Increase grain in the tank with a two-speed center feed section. A slow-speed setting softens the impact of crop fingers and drum flighting when engaging with crop. This ensures that easy-shelling crops like lentils and soybeans do not get thrown over the feeder house. Use the high-speed setting in canola or high-yielding cereals to prevent slug feeding while ensuring that the drum does not plug.
Toolless shifting on the gearcase
Center crop flow divider
Two-speed center feed section (A is pulled out and B is pushed in)
Parts of the two-speed center feed section
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Low speed |
High speed |
Feed drum |
200 rpm |
240 rpm |
Center feed belt |
1000 rpm |
1200 rpm |
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RDF |
HDR |
Feed drum torque |
1217 lb-ft (1650 Nm) |
2109.4 lb-ft (2860 Nm) |
Center belt width |
70 in. (177.8 cm) |
79.1 in. (200.9 cm) |
Achieve superior ground following when harvesting in a wide range of terrains, crops, and conditions with RDF HydraFlex Draper Platforms. HydraFlex is an industry-exclusive hydraulic float system.
HydraFlex draper system floats with the terrain
Hydraulic float arm
Adjust ground pressure by changing hydraulic pressure in the float arm cylinders
Help bushy crops, especially heavy canola, feed evenly into the feeder house with an optional 18-in. (45.7-cm) top auger extending the full width of the draper.
RDF top auger
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| Select up to 4 models to compare specifications | John Deere RDF30 HydraFlex™ Draper |
| Cutterbar length | 9.14 m 30 ft |
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| Knife drive | Double-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar: 10.2 cm 4 in. |
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| Knife speed | X Series Combine: 520 cycles/min S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min |
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| Pickup reel operating speeds | 6-70 rpm | |||
| Draper belts speed control | Hydraulic from cab (side belts only) |
| Type | Rigid frame flexible cutterbar |
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| Type | Straight-line knife drive system Cutterbar vertical flex: 190 mm 7.5 in. |
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| Length | 9.14 m 30 ft |
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| Knife drive | Double-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar: 10.2 cm 4 in. |
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| Knife speed | X Series Combine: 520 cycles/min S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min |
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| Base skid shoe height | 3.8 cm 1.5 in. |
| General | One-piece, poly tine pickup reel with 10-in. (25-cm) tube | |||
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| Number of slats | Base: six bat poly Optional: steel tine |
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| Fingers | Base: nylon Optional: steel |
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| Diameter | 106.7 cm 42 in. |
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| Height control | Hydraulic | |||
| Speed control | Hydraulic | |||
| Reel lift | 72 cm 28.3 in. |
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| Reel fore and aft | 35.9 cm 14.1 in. |
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| Fore of the cutterbar | 40.6 cm 16 in. |
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| Reel resume | Base | |||
| Reel reverse | Base | |||
| Operating speeds | 6-70 rpm | |||
| Operating speeds (54-in. reel) |
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| Operating speeds |
| Width | Cross belt: 101.6 cm 40 in. Center belts: 177.8 cm 70 in. |
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| Belt depth | 101.2 cm 39.8 in. |
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| Cleat height | Cross belt cleat height: 19.05 mm 0.75 in. |
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| 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 |
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| Speed control | Hydraulic from cab (side belts only) | |||
| Center belt reverse | Base |
| Diameter | 414 mm 16.3 in. |
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| Feed drum fingers | Heavy-duty and round with breakaway notch and retainer Diameter: 16 mm 0.625 in. |
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| Number of fingers | 21 | |||
| Auger finger platform | Triple chevron, retracting | |||
| Finger reach | 152 mm 6 in. |
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| Drum/auger reverse | Base | |||
| Operating speed | Low speed: 200 rpm High speed: 240 rpm |
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| Center cleanout door | Base |
| Type | Electrohydraulic | |||
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| Header height sensing on the ground | Base | |||
| Header height sensing off the ground | Optional: three sensors |
| Type | Optional: hydraulic drive | |||
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| Fingered augers | ||||
| Size | 45.7 cm 18 in. |
| Platform length | 10.07 m 33 ft |
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| Overall operating depth | With dividers: 2.74 m 9 ft |
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| Transport width, field position | 10.07 m 33 ft |
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| Transport length, hitch extended |
| Approximate weight | 3447 kg 7600 lb |
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| Date collected | 15 June 2020 |
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