How much is a John Deere combine worth?
Most new John Deere combines are priced from $380,000 to $480,000, said Michael Cessna, a sales representative for the Arends-Hogan-Walker (AHW) dealership east of Urbana. With add-on features, farmers might be looking at $500,000 for a combine, “but you could get up to $600,000 real easy,” Cessna said.
What is the biggest JD combine?
X9 Combine
Capacity: The X9 Combine will be Deere’s largest combine available in terms of capacity and efficiency. One of the main features and innovations on the new X9 Combine is the dual separator design.
Is John Deere making a twin rotor combine?
Some 45 years after New Holland pioneered the twin rotor combine technology, Deere will introduce its first dual-axial rotor threshing and separating units in 2020. The announcement of the new series of Deere twin rotor X9 combines was made in November at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany.
What is the smallest John Deere combine?
The John Deere 9650 is the smallest of the STS series, but allows the operator to drive it up and down hills with better control while maintaining a programmed speed. While the 9560 may be the smallest in the series, it still packs remarkable power.
Why are combines so big?
One important factor was the development of huge, automated machines such as combine harvesters that made each agricultural worker vastly more productive. You can see how wide the header (front cutting mechanism) is compared to the main body of the machine. The biggest combines have headers about 12m (40 ft) wide!
What class combine is a X9?
“The X9 1000 or X9 1100 (class 10 and 11 combines) are for producers who need extra-large capacity and who can handle that extra capacity,” Arnold explained. According to Deere, the X9 1100 can harvest up to 30 acres of high-yielding wheat per hour and harvest up to 7,200 bushels per hour in high-yielding corn.
Is there an electric combine?
The electric motors are fitted into the combine from head to tail and are even used to power the working parts on a chaff cart that trails behind the combine. “Three of the electric motors are equipped with cab-controlled, variable speed drive controllers that are used to drive the combine’s thresher, fan and reel.”
What is a John Deere combine?
X Series Combines feature a wide feeder house, dual separator, and the industry’s largest cleaning shoe, that work together to improve crop flow and increase harvesting capacity. “At the heart of the new combine is the X Series Dual Separator (XDS) with the largest threshing and separation areas Deere has ever offered.