About The Record

The history of the record breaking event

Combines 4 Charity was the brain child of Philip Brady who lives in Kildakey, Co. Meath, Ireland. In Feburary 2009 he decided to try and set a new world record of having the most combine harvesters working simultaneously in the one field. He told neighbours and friends of his idea and soon set about forming a committee. By June 2009 the committee was in place and the wheels were put in motion to break the previous record which was 56 set in Western Australia in 2003.The ideal site was found and the date was set for August 15th 2009 for the record attempt. As the day came closer more and more momentum came behind the effort and the idea captured the imagination of old and young. Those who wished to participate in the event were asked to raise as much money as they could. Four charities were chosen as beneficiaries which were Barnardos, National Rehabilitation Trust, Self Help Africa and Gary Kelly Cancer Support.

 

 

On Friday August the 14th 2009 the convoy of combines began to move into the field with most in place by the early hours of Saturday morning.Though conditions were damp early morning on Saturday the 15th the sun and a light breeze graced the field after lunch and by 5 pm the 175 combines began to roar. The massive cavalcade began to edge through the wheat which was a sight to behold. The crop was harvested in 15 minutes. A massive congratulations and appreciation goes out to all the participants who devoted their time and effort to the event. Many thanks to all our sponsors supporters and all who helped in the organising & running of this truly remarkable occasion. We hope that all who attended enjoyed the spectacle. €75,000 has been presented to each of the 4 charities, that’s a total of €300,000 raised as a result of Combines 4 Charity & a world record was achieved, not bad for a day's work!

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