New Holland’s new CR11 combine moves more bushels than any previous New Holland combine, but takes up the same space on the road thanks to award-winning engineering.
The CR11 Increases productivity for the New Holland line, as it has 775 HP, two 24-inch rotors, a grain tank capacity of 20,000 litres and an unload rate of 210 litres per second, so the tanks can be uploaded in about a minute and a half.
Here are the specs on the machine.
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The CR11 was unveiled at the Agritechnica equipment show in Hannover, Germany, earlier this month.
“What we’re looking at is a machine that will position itself on top of anything else on the market,” says Geert Nerinckx, global product manager for CR series combines. That includes what New Holland expects will eventually be a replacement of the world record for cereals harvesting achieved by its CR 10.90 model.
The combine includes innovations throughout and was awarded the gold medal in Agritechnica’s innovation competition from among 218 entries.
The combine was redesigned with changes that increased harvesting capacity without growing the physical size or weight. That was the innovation highlighted by the Agritechnica judges.
The engine was aligned at the same angle as the rotors and lengthwise, which increases power efficiency.
This also allowed the company to move drives inside the crop flow, meaning fewer belts.
An example is that the left rotor is used as a drive shaft for the dynamic feed roll in the front of the combine. The rotor is a “strong element” and can transfer power to the front.
As a result, the drives for the feed roll are removed from outside the machine. The feed roll is then coordinated with the speed of the rotor, which reduces harvest losses, says Nerinckx.
The driveline orientation also helps with unplugging the machine. The plug location is identified with sensors. The rotors can be rocked to loosen it and then it can be pulled through.
The draper header being used is 50 feet, but in testing in Western Canada this summer, they also successfully used a 60-foot header.
Nerinckx says New Holland aimed to reduce the total cost of harvesting with the CR11. To get there, it added performance to reduce harvest losses, spread more residue more evenly and automate machine management.
The feeder channel was made wider and the dual rotors were made wider and 15 per cent longer.
A new cleaning system has two chutes, running one after the other. Distribution of grain in the cleaning chute is balanced automatically on slopes. There are sensors on the grain pan and the two top sieves, which work independently to make sure the cleaning chute adjusts.
There’s a new chopper and spreader system for residue that can be adjusted in the cab. Two radar sensors look through the dust cloud to see where the material is landing and will automatically adjust for more even spread.
“It actually measures, versus guesstimating where you should flow the material,” says Nerinckx.
The machine was shown at Agritechnica with tires, but it is also available with tracks.
