Description
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RDF40 HydraFlex™ Draper | Grain Harvesting
EquipmentJohn Deere
#rd40fh
Characteristics
- Harvest crops as close as possible to the ground with the HydraFlex™ cutterbar
- Minimize grain loss with a two-speed center feed section
- Enable higher harvesting speed without sacrificing cut quality with a 4” (10.2 cm) double cut, dual drive, shaft driven cutterbar
- Get more done by eliminating header calibrations
Specifications
| Cutterbar length |
12.19 m 40 ft |
| Knife drive |
Double-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar: 10.2 cm 4 in. |
| Knife speed |
X Series Combine: 520 cycles/min S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min |
| Pickup reel operating speeds | 6-70 rpm |
| Draper belts speed control | Hydraulic from cab (side belts only) |
| Type | Rigid frame flexible cutterbar |
| Type |
Straight-line knife drive system Cutterbar vertical flex: 190 mm 7.5 in. |
| Length |
12.19 m 40 ft |
| Knife drive |
Double-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar: 10.2 cm 4 in. |
| Knife speed |
X Series Combine: 520 cycles/min S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min |
| Base skid shoe height |
3.8 cm 1.5 in. |
| General | Two-piece, poly tine pickup reel with 6-in. (15-cm) tube |
| Number of slats | Six bat poly |
| Fingers | Nylon |
| Diameter |
106.7 cm 42 in. |
| Height control | Hydraulic |
| Speed control | Hydraulic |
| Reel lift |
72 cm 28.3 in. |
| Reel fore and aft |
35.9 cm 14.1 in. |
| Fore of the cutterbar |
40.6 cm 16 in. |
| Reel resume | Base |
| Reel reverse | Base |
| Operating speeds | 6-70 rpm |
| Width |
Side belts: 101.6 cm 40 in. Center belts: 177.6 cm 70 in. |
| Belt depth |
101.2 cm 39.8 in. |
| Cleat height |
19.05 mm 0.75 in. |
| Operating speed |
Side belts (variable): 1-3.5 m/s 3.3-11.5 fps Center belts: 211 m/min 692 fpm Low-speed center belt (fixed): 4.2 m/s 13.8 fps High-speed center belt (fixed): 5.1 m/s 16.7 fps |
| Speed control | Hydraulic from cab (side belts only) |
| Center belt reverse | Base |
| Diameter |
414 mm 16.3 in. |
| Feed drum fingers |
Heavy-duty and round with breakaway notch and retainer Diameter: 16 mm 0.625 in. |
| Number of fingers | 21 |
| Auger finger platform | Triple chevron, retracting |
| Finger reach |
152 mm 6 in. |
| Drum/auger reverse | Base |
| Operating speed |
Low speed: 200 rpm High speed: 240 rpm |
| Center cleanout door | Base |
| Type | Electrohydraulic |
| Header height sensing on the ground | Base |
| Header height sensing off the ground | Optional: four sensors |
| Type | Optional: hydraulic drive |
| Size |
45.7 cm 18 in. |
| Platform length |
13.1 m 43 ft |
| Overall operating depth |
With dividers: 2.74 m 9 ft |
| Transport width, field position |
13.1 m 43 ft |
| Approximate weight |
4125 kg 9095 lb |
| Date collected | 15 June 2020 |
