New Deere S670 Combine with 640FD Draper Head

This video depicts one of John Deere's new harvesters for 2012. The header is also new for 2012; a 40' draper head. As with all our videos, we document never before seen angles and capture stunning shots.

This combine is being demonstrated by Schilling Brothers Inc.

[hezekiaB]

Thank you for making this video. Last year I bought an Agco 9250 flexdraper and adapted it over onto my 9670. I hate that thing with a passion. Every day something would break and it got nowhere near close to the ground. It's been embarrassing this spring going over fields I harvested last fall with the AGCO. Beans everywhere. I thought the down time was something I was just going to have to live with if I wanted a draper until I demoed a Deere last fall.

[hezekiaB]

We run carts with our corn machine, but in beans we just bought an old, used cart and pretty much just park it at the end of the field. It allows us to run just one truck with the combine instead of two because the cart essentially acts like a surge bin. Plus the cart can get into places the truck cannot. If we run two machines in beans or wheat it does make sense to run a cart on-the-go often times.

[hezekiaB]

The same size head weighs about 1000 pounds more too, so that tells you a lot right there. I was slightly concerned about shatter loss between gap of the two belts, but your slowed down video looks like the beans skip right across it. Thank you and happy harvesting.

[TheJamesloy]

when it was demoed in Michigan I was most impressed with how it collected so many beans when others let it fall off before bringing it in

[TJ-bkvf]

How does it compare to the old style of heads in dry conditions. We have beans flying everywhere when it gets dry. This seems to handle them way gentler.

[CoonCreekFarms]

@farmerbm69 No we're not. We generally wait at least a year before buying a new model. - Lets them hopefully correct any problems early adopters encounter.

[stanswx]

Very cool angles! Looks like you used the MesoDome in a couple of the shots. :)

[farmerbm]

@CoonCreekFarms I never thought of that lol something that new there prolly will be something wrong with it. keep making videos love watching your guys operation

[buddybarr]

You need to demo the new SUPER SEVEN Gleaner, Weighs about 4 tons less, burns half the fuel, better sample, less grain on the ground, all from a class 7 combine. And will run right along with too!!!

[DIESELDAN]

SWEET! Thanks for posting! Did the drapper head get tried out on any terraces?

[buddybarr]

Don't no why your 9250 gave you so much trouble, my 40 ft. cut 3500 acres with only a few gaurds and sickle sections and would shave the ground if you wanted too. Overall a great head.

[bml]

Glad to see some people not using a grain cart. They r a waste of money.

[nchayfarmer]

you really really dont know how much time they save you a cart can add a 30% more production with a cart even in soybeans thats when every second counts every minute that combine is moving its making money everytime its sitting still its burning money its simple keep the combine moving right now my friend that runs 2 9120s and a 8010 soon to be replaced by a 9230 has 3 carts they add 2 to 3 truckloads a day for each combine that sir is production

[CoonCreekFarms]

@DIESELDAN74 Unfortunately not, pretty flat around here.

[johndeere]

I have to disagree with you there. Running grain carts is a lot more productive!

[bml]

Bc u may be able to keep unload on the go. But the fuel cost r to high. And u can accomplish almost the same without one.