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New John Deere forage harvester

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#1 ·
Does any one know the expected release date of John deere's new forage harvester
 
#31 ·
I talked to a guy that saw it running up there around you 7750 and said it was having a heck of a time keeping up with a 7950. Crop flow did not apppear to be set or working well. Feed was spreading out of the spout pretty bad I guess. I am sure with some morew time they can get it right. It is just a prototype.
 
#32 · (Edited)
I just saw this one driving through downtown Phoenix on I-10 headed east. We are harvesting corn here in Arizona right now, so maybe they plan on testing it somewhere in the state. It has the cabin of the new JD Combines.
 

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#38 ·
Man I was on a family trip 2 weeks ago and saw a lowboy going that way with brand new machine going east. I thought it was a 7950 or maybe the 7980 (if that is thenumber they are using now). When I saw this post I immediately thought it was this machine. I would hve driven back the wrong way to get pictures of it even though the kids were being terrible and we had been in the car for hours already. I am so glad to see that this is not the same truck that was hauling that one!
 
#44 ·
Everybody is crazed about the possible power out puts of this new machine (which I am as Well but in southcentral Pennsylvania 600hp usually too much even though I like having it)
I am curious to see what other improvements there might be, the combine cab is going to be nice with the extra room. Deere salesman said they are going to the new equipment release event in August curious to see if the dealers will see this machine yet or if they will have to wait til 2013 to find out more. I am definitely impatient like most others, ready to see this cat come out of the bag or should I say deer. Be nice for this machine to be out for 2 or 3 years before I need to replace my jd 7550
 
#45 ·
My salesman said he has heard it was 1100 to 1300HP. But that's just what he has been hearing...... seems everyone (myself included) has an opinion but nobody knows for sure. I would like to see Deere improve ease of maintenance and repair. Being a big guy I have a hard time getting into all the nooks and cranies on my 7400.