John Deere's largest ever harvester has rolled off the boat in Brisbane and is open for orders for the 2022-23 harvest.
Three demonstration models of the X Series are headed for Australian paddocks to give farmers a taste of the machine's impressive capabilities.
John Deere Australia New Zealand production systems manager Ben Kelly said the X Series takes the reliability of the S Series and super-charges it for all day performance to get crops off sooner to avoid weather risks.
"Growers are expecting the X Series to be the next iteration of our proven S Series in terms of performance, but this machine will deliver a significant step-up in harvest capacity," Mr Kelly said.
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The X Series dual separator with a wide feeder house offers the largest threshing and separation capacity John Deere has ever provided.
A seven square metre Dyno-FloTM XL cleaning shoe offers 36 per cent more cleaning area than the S790 combine to deliver an impressive capacity surge.
For comparison, the smaller of the X Series offering, the X9 1000, has 1pc more horsepower than the largest S Series, the S790, yet is capable of delivering significantly more capacity.
"For some operators, the S Series will remain the perfect, high-performing workhorse, and it may be that buying additional S Series machines will make the most sense for the unique needs and operating conditions of their business," Mr Kelly said.
"However, the X Series delivers a size and capability which we haven't offered here before and we are extremely excited to see it in Australian paddocks this season.
"What makes this harvest capacity even more impressive is that it is achieved with higher fuel efficiency thanks to our award-winning drivetrain design - and with minimal grain lost which means more money in growers' pockets."
The X Series is suitable for more than just large scale farming enterprises, it offers a solution for growers pushed to get high-yielding crops off in tough threshing environments.
"Growers who have had to bide their time early in the day waiting for damp straw to be ready to thresh, and then again later in the day when moisture levels increase making threshing and separating tough, can now pick up extra harvesting time morning and night," Mr Kelly said.
"The demonstration units which recently arrived are an opportunity for customers to see first-hand the machines in action in Australia and understand what it means for their business."
Like the S Series, the X Series connects to the John Deere Operations Center, a cloud-based, central location where growers can digitally share machine or operational information with trusted partners and advisors.
Combine Advisor, a suite of technologies designed to maximise harvesting profits, will also feature in the X Series.
CombineAdvisor is underpinned by award-winning ActiveVision camera technology which automatically changes the combine harvester's settings, as harvesting conditions change, to maximise grain quality, minimise losses and improve productivity.
"The ability of our machines to automatically adjust themselves maximises the operator's productivity and efficiency throughout the day," Mr Kelly said.
"This also means more tonnes in the bin, and minimises quality downgrades, for an earlier finish and a more profitable and productive harvest."
Four next generation platforms, including the hinged draper series, rigid draper series, the belt pickup, and corn heads, are also now available on both the X and S Series, to further round out John Deere's harvest solutions.
This includes the widest ever front, which measures an impressive 15.2 metres (50ft), to support higher harvesting capacity so growers can cover more hectares an hour, while minimising grain loss across a large range of crops and conditions.
"The star of these platforms is the hinged draper with rigid cutterbar. For customers who need to harvest in a variety of terrain, the industry-leading HDR platform offers the versatility to harvest as a rigid off-ground platform or an on-ground terrain-following platform," Mr Kelly said.
Optional John Deere grain saver draper belts can also help to reduce canola cutterbar loss by up to 25pc when compared to traditional, smooth draper belts.
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