Don-1200 – Don-1500

At the end of 1984, Rostselmash introduced the Don series of combine harvesters, of which the Don-1500 was by far the most common. It was sold in Western Europe and North America mostly under the Belarus brand. The threshing drum was quite substantial: 80 cm in diameter and 148.5 cm wide. It had five rasp bars and a large sieve surface area. The transmission was hydrostatic and the engine was a turbocharged 9.5-liter producing 235 hp. The engine was located between the cab and the 60-hectoliter grain tank. Air conditioning was standard at least in France and the USA. The combine also featured an electronic monitoring system covering 18 points.

The smaller Don-1200 had a 118 cm threshing drum, a 160 hp engine, and a 45-hectoliter grain tank.

The updated Don-1500 B featured a naturally aspirated 14.9-liter V8. Thanks to the new engine and other technical improvements, such as increased threshing drum speed, the threshing capacity was reported to increase by 20%. The Don-1500 B was generally green in color. The latest development was the Don-1500 M, which had a 90-hectoliter grain tank, a 250-horsepower engine, and more equipment in the cab, such as improved sound insulation and a refrigerator.

The Don family also included the rare rotor threshing combine Don 2600.

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