With the X9, John Deere is entering a new dimension, threshing 100t of wheat per hour at a loss rate of less than 1%. We climbed behind the wheel in a crop of winter barley … to see if the X9 lives up to the hype
After years of rumours, speculation and grainy internet images, John Deere finally went public with limited details of its new X9
flagship line of combines at Agritechnica. Yet it was only at this year’s harvest that we managed to get a better look under the panels … to see how the new twin-rotor design would achieve the claimed headline 100t/hr. Slotting in above the 625hp S790, the X9 has been built to compete with the likes of the 790hp AGCO Ideal 10T, Claas Lexion 8900 and even the 700hp New Holland CR10.90 — all machines that will be out of the grasp of many farms. But, for big farming enterprises that can justify the price tag, John Deere now has a look-in. So, starting from the front and working our way back, this is how Deere hopes to win over new combine business….
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