Harvey the harvester harvesting wheat...

In our part of the world the are called headers. They are used in farming and the world’s most entertaining sport - header demolition derbies.

Impressive to see this set is 13 years old. I could have confused it with a new release.

Definitely a vehicle ripe for a re-edition

I bought MiSB 8284 Tractor in August. Good, old Technic sets.

Below my list of Top 10 Technic Farm Sets:

https://brickset.com/sets/list-36299

The big brother to Lego city 7636. This seems to be the only Technic Havester ever produced, which is a shame, although there is not too much going on apart from rear steering and rotating or lifting the havester, which means all of the space under the green panels is empty air and may explain all the tractors.

These are a common sight in the northwest Ohio area where I live. They're bigger than 18 wheeler trucks!

This set deserves a remake. We have gotten plenty of Technic tractors over the years, but this Combine Harvester has been the one and only time we got one of those vehicles in Technic.

@Rimefang said:
"These are a common sight in the northwest Ohio area where I live. They're bigger than 18 wheeler trucks!"

I echo this as I too grew up in NW Ohio and still live in the area. Both my dad and grandpa farmed and I got to ride in the combine a few times as a kid. Really wish I knew about this set, it’s fantastic.

Rear tyres look small on this model, but huge on something like the Creator 3-in-1 Monster Burger Truck which uses the same size.

So this model looks pretty big overall.

I remember when this came out, but didn't give it much thought at the time, since Claas was a brand not very common in my area of the US (mostly John Deere and Case IH here, some Gleaners and New Hollands). So it shouldn't surprise me that there are literally none for sale in the US on BrickLink.

The angle of the white beams over the rear wheels implies that this is a walker combine and not a rotary, which Google confirms Claas still produces. Those terms probably don't mean much to non-farmers, but they're just different methods of mechanically separating the grain from the stalk. To make a long story short, walker combines are rarer in the US.

@cody6268 said:
"And while I live in a big farming area (cattle); er, uh, I've seen only one self-propelled combine in my life. The rest were pull-behind units attached to a tractor. "

Do you live somewhere out west? I ask because pull-type combines are pretty much nonexistent anywhere in North America except the western US and Canada, where small grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye, etc.) are grown instead of row crops. These areas still used pull-types until about 25 years ago, when most manufacturers discontinued them.

@cody6268 said:
"Not bad. I've had this one on my list for a while. Ultra weird how it rebuilds into a dragster of all things. Technic doesn't have a whole lot of combines, and City or any other theme hasn't either.

With the Claas license, LEGO could easily do another that is similarly sized. Mechanically, combines mechanically are so much more interesting than tractors, and have more mechanical parts. And while I live in a big farming area (cattle); er, uh, I've seen only one self-propelled combine in my life. The rest were pull-behind units attached to a tractor. "

All wee need now are smaller agri tires, like those in 42054 set :)

@Drzhivago138 said:
"I remember when this came out, but didn't give it much thought at the time, since Claas was a brand not very common in my area of the US (mostly John Deere and Case IH here, some Gleaners and New Hollands). So it shouldn't surprise me that there are literally none for sale in the US on BrickLink.

The angle of the white beams over the rear wheels implies that this is a walker combine and not a rotary, which Google confirms Claas still produces. Those terms probably don't mean much to non-farmers, but they're just different methods of mechanically separating the grain from the stalk. To make a long story short, walker combines are rarer in the US.

@cody6268 said:
"And while I live in a big farming area (cattle); er, uh, I've seen only one self-propelled combine in my life. The rest were pull-behind units attached to a tractor. "

Do you live somewhere out west? I ask because pull-type combines are pretty much nonexistent anywhere in North America except the western US and Canada, where small grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye, etc.) are grown instead of row crops. These areas still used pull-types until about 25 years ago, when most manufacturers discontinued them."

I live in Southwest Virginia. My great-uncle grew corn and wheat to cut down on feed costs since he ran a rather large cattle farm; and used pulled combines attached to larger Deeres. I've seen one person that had a smallish John Deere a couple counties east of me. I

We certainly need one since this lend itself very nicely to a "proper" Technic model as echoed by @ALPHIE22 - a car will always have the same functions.

But to do a proper combine, it has to have: 1) Reel, 2) Cutter bar, 3) Header auger, 4) Grain conveyor, 5) Threshing drum, 6) Straw walker, 7) Tailings conveyor, 8) Rethreshing of tailings, 9) Grain auger, 10) Grain tank, 11) Straw chopper, and 12) Unloading auger. Now that would be a proper Technic demonstration!

As an aside, Lego Technic 8862 alternate build was a combine and it looks fairly decent considering the time.