Despite being in existence since 1837, the first John Deere Combine Harvester saw the light of the day in 1927. Therefore, the company has been in the crop harvesting and threshing industry for almost a century. That's a long time, and since change is inevitable, it must have made some progress over the many years.
A polished steel plough was one of the company's milestone, and so was the combine harvester. As for the latter, the first one was just but the beginning of more. Even better innovations of the same happened. This article is about those milestones, including the past and the present. Check them out!
1. The original John Deere Combine Harvester
In 1927, the company released the very first version of its combine harvester, No. 2. The following year, it released a smaller version of the first one, No. 2. The two underwent improvement to become versions that were relatively new and lightweight by 1929. The engineers had to up their engineering game to pull that off.
2. Hillside Technology
It came about in the 1930s, giving farmers a reason to smile. The technology allowed them to harvest on hillsides as long as the slope gradient didn't exceed 50%. It improved further after World War II courtesy of the R.A. Hanson Co. The company made levelling systems compatible with these combine harvesters. Grains stopped accumulating in one part of the separator during hillside harvesting.
3. Self-propelled Combines
The company introduced its first self-propelled combine in 1947. The model was none other than the John Deere Model 55. Not long after that, around the mid-1950s, attachable corn heads came along. Corn farmers started cutting, shelling and cleaning the crop using a single smooth operation.
4. The New Generation
As far as the John Deere combine harvester is concerned, these New Generation models were the first to allow Quik-Tatch header mounting. They came about in the 1970s, including models 7700, 6600, 4400 and 3300.
5. STS Combines
Single- Tine Separation (STS) is a system that didn't exist until 1999. It marked the beginning of the journey towards rotor technology in combines. It took material handling to a new level yet used less power to achieve it. John Deere's STS models formed a long list, including 9870, 9770 and 9760.
6. International Collaboration
In 1997, John Deere penetrated the Chinese market by buying one of the county's harvesting companies' equity stock. A decade later, in 2007, it was already established in China, leading to the acquisition of a tractor plant whose location is Ningbo.
Conclusion
Going by history, the John Deere combine harvester has come a long way. Fortunately, the evolution driven by innovations that made farmers' lives easy has paid off. Farmers are happy since the company always has ways of improving their harvesting experience. On the other hand, the company is grateful for the long relevance. It is hard to remain relevant in an evolving world almost a century down the line.
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