New additions to John Deere's range of combine harvester headers

The new John Deere 600X headers ("X" for "extensible"), featuring extendable tables, join the range of John Deere harvesting heads already available for combine harvesters.
The 600X will be available only in limited quantities for the 2014 season. Its width ranges from 7,60m to 12,20 m. Please note that a 600X of 6,70 m will be available in 2015.

The 600X, headers from 7,60 m to 12,20 m

With working widths ranging from 7,60 to 12,2 m (6,70 m planned for 2015), the new John Deere 600X headers feature a table extension of 400 to 1200 mm from the center of the feed auger.

According to John Deere, the 600X headers can be fitted with up to six height sensors for precise ground contour tracking, and for quick adjustment of the feed auger height and the scrapers.

At the center of the header, John Deere has fitted feed auger and reel reinforcements to limit buckling caused by weight.

Less time lost

Thanks to a new design, John Deere is able to offer features that help save time: according to the manufacturer, converting the header between cereal harvesting and rapeseed harvesting takes 8 minutes (remove the divider, fit the rapeseed side knife (it weighs less than 10 kg) and raise the auger).

The 600X requires no additional parts, and the 800 mm adjustment range of the extended table helps reduce rapeseed losses at the header.

Among these features are blades designed specifically for rapeseed, as well as the ability to adjust the header settings from the cab (cutting height, header extension length, etc.), which are automatically adjusted according to the crop type.

In the John Deere nomenclature:

- "600" designates the name of the header series.

- The tens digit (40, 35, 25 or 22) corresponds to the cutting width in feet (ft) (12.2m, 10.60m, 7.60 and 6.60m respectively).

- The suffix indicates a particular feature of the header ("X" for header extension, "D" for draper header, "F" for flexible header, etc.).

The new 600X headers are the latest additions to the range that can be fitted to John Deere combine harvesters, which also includes (depending on market availability):

- 600R cereal header (fixed table, non-extendable)

- 600PF (Premium Flow) with active feeding (draper header carrying the crop across the entire width of the feed auger)

- 600VS VarioStar with variable table length

- 600D header ("Draper" header carrying the crop to the center)

- 600C corn picker

- 600F flexible header for precise ground tracking

- 615P pick-up

- RapsProfi rapeseed accessories for 600R

- Sunflower accessories