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HARVESTERS<br />
ahead of the curve<br />
Two new drapers, a belt<br />
pickup and two new corn<br />
heads will be available<br />
for Australian John Deere<br />
owners as the giant<br />
launches its new lineup<br />
Above: The HDR maximises combine<br />
performance through greater grain<br />
capture across various crops, changing<br />
conditions and uneven or rolling terrain<br />
Easy to use, these drapers<br />
pick up and sweep the<br />
down or lodged crop<br />
across the cutterbar to<br />
recover more crop.<br />
John Deere is now taking orders for an entirely updated<br />
header lineup, ready for harvest 2021, after launching its new<br />
range recently.<br />
Comprising the new HDR rigid cutterbar drapers, RDF<br />
HydraFlex drapers, a BP15 belt pickup, and CR and CF corn<br />
heads, each is compatible with most of Deere’s S series and<br />
T series combine harvesters, as well as the larger models in its<br />
X series.<br />
John Deere tactical segment manager Marko Koelln says the<br />
new headers will be available alongside the company’s 700D<br />
draper series, which he says has long been “a mainstay of the<br />
Australian farming industry’s harvest equipment lineup”.<br />
HDR RIGID CUTTERBAR DRAPERS<br />
Koelln says the HDR rigid cutterbar drapers boast a new hinged<br />
frame, which gives them a wide wing range and what he says is<br />
unmatched terrain-following ability.<br />
“Easy to use, these drapers pick up and sweep the down or<br />
lodged crop across the cutterbar to recover more crop thanks<br />
to a consistent distance between the reel fingers and cutterbar,<br />
improved reel range and increased reel-drive motor torque,”<br />
he says.<br />
“Optional John Deere grain saver draper belts can also help<br />
to reduce canola cutterbar loss by up to 25 per cent when<br />
compared to traditional, smooth draper belts.”<br />
Available in cutting widths of 10.7m, 12.2m, 13.7m and 15.2m,<br />
the drapers are designed to help bring more crop into your<br />
combine with each pass – working most effectively for canola,<br />
pulse and small grain growers.<br />
Deere says the drapers can also help minimise grain loss when<br />
operating under a wide range of crops and conditions – while<br />
capturing more grain, especially for down or lodged crops.<br />
“By upgrading from our 13.7m draper to the new, larger 15.2m<br />
version, farmers are able to cover around 10 per cent more<br />
ground each day, for improved time and input cost efficiencies,”<br />
Koelln says.<br />
RDF HYDRAFLEX DRAPERS<br />
Compatible with harvesters dating back to 2012, the new John<br />
Deere RDF HydraFlex Drapers are built on the back of the<br />
existing John Deere 700FD, while providing new features to<br />
reduce grain loss.<br />
All RDF HydraFlex drapers feature a new two-speed centre<br />
feed section that lets operators slow down the feed drum and<br />
centre feed belt by 20 per cent compared with the 700FD.<br />
“This puts more grain in the tank by reducing free grain loss,<br />
while operators can easily go from low to high speed when<br />
direct heading canola,” Koelln says.<br />
“RDF HydraFlex drapers reduce grain loss and let operators<br />
harvest at faster speeds without sacrificing cut quality.”<br />
The drapers carry over the John Deere 10cm double-cut, dualdrive<br />
shaft HydraFlex cutterbar, which can make 1,980 cuts per<br />
minute to enable faster harvesting speeds.<br />
Deere will also provide two centre feed belt options – a<br />
standard centre belt recommended for soybeans or an optional<br />
cleated centre belt to deliver higher-volume crops, like canola,<br />
into the feed drum.<br />
BP15 BELT PICKUP<br />
John Deere’s new BP15 belt pickup platform is designed to<br />
handle high volumes of crops in tough conditions – aimed at<br />
small grain and canola growers who need to harvest more<br />
hectares per hour with an X Series, S Series or T Series.<br />
Koelln says the new pickup delivers a 20 per cent faster feed<br />
rate than its predecessor, the John Deere 615P, thanks in part to<br />
a two-speed auger drive sprocket which helps improve feed rate<br />
adjustability, for large or bulky crops like canola.<br />
“The BP15 has a wider feederhouse opening with adjustable<br />
feed auger flighting and fingers that allow this belt-pickup<br />
platform to harvest more hectares,” he says.<br />
A slower speed feed rate can be used for less bulky crops like<br />
cereals and grass seed, while a factory-installed crop shield<br />
minimises grain loss by preventing it from building up and laying<br />
on the feederhouse.<br />
“Less time will be spent making adjustments as no tools are<br />
needed to modify the height of the large, 51cm gauge wheels for<br />
varying window conditions and crop types,” Koelln says.<br />
CORN HEADS<br />
Deere has also developed a new range of two types of corn<br />
heads. Designed for harvesting leaning, down or fallen crop,<br />
the CR rigid corn heads can be equipped from the factory with<br />
active end fenders that pull more ears into the head as the<br />
harvester moves through the paddock.<br />
The John Deere CF folding corn heads include all the features<br />
of CR rigid corn heads but offer a low-profile folding frame and<br />
an industry-leading fold cycle time of less than 60 seconds when<br />
connected to S700 combine harvesters, Deere says.<br />
They also cut down costs by eliminating the need to purchase<br />
a header trailer.<br />
Each of the new drapers, corn heads and the belt pickup come<br />
with a header control unit (HCU) that communicates seamlessly<br />
with the combine.<br />
The HCU saves head-specific factory calibration settings and<br />
collects and sends header-width information to the combine for<br />
accurate yield mapping, and detects and reports header-specific<br />
diagnostic codes, plus tracks hours of use and maintenance<br />
intervals.<br />
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