Deere Launches High-Capacity X9

摘要

John Deere's new X-Series combines are anextension of the manufacturer's combine portfolio, says Matthew Arnold, product manager for Future Combines at Deere in an interview with DTN/Progressive Farmer. "The X9 1000 or X9 1100 [Class 10 and 11 combines] are for producers who need extralarge capacity and who can handle that extra capacity," he explains.According to Deere, the X9 1100 can harvest up to 30 acres of high-yielding wheat per hour and up to 7,200 bushels per hour in high-moisture corn. That's 2 bushels of corn per second, enough to fill seven semis per hour and 80,000 bushels in a day. "When we used to run the [Deere] 6620, we'd be happy to get that (7,200 bushels) in an entire day," Arnold recalls.