John Deere launches 9500 self-propelled forage harvester

According to John Deere, the 9500 SPFH will deliver more power, precision and productivity to Australian farmers.

“Farmers and contractors demand durable high-capacity forage harvesters that consistently deliver maximum throughput to make the most of peak harvest windows,” said John Deere Australia and New Zealand Production System Manager, Stephanie Gersekowski.

“The new 9500 is one of three models offering increased power and throughput in 2023, delivered through John Deere’s new JD18X engine which reduces revolutions per minute (RPM), while decreasing fuel and oil usage to drive further efficiency gains during operation.”

Other upgrades to the 9000 range include the reintroduction of the 9600 model and a new horsepower level and engine for the 9700.

The MY23 8000 Series will remain the same, however, horsepower has been increased via an engine upgrade for the 8200.

The 9500, as well as the 9600 and 9700, also comes equipped with HarvestMotion™ PLUS, which is an advanced feature synchronising engine speed with crop flow and power needs to maintain consistent crop throughput at low RPMs.

“HarvestMotion PLUS delivers an additional 18, 27 and 48 kW of power across the 9700, 9600 and 9500 respectively,” Gersekowski said.

“This provides farmers and contractors with 10 per cent more productivity and 10 per cent less fuel usage per tonne harvested.”

Gersekowski said the models’ upgraded spout also increased visibility and ease of maintenance.

“A new spout design will become standard across the complete 9000 Series,” she said.

“The spout has a longer, optimised contour to create increased visibility and more service openings, making the machine easier to service to help farmers and contractors maximise their machinery uptime.”

Model fronts have also been redefined, and the 30R Windrow Pick-Up comes equipped with an 80cm auger, which is a 24cm upgrade compared to the 56cm standard on 6X9 pickups.

Gersekowski said the hard iron updates complement John Deere’s crop analysis and documentation tools.

“HarvestLab™ 3000, and precision guidance technology, Autotrac™, all seamlessly integrate with John Deere’s forage harvesters,” she said.

“In July last year, John Deere made the digital ecosystem more accessible to Australian farmers by removing all on-going costs for JDLinkTM.

“We are seeing, now, more than ever, Australian farmers using this tool for the collection of agronomic and machine data to power efficient, profitable and environmentally sustainable improvements for their business.”

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