Prototype John Deere chopper SPFH

A better picture from Dutch Magezine, not lot info about it. If look at it, it will have better access to the KP. Finally.

 

was that in profi

 

It was in the Dutch magazine Trekker

 

I have seen that picture before my brother was in Germany a few years ago and there they were talking for 2013 I was wondering if they were on track for that or not

 

Kindof looks like a BigX in places and a different color.

 

The 7000 series had nice visibility over the back it better have lots of power if their going to ad that much more body to the machine. Does not look like it will be to nice to load on a trailer to travel.

 

Two exhaust pipes.... surely they aren't making a backwards step to two IT4 engines...

 

2014 last emissions change....

 

I am not to sure if they worry about emissions to much they know what the emission standard is so I don't think they base the machine or its horse power around that. They come up with a design that they think is good and produce a motor for it or put a motor in from another company such as cummins. They have motors that have plenty of power more than a forage harvester ever needs

 

"EVER" is a very long time. To keep in line with the harvesting capacity graph from the last 60 years we will need to double harvester output every ten years. Unless somebody has a new concept we will need LOTS of horsepower!!!

 

Cat has rock trucks that have 3500 horse so it will be a long time befor you need to worry if there is enough horsepower

 

All this talk of engineering these choppers with even more horsepower could get out of hand. One important thing that they forget about is keeping up with all of that silage at the pit. Our 7950 and 7800 John Deeres can make a long day for the packer, with an adequate amount of trucks. There is only so much room to put the pile and it has to be packed otherwise the customer wont be happy. Adding another packer to the pile is okay as long as there is room.

 

My grandfather thought that same thing when he had a two row cutter in the 60's. "there is no way we can get more silage through the blower and up that pipe". Any body that thinks we have achieved maximum capacity is forgetting history. I think capacity per machine will probably go down significantly, we just won't have drivers in these smaller "robot" choppers in the future. I hope I live long enough to see it.

 

its all about getting more done with less,so if u can increase hp and tonnage through one machine thats the way to go.

 

Was thinking same, but that changed



Was thinking same, but that changed. Had one big chopper in the field with alfa, everthing was going well, till something broke and the operation was sitting still in the burning sun. If I had two little once, same amout of trucks and packers things would not going so much south. I see it more as a insurance.

 

We had two 960's and a 900 chopper going at once, something like 20 trucks (can't remember exactly) and 3 packing tractors, 965C, 535HD, 675C it just takes alot of room and communication and you it will work. If you could do it with two bigger choppers instead of three means you have one more person to do another job, and there is lots of other jobs that could be done.

 

its interesting watchin the bunks of the big dairys here,have two large dairys that run a 7950 and 7800,and another that runs a 980 and 900

 

I agree totally with doing more with less! It is getting to be a real challenge to find good quality operators anymore that want to work the hours needed to in harvest. So to get more done faster is key in today's world. Things have come a long way since the days of my grandpa with the Field Queens' and Fox choppers and in some cases dairies and feedlots are still wanting to stuff thousands of tons of feed in little tiny holes. Easy to load the truck, hard to get it dumped!

 

I am dreaming of 20 200 horse choppers all running through field on gps with no drivers. Cheap to buy, run till scrap in 5 years, then buy new with new technology. Need to be talking about tons chopped per operator not per chopper as one man might oversee all 20 running at once.

 

Pic on Facebook

 

Do you got more pictures?

 

Picture taken on German highway,
Chopper +1000 hp, 2 engines = 2 exhausts, new intake channel and a big bud!

 

2 engines or a V engine?

 

I don't know about anyone else but that machine looks like an absolute beast. I feel sorry for the competitors...

 

seen one of these machines runnng in california wheat this spring.not very inpressive.had a 7950 in the same field both picking up 30 foot rows goin about the same speed

 

I think theres only so fast you can go with pickup work. Kemper work will be the real test.

 

The John Deere's are maxed at 19km/h in field gear (non-prodrive) anyway. I'm not sure if they can go faster while chopping with prodrive but there's only so fast they can go in pick-up work otherwise the front isn't spinning fast enough to actually pick it up.

Just depends if both machines were actually working at full potential.

 

farmer is a friend of mine his wheat made just under 19tons per acer.mower was about 10acre in front of the cutters.9260 with a dwa 28-30foot rows.cutters running about 4-4.5mph.deere test guys wouldnt let me with in 30yards of it.new cab looks awsome!other than it looked like a claas or krone.