Field test validation with PAMI against CLAAS® and MacDon
Field test validation with PAMI against CLAAS and MacDon
John Deere hinged drapers were engineered, designed, and built for reducing canola grain loss when paired with an X9 or S700 Combine. John Deere contracted with the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) to independently test, validate, and quantify full header loss advantage against CLAAS and MacDon, and the hinged drapers proved a $3.00 CAD ($2.40 USD)* per acre grain loss advantage over the MacDon FD145. Based on an internal survey of producers who used the HDR Draper head in last year’s demo season, 97 percent had a positive experience around total canola grain loss.
*NOTE: Per acre advantage based on the following inputs:
MacDon is a trademark of MacDon Industries Ltd. CLAAS is a trademark of CLAAS KGaA mbH.
X Series Combine with 50-ft (15.2-m) Hinged Draper
John Deere HDR and HDF Drapers follow the ground by pivoting, gliding, and flexing over uneven fields to provide the best cut possible.
MacDon is a trademark of MacDon Industries Ltd.
X Series Combine with 50-ft (15.2-m) draper
The goals for harvest are simple – harvest on time and put more grain in the tank. The John Deere HDR and HDF Drapers not only harvest more bushels per hour and acres per day but capture more crops along the way.
MacDon is a trademark of MacDon Industries Ltd.
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| Select up to 4 models to compare specifications | John Deere HDR45 Hinged Frame, Rigid Cutterbar Draper |
| Cutterbar length | 13.7 m 45 ft |
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| Knife drive | Double-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar: 10.2 cm 4 in. |
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| Knife speed | X Series Combine: 520 cycles/min S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min |
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| Pickup reel operating speeds | 8-70 rpm | |||
| Draper belts speed control | Hydraulic from cab (side belts only) |
| Type | Hinged frame rigid cutterbar |
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| Type | Straight-line knife drive system | |||
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| Length | 13.7 m 45 ft |
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| Knife drive | Double-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar: 10.2 cm 4 in. |
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| Knife speed | X Series Combine: 520 cycles/min S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min |
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| Base skid shoe height | 3.8 cm 1.5 in. |
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| Number of slats | Six bat poly | |||
| Fingers | Nylon | |||
| Diameter | 106.7 cm 42 in. |
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| Height control | Hydraulic | |||
| Speed control | Hydraulic | |||
| Reel lift | Off the cutterbar: 100.6 cm 39.6 in. |
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| Reel fore and aft | Fore of the cutterbar: 26.4 cm 10.4 in. |
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| Reel resume | Base | |||
| Reel reverse | Base | |||
| Operating speeds | 8-70 rpm | |||
| Operating speeds (54-in. reel) |
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| Width | Side belts: 5.9 m 19.3 ft Center belts: 200 cm 79 in. |
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| Belt depth | 100 cm 39.8 in. |
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| Cleat height | 19 mm 0.75 in. |
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| Speed control | Hydraulic from cab (side belts only) | |||
| Center belt reverse | Base |
| Diameter | 40.6 cm 16 in. |
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| Feed drum fingers | Heavy-duty and round with breakaway notch and retainer Diameter: 16 mm 0.625 in. |
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| Number of fingers | 18 | |||
| Auger finger platform | Triple chevron, retracting | |||
| Finger reach | 152 mm 6 in. |
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| Drum/auger reverse | Base | |||
| Operating speed | Low speed: 200 rpm High speed: 240 rpm |
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| Center cleanout door | Base |
| Type | Electrohydraulic | |||
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| Header height sensing on the ground | Base | |||
| Header height sensing off the ground | Base |
| Type | Optional: hydraulic drive 250-350 rpm |
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| Fingered augers | Optional | |||
| Size | Diameter: 43.2 cm 17 in. |
| Platform length | 14.6 m 47.8 ft |
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| Overall operating depth | With dividers: 3.2 m 10.6 ft |
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| Date collected | 24 Mar 2021 |
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*Save $1,750 (USD)/ $2,450 (CAD) a year across 1,500 acres by reducing canola cutterbar loss up to 25% with Grain Saver Draper Belts compared to smooth draper belts. Assumption: 0.125 bushel savings of canola per acre @ $9.55 bu/canola, 47 bu/ac of canola, 1,500 of canola. Internal testing by running HDR with Grain Saver Draper Belts and HDR without Grain Saver Draper Belts.
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