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Schrock Farms, south of Elm Creek, NE, put the claim that the John Deere X9 could harvest corn at up to 7,200bu/hr to the test. Tom got in the X9-1000 with a C16R corn head for the first time at 9am and never looked back! See the combine in action.
- John Deere C16R corn head equipped with opposed knife stalk rolls
- Average Corn Moisture: 17.12%
- Average dry yield = 277.76 bu/acre
- Click Here to View the Yield Map
Technology and Equipment Utilized:
- Combine Advisor - Auto Maintain
- AutoTrac RowSense
- Machine Sync with an 8RX 410 tractor and Unverferth Brent Grain Cart
- Operation Center
- Gen 4 4600 Displays
Data Breakdown:
- Dry Bushels across the scale = 67,639 bu
![yield loss calculator](/images/transparent-loading.png)
- Average Bu/Hr = 7,249 – Peak >9,000 bu/hr
- Harvest Hours = 9 hours 20 minutes
- Acres Harvested = 243.52 acres
- Acres/Hour = 26.10
- Average Speed = 5.74mph
Fuel and DEF Usage:
- Fuel Usage = 231.8 gallons
- Fuel - Gallons/Acre = .95 gallons/acre
- Fuel - Bushels/Gallon = 277.76
- Fuel - Gallons/Hour = 24.84 DEF
- Gallons/Acre = .05 gal/ac DEF
- Gallons/Hour = 1.35 gal/hr
Hourly Breakdown:
![Hourly X9 stats](/images/transparent-loading.png)
Click here to watch the RDA video as we make our passes through the field.![corn on the semi truck](/images/transparent-loading.png)
With the Industries largest cleaning system having 75 sq ft of louvered area, the John Deere X9-1000 was able to provide low losses, low tailings, and high grain quality with a total of <0.5%. We maintained 1 bu/ac or less loss across the machine determined by a Bushel Plus pan drop test while harvesting and checks with the John Deere GoHarvest app loss calculator in a 30”x30” area.
Machine losses based on 280 bu/acre:
- Combine: <.1% determined by Bushel Plus pan drop while harvesting
- Head: <.33% determined by ground checks with the JohnDeere GoHarvest app loss calculator in a 30”x30” area
- Total: <.5%. We maintained 1 bu/ac or less loss.
![67,639 bushels in the bin](/images/transparent-loading.png)