Get FinancingTrio Of Updates Bring Improvements To John Deere 2019 S-Series Combines
John Deere’s upcoming 2019 S-Series combines will include several additions designed to improve performance, ride quality, and harvesting efficiency of small grain, the company announced in late May. The additions include a new suspension track system, a new flex draper header, and various harvest-specific enhancements to the company’s MyOperations mobile app. The S-Series includes the S760, S770, S780, and S790 models, which range from 333 to 543 horsepower.
On The Right Track
Anyone buying a John Deere 2019 S-Series combine will have the option of getting the new factory-installed suspension track in 30- or 36-inch (76- or 91-centimeter) belt widths. A redesign to the track system includes modifications to the track belts, integrated final drive, suspension cylinder, and tandem bogie wheels, which combined will enhance flotation, ride quality, transport speed, and durability, according to John Deere.
The track system’s tread design now features wider and taller tread bars that are angled to enhance traction, balance, and ride comfort while simultaneously lengthening tread life, John Deere says. Moreover, the new track system will enable combines to travel at up to roughly 25 mph (40 km/h).
Matt Badding, John Deere Harvest Solutions product marketing manager, said in a news release that the combines equipped with the new tracks will be able to get into fields sooner and harvest longer, but with less impact on the soil, including in conditions that are less than ideal. “The new tracks,” he said, “have a larger contact area compared to our previous tracks, which provide significant advantages to customers in these key areas.”
More Grain Captured
Elsewhere, the new 700FD HydraFlex Draper unit John Deere is adding to its flex draper lineup includes a symmetric design featuring a dual V-guide belt and a thicker, corrugated front edge that improves crop flow and lengthens belt life by four times. The draper also includes a dual-position center-feed drum—positions are 16 and 18 inches (41 and 46 centimeters)—that will bolster harvesting versatility and enhance the processing of bushy crops. Furthermore, an 18-inch (46-centimeter) Top Crop Auger will support smooth feeding with fewer slugs under harsh conditions, according to John Deere.
"To improve ground sensing on uneven terrain and to automatically adjust header position accordingly, we've added a fourth sensor to the Automatic Header Height Control option on our 35-, 40-, and 45-foot [10.7-, 12.2-, and 13.7-meter] models," Badding said.
Remote Monitoring
For its MyOperations mobile app, John Deere has added Remote View and Adjust features, which promise to make it easier for users to remotely monitor and adjust combine-operation settings. Working with existing Combine Advisor and Remote Display Access technologies, the additions to MyOperations will let users adjust concave clearance, rotor, fan speed, and chaffer and sieve clearance settings remotely.
"This latest mobile app for combines gives customers immediate visual access to machine information from a single combine or an entire fleet to improve overall harvesting operations,” Badding said. Notably, a combine’s operator can accept changes via the in-cab display that a manager makes remotely to settings. The app is also well-suited for the monitoring of less-experienced combine operators by managers, Badding said.
Source: Deere & Company
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