John Deere Combines

74 John Deere Combines: Harvest Smart
Nothing gives you a more consistent feedrate than
Harvest Smart
How do you get the best feedrate in hilly terrain, different crop densities and changing field conditions? You can do it
manually and hope for the best. Or you can do it automatically with John Deere’s Harvest Smart feedrate control system.
Harvest Smart can adjust to changing field conditions faster than just about any operator can. It works by calculating the
best speed for any field condition, then automatically adjusts the combine speed on the go. That’s critical to maintaining a
consistent feedrate into the combine and achieving peak productivity. It’s now standard equipment on all i-Series combines
from John Deere.
With Harvest Smart, you can automatically control feedrate for either maximum throughput capacity or grain loss parameters.
Simply select “Capacity” or “Smart” modes, and Harvest Smart will continually adjust the combine’s ground speed
until you reach either your capacity limits (in Capacity mode) or loss limits (in Smart mode). Pull back on the hydro lever and
Harvest Smart disengages, allowing you to slow down for headland turns.
Since it automatically keeps the machine at your set maximum-capacity load, Harvest Smart reduces fatigue and stress on
the operator. Plus, you’ll get better grain quality and a cleaner grain sample due to more consistent crop loads.
Put Harvest Smart together with AutoTrac and our new ProDrive automatic-shift transmission,
and the combine operates almost by itself at peak harvesting capacity hour after hour, day
after day.