Back in 2017, we reported that Gomselmash was testing the first large-scale combine harvester in the world to run on compressed natural gas.

The machine in question – designated the Palesse GS4118K – has now been launched onto the market.

Power is provided by a Cummins IS12G ‘gas’ engine, along with gas storage cylinders, low and high-pressure lines, valves and associated plumbing and circuitry.

It apparently meets Stage V (engine) emissions regulations.

The manufacturer claims that this combine will make grain harvesting “more economical and environmentally friendly”. While the machine will be more expensive to buy than a diesel-powered equivalent, Gomselmash says that this gas-powered combine will be cheaper to run and maintain.

As well as combine harvesters, it’s worth noting that Gomselmash also manufactures self-propelled forage harvesters.


It showed off one of its current-generation foragers (pictured below) at a recent machinery exhibition in Estonia.

This machine – namely the FS 8060 – is home to a 632hp Mercedes-Benz V8 engine (with a displacement of 15.9L).

Its drum (chopping cylinder) is 780mm wide; its diameter spans 630mm. It can be fitted with 20 or 40 knives (resulting in a theoretical chop-length anywhere from 6mm to 48mm).

For the record, Gomselmash is headquartered in the Republic of Belarus. Its legacy apparently stretches back over eight decades.