The A85 is a Class 8

Class 8

Class 8 may refer to:* 8 Metre * British Rail Class 08* BR Standard Class 8* First Class 8* GCR Class 8* HAZMAT Class 8 Corrosive Substances* L&YR Class 8* NSB Class 8, a standard-gauge steam locomotive of Norway...

 combine harvester

Combine harvester

The combine harvester, or simply combine, is a machine that harvests grain crops. The name derives from the fact that it combines three separate operations, reaping, threshing, and winnowing, into a single process. Among the crops harvested with a combine are wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn ,...

 made by Gleaner Manufacturing Company

Gleaner Manufacturing Company

Gleaner Manufacturing Company was the name of a company which made the first self-propelled combine harvesters. They are best known for their production while part of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. Gleaners were silver in color, unlike the Allis-Chalmers field tractors, which were unique...

. The A85 is the largest Gleaner made, boasting a 459 horsepower

Horsepower

Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...

 Caterpillar C13 engine. It has a 350 bushel

Bushel

A bushel is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 4 pecks or 8 gallons. It is used for volumes of dry commodities , most often in agriculture...

 bin capacity, which it can unload in less than 90 seconds; unloading 4.5 bushels per second.

The A85 has a 4-speed hydrostatic rotor drive train. The engine is a 763 cubic inch inline 6-cylinder turbocharged

Turbocharger

A turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...

diesel. Production of the A85 has been from 2006 to the present.