Following the increasing demand for draper headers in Europe, John Deere is now offering the 700FD Series Flex Draper header. New seals reduce rapeseed losses by up to 45 per cent, and uptime has also been improved by introducing corrugated edges on both sides of the belt, which delivers better belt alignment and guidance.
The optional top auger above the belt has an increased diameter of 45cm and the central feed drum now offers a second upper position for improved crop flow in oilseed rape. To cope with uneven ground, the flexible knife can move up or down by 19cm across the full width of the cutterbar. This greatly improves harvesting of soya beans, peas or laid crops as the header can cut as close as 38mm to the ground. Up to four header height sensors also improve ground contour following.
Draper belt headers enable rotary combines to perform up to 10 per cent better than machines equipped with standard rigid auger headers, due to more even feeding of the crop head first into the combine. Moreover, draper headers are lighter in weight and therefore reduce overall ground pressure.
The new 700FD Series Flex Draper header now offers the possibility of harvesting everything from small grains and rapeseed to specialist crops such as peas and beans with just one header. In addition, the unit’s wide flex range adapts more readily to uneven terrain and makes the harvest more productive, especially in laid crops.
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