X9 Combine from John Deere harvesting at Caley Farm

"We didn't expect to be doing 100 - 110 Tonnes per hour with 0.4% losses". Caley Farms mainly grows spring barley and winter wheat in the east of England. The harvest window is very tight and although they've been running four S690i combines they were looking for extra capacity. The performance of the X9 1100 with its HDX header has blown away Farm Manager, Scott Melton. The header is a phenomenal piece of equipment. It swallows everything, he says enthusiastically.

He's also equally impressed by the spacious cab, You can just see everything. It's relaxed. You're not hunched up over the steering wheel like in some combines that we tried. Overall, it's the performance that counts and this has exceeded expectations, We didn't expect it to perform nowhere near to the performance that it has done. I just feel that John Deere have raised the bar.