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All models are equipped with advanced ISOBUS capabilities, allowing them to be fully integrated into the John Deere Operations Centre.
John Deere have recently announced upgrades to its round baler offerings, with all models of this latest generation equipped with advanced ISOBUS capabilities, allowing them to be fully integrated into the John Deere Operations Center.
While some digital innovations might appear frivolous for everyday farming, it would appear that some upgrades do add some utility to the machines.
Anyone who has spent time on a tractor seat will know the importance of a well-formed swath – ideally box-shaped and flattopped – ahead of the pick-up assembly. If the swath is significantly narrower than the pick-up, the operator will have to “weave” to fill the chamber uniformly.
JD’s innovative weave automation feature was first introduced in the US in February. Rather than driving to the left or right of the windrow for several metres, before switching to the other, a flexible drawbar automatically guides the baler left and right along the windrow, depending on how the chamber is filling.
The automated weaving feature is said to ensure consistently shaped bales, while also enabling the machine to accurately follow curved windrows, even at the field corners as it tracks the cut grass, eliminating missed crop and reducing tractor shunting. Additionally, the tighter turning radius makes general manoeuvring easier.
Two variable chamber models – the V452R and V462R – have been given a 15% increase in driveline power intake, offering a claimed 8% increase in productivity in the paddock, while the double-belt system has been upgraded to give 7% more compression.
The fast bale release system also allows for unloading a bale and closing the gate in just three seconds.
An optional moisture monitor can measure the average moisture per bale in real time and alerts the operator on the tractor display if the moisture content deviates from the pre-defined setting.
For those being asked for production and crop data – typically contractors – the ability to track each bale’s size and drop location data can be documented in the cloud, delivering the ability to record total bales per field and create dry-matter maps.
Combination baling and wrapping models, the C442R, C452R, and C462R, can be specified with a built-in bale weighing system, using strain gauges on each of the four transport table rollers, allowing on-thego measurement of individual bale’s weights.
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With the biannual Italian EIMA machinery Expo less than a month away, Case IH has taken out a Technical Evolution award for the Advanced Vehicle Suspension system available on its Optum 360–440 series tractors.
The Advanced Vehicle Suspension system, available on Optum 360, 390, and 440 models, responds to changing conditions, automatically adjusting how the suspension reacts to absorbs shocks and controlling vehicle movement.
In operation, sensors monitor the vibrations transmitted from the tractor chassis to the operator cabin, allowing the system to adjust suspension damping in real time. The control system incorporates key priorities, such as comfort at lower speeds and stability as speed increases, while also reacting to factors such as lower tyre pressures, where the tyres absorb more of the initial shock.
Case IH said as suspension requirements change throughout the working day, as tractors move between the paddock and road transport, the system manages suspension response in the background as tasks, speeds and conditions change, leaving the operator without the need to make manual adjustments.
Richard Hollins, Optum series tractors global product manager, said: “Pioneering technology must earn its place in the working day. Farmers and contractors will judge an investment by what it delivers, including manageable ownership costs, dependable up-time and the versatility to tackle different jobs. With AVS, we are putting intelligent control to work for comfort and stability, without giving the operator another setting to manage.”
Organised by FederUnacoma, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation, the contest has been part of EIMA since 1986, with the Technical Evolution distinction awarded to products that introduce original improvements to solutions already manufactured or patented.
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