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The Frenchman Alexandre Braud founded his agricultural machinery workshop in 1898. Ten years later, the production of threshing machines began, and the first trailed combine harvester was completed in 1935.

The era of the first self-propelled combine came in the autumn of 1955, when the A.2080 was introduced. In the model designation, A stood for self-propelled, 20 for the cutting width, and 80 for the width of the threshing drum. The standard engine was a 1.9-liter Citroën petrol engine (42 hp). Later, a 2.1-liter Renault engine (48 hp) was used. For an additional cost, a 50 hp Perkins diesel was available. There were six gears for harvesting and two for road travel. There was no variator. The threshing drum had six speeds. The parts of the threshing mechanism were galvanized.

The following year, the A.2480 was introduced alongside it, which had a 2.4-meter cutting table.

In spring 1959, an improved version, the A.2480V, was introduced. In this model, both the driving speed and the speed of the threshing drum were adjusted with a variator. Instead of four, there were three straw walkers in the same width space, but their length had been increased. The brakes were now hydraulic.

In 1964, the 2580 became the successor. The brand of petrol engine had changed to Ford (56 hp), and the engine was now placed in front to the right of the cab instead of on the left side. The cutting width was increased to 260 cm. A 13-hectoliter grain tank was standard. The belts and chains were protected.

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