S7 900 Combine Harvester

If an operator would rather be harvesting grain or stopped calibrating the yield monitor system, ActiveYield maximizes the system’s accuracy with no effort or time away from the harvest. Every field and every variety, ActiveYield is there delivering quality yield data.

Benefits

• Increased uptime due to zero operator time spent calibrating the yield monitor system
• Eliminated work associated with calibrating while automatic calibrations occur all day long
• Improved real time decision-making as ActiveYield maximizes the accuracy of the combine’s yield data

ActiveYield senses the weight of the grain in the grain tank as it fills. The combine uses the weight information to calibrate the yield system continually throughout harvest. This gives the operator optimized system accuracy and reliable yield data collected all day, every day.

The Combine Advisor package is a suite of technologies designed to maximize harvesting profits. The features help the operator set and optimize the S700 Combine and then automates the combine to maintain performance target as conditions change. Purchasing the Combine Advisor package grants access to the Integrated Combine Adjustment (ICA2) application, which houses three automation technologies: HarvestSmart™ system for automation of feed rate, Active Terrain Adjustment™ (ATA) system for terrain change management and Auto Maintain with ActiveVision™ cameras for crop condition change management.

• ICA2 is a part of the Combine Advisor package.

The Combine Advisor package also provides easy navigation of the S700 set and optimize features: harvest settings application for initial set up and setting storage, VisionTrak™ system for monitoring losses and harvesting performance, and the Interactive Combine Adjustment (ICA) performance wizard for step-by-step guidance of combine setting optimization. Once the John Deere Combine Advisor Package is set into motion, the operator will experience ease-of-use benefits coupled with increased productivity.

The Gen 4 CommandCenter 4600 display is the central information system used on all John Deere S700 Combines starting in 2018. The display allows the operator to display various important harvest and diagnostic information during harvesting and show it in a layout based on operator preferences. The Gen 4 CommandCenter 4600 display has been developed in combination with the CommandARM™ console and the multifunction control lever to deliver outstanding ergonomics paired with best-in-class natural navigation.

Feature benefits:

• Display is easy to use due to its commonality across John Deere agriculture products
• Large area for information provided by a 25.4-cm (10-in.) screen
• Quick and easy navigation with touch functionality
• 10 percent less button presses compared to the previous design because of an app-based user interface with simpler navigation
• Easy, logical, and intuitive operation with five run pages which can be configured by operators according to their preferences
• Quick, convenient access to the most used apps on the display as custom configured on nine hot keys
• Improved uptime due to display interface time savings including shortcut keys below the display that allow access to the most important combine functions
• Natural navigation with easy and clear structure
• To increase digital display area and have even more overview, an extended Gen 4 CommandCenter display is available

ACI increases throughput in tough threshing small grains and rice without sacrificing overall grain savings. This system allows producers to continue to harvest outside the optimal harvest window and conditions. The concaves are suspended by hydraulic cylinders that increase the amount of crop that is being threshed as well as reduces the amount of rotor noise that is heard by the operator.

Feature benefits:

• In tough threshing, small grains producers can see up to a 10 percent increase in machine capacity while maintaining their loss level when the combine is equipped with a tough crop packages
• In tough material handling conditions, the tough crop packages improve the throughput of the combine up to 20 percent to better utilize true machine performance outside the optimal harvest window and conditions, while accepting increased loss levels
• Improved drivability and ability to handle slugs
• Enhanced durability and uptime with the elimination of sheer bolts in the system
• Increased operator comfort with the reduction of concave banging noise

The Dyna-Flo Plus cleaning system is the heart of the S7 Combine cleaning system. The system is made up of a unique design consisting of aluminum and high-strength steel that reduces overall weight while maintaining overall strength. The Dyna-Flo Plus cleaning system also features an enhanced drive system that requires only one flywheel for optimal shoe performance and maximizes uptime.

Benefits

• Increased size of the sieve area by 12 percent for up to an additional 0.6 ha (1.5 acres) per hour of productivity.
• Tailings volume reduction of up to 28 percent in coarse grains and up to 14 percent in small grains.
• Weight reduction of 180 kg (396 lb) for smoother operation and reduced combine ground compaction.

The industry-exclusive ProDrive system uses PowerShift™ transmission technology to automatically shift between two speed ranges as ground conditions and terrain change in order to keep the combine harvesting at the desired ground speed. Valuable harvest time will no longer be lost shifting on hills and when exiting fields to start transporting.

Feature benefit:

• Precise control of the combine speed (when going up or down hills), without the need to continuously monitor and adjust the multifunction control lever
• Retains high levels of productivity through the speed ranges with shift-on-the-go technology
• Maintains ground speed when engaging four-wheel drive (4WD) (if equipped)
• Operator-selected maximum speed within each range, allowing for more precise control of the combine in delicate operations (for example, when hooking up headers)
• The ProDrive system on S700 Combines includes an integrated Harvest Smart™ feedrate control system to provide maximum productivity and reduce operator stress and fatigue.

The TriStream rotor is unique to John Deere because it features a slightly tapered design in the threshing area for best-in-class grain quality while dramatically reducing the growling that often comes with heavy rotor loads. The TriStream rotor is recommended for producers who harvest mainly coarse grains along with easy-threshing small grains.

The spiral vanes surrounding the rotor guide the crop material through the threshing and separating area in a pull-and-release action to improve performance. This John Deere S700 Combine feature will generate less power consumption.

Feature benefits:

• TriStream rotor technology reduces the force required to move material through the combine by as much as 20 percent, maximizing fuel efficiency.
• The rifling grooves on the threshing elements allow the bullet-shaped rotor to move material more efficiently, maximizing crop threshing performance and grain quality.
• Heavy-duty vanes on the top covers propel the crop smoothly rearward through the length of the rotor ensuring all the threshed grain is separated.

The industry-exclusive variable-stream rotor features a tapered design in the threshing section, which improves crop flow, enhances grain quality, and reduces power consumption. The variable-stream rotor with adjustable top cover transport vanes is recommended for producers of rice and in tough threshing conditions.

The variable-stream rotor smooths crop flow during tough handling conditions to maximize throughput. Along with the tough material handling capabilities of the variable-stream rotor configuration, the straw quality and length can be improved due to the electrically-adjustable top cover transport vanes.

Feature benefits:

• The longer rotor taper in the threshing area allows improved material handling by providing smoother crop flow through the combine, maximizing threshing performance and fuel efficiency.
• Electrically-adjustable transport vanes allow operators to change the vane angle from the cab for improved straw quality.