New Holland CX7/8 and CR Combine Harvesters Named ?Machine of the Year? at SIMA 2017

New Holland CX7/8 and CR combine harvesters gain greater capacity with the EVEREST systems and win the ?Machine of the Year? title at SIMA 2017

New Holland Agriculture is raising the performance of its CX7/8 and CR models with the introduction of the EVEREST side-correction system, designed to increase performance on slopes.

The jury of the ?Machine of the Year 2017? award granted the combine harvester title to the new series of CX7/8 and CR combine harvesters fitted with the EVEREST systems.

This system was recognized for its technical innovation and the benefits it offers farmers, based on selection criteria focused on innovative features, performance, productivity, operating costs, ease of use and operator comfort.

The jury for this prestigious award is made up of journalists representing the most important European agricultural publications, in partnership with DLV. Since 1997, this award had been held every two years at the Agritechnica show in Germany.

Since 2015, it has also been awarded in France, at the SIMA show.

?This award recognizes the unmatched performance on the steepest slopes of our CR and CX combines equipped with this new system. It redefines the benchmarks for productivity and efficiency for farmers facing these particular working conditions,? explains Carlo Lambro, Brand President of New Holland Agriculture. ?Once again, this demonstrates New Holland Agriculture's determination to build leadership in the combine harvester segment.?

CX7/8 and CR Everest, powerful allies on hillsides.

The Everest system is available for the conventional threshing models CX7.90, CX8.70 and CX8.80 and for the rotor machines CR7.90, CR8.80 and CR8.90.

This system was designed to deliver unmatched performance on the steepest slopes while keeping the machine level.

The CX7/8 and CR Everest models compensate on slopes of up to 20% to keep the combine perfectly level, in order to optimize the machine's efficiency.

The cab remains level and the operator works comfortably, free from stress throughout the day.

The Everest system also works in combination with the self-levelling shoe box to provide 100% efficiency on slopes of up to 36%. Harvesting is thus optimized even in the most demanding conditions. The Everest system is fully integrated and in no way alters the structure of the machine. It can be removed when the combine is replaced, making it possible to refit it to a new one.

In addition, this system requires no daily maintenance, making it possible to tackle the longest harvest days, year after year, without any problems.

Finally, the Everest system is approved for road use.

Everest was developed by the company I2J Solutions, which specializes in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of front and rear levelling equipment for combine harvesters.