JOHN DEEERE X9 1100 Combine on Tracks Harvesting Wheat

Mike Mitchell was complaining to Ron from Hartung Family Farms about the turning radius of his new X-9. Ron is an engineer on the X-9 Combine design team. If you go back, Ron shows how to adjust the turning radius so the X-9 turns tighter.

A john deere x9 with a shelbourne head, what an amazing combination!😄👍 awesome video👍👍

Very knowledgeable videos explaining new methods of harvesting! Thank You. It's a shame that JD Corp can't keep it all in USA. The original man, John Deere was a Midwest US man, a blacksmith, who improved and designed the soft center moldboard plow system. That's how it all was born.

My friend has been using a Shelbourne for over 10 years and loves it. So many advantages to using one.

The stripper heads create a LOT of airflow on their own, imagine using one of those over-walkway blowers in a store as a leaf blower. These stripper heads produce a couple times that much airflow and you have to be careful with them or you can literally blow grain out the back of the combine... but they DO let you move faster through the field, reduce wear on the combine's own systems and as shown they suck the crop up and in and scrape the seeds off. The heads actually wear out faster than draper/auger headers do because the component that scrapes the seeds off does so because its a narrow V like claw and that wears out quickly and you cannot simply replace an individual claw. They are very very much worth using as a specialty condition harvester here and, shown over on Mike Less' channel, you can then also mow and windrow the straw for use/removal/sale in full length. When you use a mower in the opposite direction of the combine travel it lifts up the crushed stems as well.

I thought I commented on this video earlier. Guess not. Forgetful in my old age! Great video. Love these Shelbourne heads. So interesting how they work, yet how simple they really are.

I’ve never seen one of those heads in person but sure looks like it does a nice job. Very impressive operation and great video

This is so relaxing. Thank you

Thanks for going over the downed wheat details. I was under the impression that a stripper header but have a harder time with wheat that had been down by weather but very clearly it handles it well.

i remember in the late 90's when our first neighbour started using a Shelbourne header they had issues with wheel rims cracking under the weight of those headers but i imagine the tracks are well suited for the job

I wonder how much of a performance advantage those stripper headers give the combines, versus ones with traditional headers. With much less straw going through the machine, there shouldn't be quite so much wear and tear on the internal components.

Really enjoyed listening to you and the farmer, love that X9.

Excellent video, thanks.

Another cool video big T 👍👍👍 The Shelbourne headers are awesome.

Saskatchewan Canada here. We have run Shelbourne Reynolds starting in 1996. Wouldn't harvest without them. We have no need for a million dollar combine. We use a jd 9650 walker combine. Lol

Jason, I really enjoyed this video. X9's and wheat harvest. Doesn't get better than that. Only one grain farm around me runs a Shelbourne head. They have an X9 1100 as well.

Super💯video. As always.

Great video Jason

I thought stripper heads were primarily used on the great plains so the tall stubble could catch snow in the arid climate. Neat to see them used in the Midwest. Would be interesting to see a yield comparison vs beans planted into short stubble. Retention of moisture due to the shading makes sense, but the beans are also shaded. Maybe it doesn't matter as much compared to spring planted beans due to the sun's angle in the summer. BTW, thanks for taking chaff to the face to show the before and after of the downed wheat.

Great to watch all that modern equipment doing such a good job. Top video 👍. Regards from Down Under.