John Deere’s power-packed 9RX 830 debuts Down Under

For sheer scale and presence, it’s difficult to go past John Deere’s most powerful tractor, the 9RX 830 – traits which are even piquing the interest of seasoned farmers as it does the field day rounds.

Officially unveiled at Australia's largest field days, AgQuip, in August this year, the tractor turned plenty of heads and set tongues wagging.

Farmer Charlie Cush, from Warialda in NSW, was impressed by the sheer size and efficiency of the new 9RX 830.

“It’s an absolutely huge tractor and it looks amazing. They’ve beefed up everything in every way, machinery and technology, and that will make everything a lot quicker, to be able to pull bigger equipment and get a lot more done before it rains,” he said.

The 830hp behemoth sits at the top of the new three-model 9RX range driven by the JD18 engine, along with the 9RX 770 (770hp) and 9RX 710 (710hp) – all with greater hydraulic capacity and multiple track widths and tread spacings to allow broadacre and row crop farmers to get their crops in quickly and efficiently.

The 9RX High Horsepower development is a ground-up redesign of the 9RX built by John Deere engineers with input from a global group of 12 farmers, including Australian Simon Doolin.

John Deere Production and Precision Ag Marketing Manager, Royce Bell, said the 9RX 830 has been working on several farms in Australia for the past five months, and the results have been overwhelming.

“Customers have been leveraging it in different operations, from seeding to tillage, to see what they can actually get out of this tractor and the response has been amazing. We've seen some significant increases in productivity, such as shortening planting windows by a number of days,” he said.

“We've also seen the 9RX 830 perform extremely well in tillage operations, where the constant ground speed enables a much better soil amelioration process. These productivity gains translate to a much better output at the end of the season.”

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The CommandView 4 Plus cab on the 830 delivers more visibility, a 15 per cent increase in floor space, and a swivel seat with massage capability for optimal operator comfort.

“People were amazed at how much visibility they have,” Mr Bell said. “This machine just radiates ease of use, and I think everyone is in awe of how clean, accessible and serviceable it is, given its size.

“And with JDLinkTM Boost fitted, it enables real time connectively wherever you are, in Australia or New Zealand. It leverages Starlink technology to deliver data into the palm of your hand via John Deere Operations Center.”

As autonomy technology becomes available, the 830 has the foundational capability to become autonomous in the future, including communicating with the implements that it’s trailing.

The 9RX Series’ Precision Ag offerings include the integrated StarFire receiver, G5 Plus display and more processing power to enable more applications, such as AutoTrac Turn Automation, AutoPath, AutoTrac Implement Guidance, Machine Sync and in-field data sharing.