Bizon Z040 – Z058 Rekord

The Bizon Z040 was introduced in 1971 as the successor to the Polish national combine harvester Vistula. However, production only began in 1973. The Z040 shared many technical similarities with the Clayson M133. The engine was a 6-cylinder Leyland manufactured under license. The harvester's color was initially red but later changed to orange. A later export model was known as the Z043, and in Sweden, the model was sold under the designation KZS-3 Standard. The equipment was quite extensive, including, among other things, hydraulic reel height and speed adjustment, hydrostatic steering, and adjustable sieves.

In 1973, the 5-walker Z050 was introduced alongside the Z040, also known as the Bizon Super. This harvester was often equipped with a sun canopy, but a wide, fully enclosed cab was also available at an early stage. Unlike the smaller model, the steering column was adjustable. A typical accessory was also a header transport trailer. Later, the Super was also available with Linden hydrostatic drive and equipped with an Agro-Comga loss meter. Sweden also sold the “designed for the American market” Bizon America, which featured, among other things, a larger grain tank, bigger tires, a hydraulically rotatable discharge pipe, and a loss meter as standard. In the USA and some American countries, this model was sold under the name Long 5000. Parallel models to the Z040 and Z050 were the Z042 and Z052, which featured hydraulic reel rotation.

Import of the Bizon Super to Finland began in 1975. Prior to that, they had been sold in Sweden, Denmark, the USA, Brazil, Spain, and Iran.

In 1976, the improved Z056 Super was introduced, which remained in production until 1994. The parallel model exported to developing countries (mainly Tunisia) was the Z057 Super, which did not have a grain tank.

In 1980, the more powerful Z058 Rekord was introduced alongside it. In 1987, an improved cab was introduced. The factory was privatized in 1992 and became owned by New Holland in 1998. The Z058, which had changed color to blue, was still in production as the manufacturing of the TC series moved to Poland.

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