way. Thanks for bringing us along!

[@JETJOOBOY]

Should have got a Lambo OG Hummer

[@thebrowns5337]

Would have been better to see the income generated by it too, not just the cost.

[@ianmitchell9102]

@@thebrowns5337 yes I agree, but very rarely do farmers talk about profits

[@Hassle68]

@@ianmitchell9102 @Ian Mitchell farmers don't really make profits, we work on making a living, with the rest either repaying the bank or returning back to replace or repair equipment or infrastructure. Yea i get it that it's still a profit, but the saying is asset rich, money poor, but it's not a profit like selling a table with a 15% mark-up so guaranteed return. Farmers have to deal in futures as they sell products forward, they can get penalties if not suitable humidity or the mill is just feeling full, machinery breaks, here the combine has done well, but you're always churning equipment. If a farm is limited you can look at statements through companies house. To be a poor farmer you need to start of being a rich one 😉

[@georgedaville4662]

@@ianmitchell9102 - Clarkson did - £144 in a year 😂😂😂😂

[@Billywoo12]

Fascinating economic summary of a combine.

[@dominicsignorile9511]

Smart choice for a new Defender Harry! I’m a fan, however £ X .39 = $💰💰💰💰US 😎👍

[@richardallsop5039]

Hello again 'Harry's Farm', Wow, once more this vlog is just briliant, such great information and insight into an industry I have never been involved in, please keep doing more. Regards, RichardA.

[@WoldsEndPhotography]

Love this channel, really wish I’d followed my ancestors & gone into farming, but it is too late, why on earth do some people give a thumbs down? I can’t understand it. Harry makes things so interesting.

[@TT_1221]

It's very interesting I agree and a great way to spend spring and summer days no doubt but after watching Clarkson's farm I think (like Harry) you might need to have something else going on the side .. or again like Harry be a good accountant for everything!

[@jameshaddan8538]

I grew up on a 5,000 acre grain farm in Texas - this was in the 1980s. We ran 4 combines to harvest wheat, sorghum, barely, corn mostly. 2 of them were John Deere 4400s that were purchased new in the late 70s, and 2 were International Harvester 1420s bought new in the early 80s. This was just before IH and Case merged. Before my time we usually ran 4 John Deere machines - whatever model was biggest. Typically I think we ran 2 older ones and 2 newer models). I can confidently agree with Harry - breakdowns happen regularly. They aren’t cars and, for example, our winter wheat harvest took at least 2 weeks running them at least 16 hours a day - with two meal breaks. So they work hard!!

[@forcesfarming8511]

Great break down of the costs Harry. Very interesting to see a farmer that knows their costs. Adding to the benefit of having your own flexibility to cut when you want is a big benefit.

[@siraff4461]

There is something deeply satisfying about these videos. I wish I knew more about farming and growing things in general. Its always been something I've liked but never had the chance to take up.

[@paulbuckberry7683]

I do enjoy your videos. I’ve lived in South Lincolnshire all my life, so am surrounded by farming. My father was a land worker all his life, use to call them cabbage cutters once upon a time. I’m an engineer so didn’t follow in dads footsteps and go on the land but over the years I’ve become more and more fascinated by the farming I see as I drive around. Your videos are an education to me, they explain what I see and why it’s done that way, I guess there are subtle differences because of location. Thank you very much for sharing.

[@nickfilleul3463]

I chose to watch this first before the Jag Project! I'm not even a farmer but I like learning new stuff and Harry has a way of delivering it in a really engaging way.

[@jakemurphy9536]

I very much enjoyed this video. Most interesting. An uncle had a series one Land Rover and one of the very earliest Range Rovers. I consider myself fortunate to have driven both. The series one was fully restored from a dreadful state - it was a badly rusted chassis and seized engine when purchased. I have had several series 2 and 2A. Wonderful vehicles.

[@johnhaynes9910]

I know cars are your 'thing' Harry but I really do enjoy your "Farm" videos far more, always interesting especially for us non farmers.

[@peterknight7880]

Agree. I started watching Harry for the cars, but now I prefer the farming content.

[@johnhaynes9910]

@@peterknight7880 Harry has a very good presentational style, he really communicates well and for a non farmer like me, I find things like his episode on the "Red Tractor" label highly informative. Also KZbin is full of car review stuff and anyway, I could never afford let alone desire the typical car that Harry seems to like :)

[@kriswarren4626]

Brilliant video. Clearly the best farming channel on KZbin

[@shaunwilliams934]

For me the number one benefit of having your own gear is being able to do it when you want and not joining the queue with a contractor

[@tonymiller3182]

I was amazed, given the size & complexity of them, how cheap that combine was. And I imagine not a mass-produced item!

[@kingfisherphil]

Doing it yourself means you can plan and do at the optimum time.... and be flexible where contracting means you join a queue....Thanks for explaining. The Defender was the MoD choice for army etc, I wonder if all the tarting up will make it unsuited or maybe a sub base model for troops? Should tow a house with a 3 litre plant.

[@nigelbullock9039]

Harry. Thanks for breaking down all the figures that most people have no idea about. Really good video.

[@nigelbullock9039]

@James Smith that's because he is.

[@nigelbullock9039]

@James Smith he doesn't work in a garage. He owns a fleet of amazing cars that he is repairing and keeps at his house in a large garage.

[@tunintunin3417]

I am curious to see a follow-up video on reliability/dependability of the Defender a yer later.

[@VickersDoorter]

I've had my Defender 110 P200 for a year, 9,800 miles and a couple of thousand of those towing to south of France and back. Zero problems to report and still runs like new. Like Harry, I didn't pimp mine up and paid a lowly £47,600.

[@CptAngelKGaming]

@@VickersDoorter It runs like new because it IS new. Come on dude 9800 is used - like new territory.

[@ijc9984]

Ooh all those sensors. Use it as a proper landy and see how they stand up to abuse. Landys have always been plagued by electrical faults. Even my 2A with Zero tech

[@pauljarvis7554]

Fantastic number crunching on your combine, the only thing I would say about contractors is everyone wants them at the same time so having your is a real plus point and no waiting to cut.

[@Le_Royaliste_Perlino]

This is so awesome, love the costs of the combine. I have ‘22 D90 S in the states and we have 2 horse farms, perfect modern farming vehicle to accompany our Heavy Duty truck.

[@MegaSkypes]

Really amazing how I remember when a local farmer got delivery of his 90 back in 1984 and upgraded from the Series 3 and seeing his combine harvester at work and when finished the season parked up in the shed I’m sure back then it was the same scenario as you portray in this video! Albeit many years ago but wonderful memories of the farming life I grew up in KENT,now I live in Australia and own a Series 3 1976 Swb a Defender 110 Td5 and a Discovery 4 5.0 litre V8 just need a combine harvester lol 😂 Great video as always keep up the good work! Thanks 😊

[@andrewj7994]

A big part of having your own gear is 'availability when needed', waiting while a contractor is doing someone else's barley and it can drive you crazy

[@danielmarshall4587]

OH .... hankering for a new "combine"... .. ..ON TRACKS... Love these vids when you put out the figures, it's a real eye-opener. A big thank you Harry.

[@strongandco]

I really enjoyed watching the breakdowns and maintenance videos. While I don't wish any breakdowns on you, seeing how the combine works when it's in bits is fascinating.

[@stephenrouse2233]

Oh Harry, I’ve just finished binge watching all the Harry’s Farm videos. Phew! Several things I’d like to mention. I wince every time you pull a bit of crop to show us what is happening. I have to keep telling myself it’s only a few seeds so it doesn’t matter and you need to check anyway. It doesn’t work, I still wince with the thought that your wasting seed or plant that could produce seed thus adding to your crop. Silly I know but there you are. Secondly, I had no idea how difficult farming is, how many problems arise and how little profits, if any, a farmer makes. Harry, forget the profits or lack of, I admire what you do for the wildlife and environment but I couldn’t handle the stress involved with trying to farm. The weather, costs of machinery, seed, constant repairs etc. No farming is not for me but your Harry’s Farm videos have taught me a lot and are very interesting. So thanks Harry. I’m now off to finish watching your Harry’s Garage videos that I’ve missed. I wish you well.

[@andrewnorris5415]

Very interesting on the costs. Always nice to know what is going on, I live in Cheshire and often cycle or drive through the countryside. Still amazes me that it breaks down so much even though the total hours used seems small compared to a car. Then again, it is complex as you said, and it is doing the work of many men. Before this "industrial revolution" thingy - we all worked down on the farm full time to keep ourselves fed!

[@adrianburn9212]

quite simply the best farming KZbin channel!

[@trisrush9155]

Really interesting to hear the real world combine figures, especially the comparison with using contractors.

[@lv0102]

Thanks for the breakdown on combine costs. Really helps in some of the business cases I’m building. Besides that: love both of your channels

[@glennbrennan7999]

Hard to compare with a top spec Japanese pick up (take your pick) which wont be far off half the price. Is a defender twice the vehicle?

[@steveking4966]

Now you have the workshop space i would consider, either conducting thorough winter off season servicing yourself and carrying consumable replacement parts, i think you right on keeping it, as regards the fake LR i reckon you are better off with a fully restored 300tdi, its great to go shopping in town but as soon as i threw a few chainsaws and logs in the back it would be worth jack sh1t, sad end to an iconic marque!

[@merv690]

brilliant as always, I just love the detailed information thank you

[@putrid.p]

Great video, thank you! "Mudguards are optional" - if ever we needed yet another sign that LR are losing their way!

[@JC-xw7ml]

There’s two sizes of mudguards should you choose, they’re both reasonably priced including fitting (they’re bolted on under trim). Some people don’t want them. Not a big deal

[@harezy]

Wow no one breaks it down like our Harry. Good for non-farmers to see these costs and what it takes. And that's just the combine. 👍👍👍👍

[@timsaxon5825]

Yep. Looking forward to the profit/loss video for 2021 as well. See the final outcome of all this hard work.

[@jacobpeters3834]

I’m not from a Agricultural background but I love your videos. The way you explain things is great and I’m enjoying learning a few things as you go. Wish you all the best thanks

[@TheLocheil]

Another great and informative vid about your farm, Harry, keep them coming.

[@dardie37]

Always enjoy the vlogs , not just entertaining but always educational which is always good , stay safe can’t wait for the next vlog

[@bordersw1239]

Makes the combine a much better value purchase compared to the Land Rover.

[@bradcollins9647]

You get definitely more metal and functionality for your money. Combine might be a little bit slower, parking will be difficult and mpg should be a nightmare, just in comparison. Oh, and don't forget the washing/waxing factor.

[@timevans4695]

I'd like to see the combine with a retractable towbar...would make interesting viewing seeing it on the motorway pulling a trailer along at 12mph.

[@rkan2]

A bit more utility from the Land Rover though if you put it to work 24/7... Not much you can do with the combine outside the harvesting season. ;)

[@dribblegoo6808]

In the breakdown of the costs of buying / operating vs hiring of the combine, you didn't include cost of money. If you had the cash to buy the combine, then generally your numbers still work as investment interest rates are quite low. However, if (as I suspect) in line with many other farms you have a long term debt, the numbers are very different. Assuming a long term debt cost of 4%, the cost of money over the four year period in question is £13,760, which skews the numbers towards hiring.

[@hpman911]

Absolutely spot on in your analysis I believe!

[@andylamb563]

Wow! that was a very comprehensive answer to my Combine Costs question, Amazing insight, Thank you. Long live the "Big Red Toy". Good to see the nice refurbished grain shed full, must be a satisfying feeling. Job well done, just next year to sort out now!!

[@kildare1773]

Excellent video Harry. Your a professional farmer doing a good job.

[@chrismarshall6137]

Very informative on the running costs of the combine. Keep up the great videos.

[@jhiv3945]

Many thanks Harry.

[@Scale-Model]

Great insight in your Farm - we start farming this year in Germany too ❤️🚜❤️

[@melpeddle7243]

What crops are you doing in Germany ? If you don't mind me asking

[@Scale-Model]

@@melpeddle7243 Potatoes - we don't have that much land yet, we're just getting started - Greetings from Brandenburg / Germany ❤️🚜❤️

[@melpeddle7243]

@@Scale-Model nice to hear. Start small and build up. As land no is extremely expensive. I see a lot of people lease land in Germany and the UK. Or share farm.

[@Scale-Model]

@@melpeddle7243 I think Farm Land is the best way to invest money for the future - best wishes from Brandenburg / Germany to you

[@melpeddle7243]

@@Scale-Model yes definitely if you can afford it. Nothing better than working and running a farm. And learning to operate so many different machinery and tools.

[@barrysheridan9186]

Very interesting Harry, thanks, keep them coming.

[@lordpetrolhead477]

As a long time Harry’s Garage subscriber, l only found out about this channel through Harry’s interview with the Telegraph. So lots of videos to watch in the next few days, interesting stuff 😊

[@therushden]

Harry: 350k for a new combine, we won't be doing that. Charlie: tracks you say? You certainly have to do the maths before making any farming purchases. Great vid 👍

[@FunkyG3009]

Love this channel. Thanks for the content Harry. Keep it coming! Enjoyed the commercial analysis on combine costs, very interesting.

[@normanbuild]

Thank you Harry for the breakdown of the c0mbine economics. Love the admission to the man maths involved including labour at £15 an hour. Certain!y seems the drying cost is the deciding factor over contracting out.

[@hpman911]

But Harry didn’t include any finance costs on the cash price of the combine ?!

[@normanbuild]

@@hpman911 mind you, he bought it a while back, presumably it is now fully amortized and he would have offset the interest... if he actually financed it on credit. Given his general situation he may well have simply dipped into his reserves.

[@wernerdanler2742]

That disappearing hitch is quite a piece of engineering. What will they think of next? I rode on a combine, with no cab, back in the mid 60s. Got the wind in my face whipping chaf in my face making me miserable and then drove a tractor after harvest plowing a field also with no cab. Got heat stroke from that. I'm glad farmers don't have to deal with that sort of thing now days. Now if they can just get the weather to cooperate.

[@Paul-fb1em]

This is the kind of video that I like. A great run down of the frustrations being a farmer entails. Can't wait for the next installment. Keep up the good work.

[@rhubarb021]

I hadn’t realised that your drum hours would be so low - but I’m sure that your approach of an “oversized” combine that has already depreciated is the key to an economical and (hopefully!!) low stress harvest. Great video, as ever, (My friends new defender was taken back by Land Rover head office to try and learn lessons on why it’s reliability was so horrific. Hopefully yours will be better, but £53k for cloth seats sounds a touch steep!!)

[@michaelfk2548]

Two great topics... nice to see almost standard Defender .....and combine economics .

[@timcowan5528]

Great video Harry so informative.keep them coming👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@robertdaly9036]

Great breakdown of the figures, very interesting indeed.... 👍👍👍

[@pdalia]

Farming economics at its best ! Great work Harry, good perspective. Great to see how you guys work on the other side of the Atlantic ! Cheers

[@andyfx7.929]

Very informative breakdown of cost which gives some of us the cost Juggling and behind the scenes economics in farming, Its not all Glamour.!!

[@philmoore71]

tks so much for sharing your real costs & expenses

[@farmideas]

Thanks for a really useful costing for the combine.

[@davidfisher5507]

We run a 40 year old Dominator, only cutting around 80 acres a year tho. Has cost us £40 in parts and 3 hours of maintenance time, carried out by ourselves. Not too shabby. When you look at the conditions that combines operate in it's no wonder they break, it's a pretty extreme environment. Good job on explaining it in this video.

[@andrewbremner8624]

Great to see you share all of the finance values, gives a great insight into the business

[@paddyboy557]

Hello Harry I think this video sets you apart form the rest very honest review on combine. Looking forward to full review on defender

[@thomasfrancis5747]

Mechanical key might be safer than keyless given how many Land Rovers are stolen. Hope you get to try the Ineos Grenadier as a comparison.

[@ericpisch2732]

Ignore the moaners Harry, I very much enjoy the fine detail you cover on the combine etc. It gives a far more realistic experience.

[@jamesavickers5961]

Jolly interesting as ever thank you so much harry

[@leschase1824]

Also, when one gets a contractor in, everyone wants the contractor at the same time. I used to grow 6 to 8 acres of barley year, to feed cattle, and I bought a cheap but working 25 year combine to do the job. Then reseed the field back to grass, and plough another for barley. Farm already had a storage bin from previous years, but I bought a complete cold air floor drying system for less than £20.00 to take any excess moisture and heat out. When working, it worked really well.

[@rooga311]

I remember having a secret compartment in the boot of my Freelander back in 1999, for some reason it always filled with water.

[@MrAndy406]

Can't beat owning your own combine harvest when you want, and no restrictions on waiting on a contractor, Grate work with the details of cost. let's hope you get Top Price for the crop 👍

[@markmezo]

Very informative on farm (combine) economics, Clarknob could learn a lot from you (if he bothered to listen) and i amazed how quiet that disco was when you was driving it, modern diesels are on another level nowadays.

[@beansgas6821]

Thanks for the figures on the combine Harry you seem pretty chilled about what it costs to run, if it was me I would be having sleepless nights. Haha.

[@timbo19751975]

Fraid those are the size of numbers in farming , if not larger.

[@paultaylor9652]

Really interesting, just shows how one year can make such a difference in farming. Thanks for making the the video's Harry.

[@tomling9310]

Really interesting to hear the figures Harry, normally these things are kept hushed up. Great video again.

[@davebarron5939]

Always enjoyable and educational, Thanks Harry.

[@willt1984]

Really interesting analysis and cost breakdown of the combine.

[@nickmarr1]

Great stuff. My dad's cousin farmed dairy cattle his whole life in the wilds of the Rossendale moors in Bacup, Lancashire.. Your land and farming methods couldn't be more different, Harry. Most people would class 'farmer' as a standard job, like 'accountant' is!

[@Andrew-yz1lb]

guess the only thing you missed would be the interest on the 84K of capital tied up in the combine. you will still be ahead with the drying cost savings though

[@barrenfluffit2637]

I wan'r sure if the £15 per hour was just wages or included all employee costs (which can be the same amount again).

[@toad1961]

Fascinating & great to learn something totally new with regards farming. Look forward to the Defender review as & when

[@monaromanmax]

Loved your combine cost breakdown. Didn't realise that much more cost effective than contractors.

[@SuperMAZ007]

Our local Landrover dealer dose not offer the model D200 for some reason. Very good review on the costs of maintaining a combine. The older and more worn it is the more it will start to cost.

[@stephencollins7714]

Very interesting and informative as always. Makes sense that contracting is more expensive as they have all of the same expenses to contend with and need to make a profit from it, better to be on your own schedule as you have demonstrated. Cannot see why any farmer would buy that very expensive LR over a pick-up though, all of the farmers around my way run them and they seem to hold up really well.

[@andiharper4498]

Great breakdown of Combine costs. The only thing missing (but I doubt will alter the outcome) is the finance cost or loss of investment passive income against the GBP86,500 ... that said, you will taxed on any capital gain!!

[@garethdavies6401]

Absolutely brilliant, informative and a great watch keep them coming Harry

[@gdr408]

Love Harrys farm..👍🏻

[@Andy_Holbrook332]

V informative video. Considering the Land Rover is the new “farm vehicle”, it was a bit of an oversight not to have picked off road tyres as one of the options!!? These new Defenders are so expensive I don’t see how they will become popular with farmers. The pick-up is just as versatile and a lot cheaper. And then there are the ubiquitous ATVs that so many farmers seem to have these days.

[@melpeddle7243]

Yes. Way to expensive. And you have to get a lift kit out of America to get the bigger tyres under them. And only auto. I like the new Isuzu dmax dual cab Utes .

[@thebrowns5337]

JLR are known to be one of the most unreluable too. A HiLux is cheaper, better specced for the cost, perhaps more able and certainly more reliable. This is a loan by JLR as a tax write off/advert I guess.

[@imthelastone]

Great video as usual, thanks for all the insight

[@thegreat7861]

Loved it Harry. Thank you!

[@steffydog]

Lovely colour, great video as always

[@obfuscator]

Harry, you ought to fit rear mudguards in there too. Look forward to the full review on the Harry's Garage channel.

[@thefastestfox1]

15:16 I would prefer the front land rover badge to be in a more central position.

[@colinmiles1052]

Interesting stuff. I'm not a great fan of modern farming but keen to view the way things are and what drives it.

[@mididash]

i do love a Harry video , excellent content and really tells it like it is in the real world , i`ll say Brilliant in fact , cheers Harry

[@ianstoyan]

Hearing that you and your son worked like Billy-o made me laugh. I've never heard anyone but my old Grannie use that phrase before.

[@GenaF]

Thankyou Harry, for the breakdown costs of using the harvester. I always wondered and thought the costs must be astronomical but I believed they were all over half a million £ to buy. Yours at under £100k is well worth it and you can see that in your figures.

[@HROM1908]

Re: Aug 29 video. On your Combine why are the front and rear tyre treads installed in opposite directions ? Excellent series. I would not miss an episode. Thank you.

[@LS-ti6jo]

Would be nice to see Harry & Clarkson exchange stories of their farming experiences.

[@blarkdexture8899]

Well done Harry

[@iancrossley6637]

Surprised you didn't click the snorkel option on the discovery for those shot cuts through some ponds.

[@Goose_from_Norway]

Always learning something new👍 Thanks, Harry😃

[@jimmybroom]

Great video Harry. Lovely defender too although not fussed on those white steel wheels. For a £45k+ car Land Rover could at least put a set of alloys it!

[@mattlyons2802]

The other thing about owning your own combine is you can use it when you want to - if you're contracting, you might have to wait for a combine to be available and lose some crop in the process. Expensive bit of kit though!

[@neilthreadgold1090]

My farm is a similar size except in Essex, and I to run a oversized pre-owned Massey combine that probably was originally on 1000+ acre farm. 30 years ago farms of that size would have had 3 or 4 smaller combines that would then end up on 3 or 4 farms of our size. I did wonder what on earth I was going to do when combines started getting much bigger. Turns out I didn't have to worry too much as new machines lose so much money in the first few years us smaller farmers get a combine that harvests our fields in a third of the time it used to take which as was pointed out in the video means going when it's dry and getting crops in the shed quickly.