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On the basis of inquiry and expert opinion analysis the prognosis for development of combine harvester construction was determined. System self-evaluating the competence of combine harvester experts was also tested in the inquiry. It was stated that combine harvester will dominate as a basic machine for grain harvesting until the middle of 21 st century. Basic solutions of actual construction should not be significantly changed within the coming decade. However, the research and development will be concentrated on changes improving construction and functional features of combine working assemblies, mostly threshing and cleaning ones.