New Holland Previews Award-Winning, Next-Generation CR11 Combine Harvester At Agritechnica

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New Holland says it built the CR11 on four pillars: productivity, close to zero losses, improved residue management, and a major reduction in downtime. (Photo courtesy of CNH Industrial.)

New Holland unveiled its impressive next-generation CR11 combine harvester at the recent 2023 Agritechnica trade show in Hanover, Germany. This flagship addition to the New Holland CR series is designed to deliver higher productivity with minimal grain loss, improved residue management, and more automation—all geared toward reducing the total cost of grain harvesting to zero to enhance growers’ profitability.

“This new combine is a market game-changer designed to offer the next level of productivity, with no comparison to anything available on the market today,” says New Holland Agriculture’s Head of Combines and Headers, Lars Sorensen.

New Holland’s CR11 Collects Awards

The CR11 won the Farm Machine 2024 prize in the Combine Harvesters category at the show. The machine’s twin axial rotor technology, meanwhile, received Agritechnica’s gold Innovation Award. New Holland will mark 50 years of Twin Rotor technology in 2025.

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The New Holland CR11 promises to considerably increase productivity levels, thanks to a 568-bushel grain tank, a 6-bushel-per-second unload rate, and more. (Photo courtesy of CNH Industrial.)

Previously Unseen Achievements

The CR11 on display at Agritechnica had a 775-horsepower (570-kilowatt) C16 engine, Michelin Cerexbib 2 900/65R46 tires with a 7.6-foot (2.3-meter) diameter, and other impressive features. New Holland says the CR11 is the first combine of any type to ride on such tires, which offer greater traction and less compaction.

The combine has two 24-inch (61-centimeter) rotors, a 568-bushel (20,000-liter) grain tank capacity, and a 6-bushel-per-second (210-liter-per-second) unload rate. New Holland claims this combination of features will help growers increase productivity beyond previous levels.

Zero-Loss Harvesting

Among several new systems included in the CR11, there is a Twin Clean cleaning shoe with two cleaning systems behind one another. The manufacturer says its fully automated system, the first of its kind, evenly distributes the cleaning shoe and achieves maximum capacity with close to zero loss.

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The New Holland CR11 includes the new IntelliView 12 display and such technologies as the IntelliSteer guidance system and NutriSense system. (Photo courtesy of CNH Industrial.)

A new residue management system features a new chopper, a new chaff spreader system, and the award-winning IntelliSpread radar system that automates spreading control. The combine is also designed to reduce downtime with its new automated deslug procedure, which clears plugs in minutes instead of hours and allows the operator to stay within the safety of the cab.

Style, Comfort & A New Header

Inside the cab, operators will notice comfort- and control-enhancing cab upgrades. Outside the cab, the CR11 employs a new 50-ft (15-m) draper header manufactured for New Holland by MacDon that enhances overall productivity and field efficiency.

Source: CNH Industrial