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John Deere HDF45 Hinged Frame, Flexible Cutterbar Draper

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HDF45

  • Capture more crop in rolling and uneven terrain with a total wing range of 40”
  • Experience the best of both worlds with a flexible cutterbar on a hinged draper
  • Easily cut all crops with a consistent reel-to-cutterbar distance and improved reel torque
  • Reduce cutterbar loss with Grain Saver Draper Belts

 

Features

Save $3.00 CAD ($2.40 USD) per acre compared to MacDon® FD1

Field test validation with PAMI against CLAAS® and MacDon Field test validation with PAMI against CLAAS® and MacDon
Field test validation with PAMI against CLAAS and MacDon Field test validation with PAMI against CLAAS and MacDon

John Deere hinged drapers were engineered, designed, and built for reducing canola grain loss when paired with an X9 or S700 Combine. John Deere contracted with the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) to independently test, validate, and quantify full header loss advantage against CLAAS and MacDon, and the hinged drapers proved a $3.00 CAD ($2.40 USD)* per acre grain loss advantage over the MacDon FD145. Based on an internal survey of producers who used the HDR Draper head in last year’s demo season, 97 percent had a positive experience around total canola grain loss.

 

*NOTE: Per acre advantage based on the following inputs:

  • Yield – 72 bu/acre
  • $10.60 CAD ($8.43 USD) per canola bushel
  • 0.4 percent of a bushel savings per acre

MacDon is a trademark of MacDon Industries Ltd. CLAAS is a trademark of CLAAS KGaA mbH.

Harvest more acres per day

X Series Combine with 50-ft (15.2-m) Hinged Draper X Series Combine with 50-ft (15.2-m) Hinged Draper

Harvest acres faster than ever before with a 50-ft (15.2-m) John Deere Hinged Draper built off the 700D and 700FD Drapers’ proven foundation.

  • Harvest over 30 acres (12.1 ha) an hour of wheat and soybeans with one HDR50 and X9 1100 Combine – When in canola, you can expect to harvest 25 acres (10.1 ha) an hour.
  • Harvest an additional  33 acres (13.4 ha) per day with a John Deere 50-ft (15.2-m) Hinged Draper – Go across the field fewer times by covering an additional 33 acres (13.4 ha) per day compared to similar 45-ft (13.7-m) models at the same ground speed.

Follow the ground to capture more crop

X Series Combine with 50-ft (15.2-m) Hinged Draper X Series Combine with 50-ft (15.2-m) Hinged Draper

John Deere HDR and HDF Drapers follow the ground by pivoting, gliding, and flexing over uneven fields to provide the best cut possible.

  • Achieve the best of both worlds by adding a flexible cutterbar to a hinged draper, which already provides double the wing range of the MacDon® FD1 Draper – Hinged Drapers are available with a rigid knife on an HDR and a flexible knife on an HDF. The HDF Hinged Draper reduces missed crop when cutting on the ground in soybeans or lentils by 6 percent compared to MacDon and 2 percent compared to the HDR and RDF.*
    • *NOTE: Theoretical internal John Deere study between a 13.7-ft (45-m) MacDon FD75, 640FD, HDR50, and HDF50 based on static machines by measuring the area between the knife and ground based on the average lowest pod.
  • Capture more crop by adjusting to the ground – Industry-exclusive hydraulic suspension separates the header from the combine, allowing it to float over the field for a more consistent cut. As the header approaches extreme field terrain, Active Feeder house Position Control automatically adjusts the feeder house height to position , enabling more float range in challenging fields
  • Harvest in difficult crop conditions – Capture downed crop with the push of a button on the CommandARM™ console to automatically raise the gauge wheels and extend your reel out and down. Harvest the most challenging lodged crop confidently with a 24 percent increase in reel torque (compared to the 700FD).
  • Keep a clean cutterbar no matter the field or crop – A more consistent distance between the reel fingers and cutterbar (compared to the MacDon FD145) ensures the crop is cleanly swept across the cutterbar and evenly fed into the combine throughout the full wing range.
  • Improve the consistency of stubble height by 25 percent compared to the MacDon FD1 – Achieve consistent stubble height behind the combine – an advantage for better seeding performance in no-till applications. Compared to the competition, operators no longer must leave the cab to set the cut height with John Deere height control gauge wheels. The draper automatically maintains the desired cut height while floating over the land.

MacDon is a trademark of MacDon Industries Ltd.

All-day performance in all crops and conditions

X Series Combine with 50-ft (15.2-m) draper X Series Combine with 50-ft (15.2-m) draper

The goals for harvest are simple – harvest on time and put more grain in the tank. The John Deere HDR and HDF Drapers not only harvest more bushels per hour and acres per day but capture more crops along the way.

  • Reduce cutterbar loss by 25 percent – John Deere Grain Saver Draper Belts help trap grain before it can roll past the cutterbar onto the ground (compared to standard draper belts) with a unique crosshair (+) design.
  • Cut header loss by up to 25 percent – Decrease header loss in high-volume canola with large fingered top augers (compared to non-fingered augers) that grab fluffy crops and pull them against the draper belts. Fingered top augers let you easily straight-cut canola.
  • Reduce center section losses by up to 45 percent - Capture more crop with the center section seal kit.
  • In-cab settings help you spend more time harvesting – In-cab header downforce  adjustment saves time during the day compared to out-of-cab, by-hand adjustments on MacDon® models.

MacDon is a trademark of MacDon Industries Ltd.

Key Specs

Cutterbar length 13.7 m
45 ft
Knife drive Double-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar: 10.2 cm
4 in.
Knife speed X Series Combine: 520 cycles/min
S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min
Pickup reel operating speeds 8-70 rpm
Draper belts speed control Hydraulic from cab (side belts only)

Platform

Type Hinged frame flexible cutterbar

Cutterbar

Type Straight-line knife drive system
Length 13.7 m
45 ft
Knife drive Double-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar: 10.2 cm
4 in.
Knife speed X Series Combine: 520 cycles/min
S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min
Cutterbar tilt
Base skid shoe height 3.8 cm
1.5 in.

Pickup reel

General
Number of slats Six bat poly
Fingers Nylon
Diameter 106.7 cm
42 in.
Height control Hydraulic
Speed control Hydraulic
Reel lift Off the cutterbar: 100.6 cm
39.6 in.
Reel fore and aft Fore of the cutterbar: 26.4 cm
10.4 in.
Fore of the cutterbar
Reel resume Base
Reel reverse Base
Operating speeds 8-70 rpm
Operating speeds (54-in. reel)

Slat reel

Number of slats
Diameter
Height control
Speed control
Operating speeds

Draper belts

Width Side belts: 5.9 m
19.3 ft
Center belts: 200 cm
79 in.
Belt depth 100 cm
39.8 in.
Cleat height 19 mm
0.75 in.
Operating speed
Speed control Hydraulic from cab (side belts only)
Center belt reverse Base

Feed drum

Diameter 40.6 cm
16 in.
Feed drum fingers Heavy-duty and round with breakaway notch and retainer
Diameter: 16 mm
0.625 in.
Number of fingers 18
Auger finger platform Triple chevron, retracting
Finger reach 152 mm
6 in.
Drum/auger reverse Base
Operating speed Low speed: 200 rpm
High speed: 240 rpm
Center cleanout door Base

Header height sensing

Type Electrohydraulic
Header height sensing on the ground Base
Header height sensing off the ground Base

Top auger

Type Optional: hydraulic drive
250-350 rpm
Fingered augers Optional
Size Diameter: 43.2 cm
17 in.

Dimensions

Platform length 14.6 m
47.8 ft
Overall operating depth With dividers: 3.2 m
10.6 ft
Transport width, field position
Transport width on wheel, less dividers
Transport length, hitch extended

Weight

Approximate weight

Additional information

Date collected 24 Mar 2021