HIGH PERFORMANCE CLEANING SHOE
The massive 7 m2 cleaning shoe delivers high quality grain with minimum losses.
The most efficient way to clean the crop with minimum loss is pure size! The body design means the X9 can accommodate a wide and long cleaning shoe. It's proven to handle well in excess of 100 t/h. Extensive testing in all crop types also showed it is very easy to set and is less sensitive to adjustment errors and does not require constant tweaking to get the optimum performance.
EFFECTIVE CHAFF PRE-CLEANING
The crop cascades over a big 17 cm ventilated step to help pre-clean the chaff. This provides the perfect pre-separation effect and evenly divides the material between the front and rear of the chaffer.
PRE-SORTED GRAIN
The preparation pan is the fourth shaking element of the cleaning shoe. It's designed to handle massive amounts of material coming in from the separator. Its shaking action sorts the grain from the chaff, which is blown out at the earliest opportunity, before it reaches the sieves.
7 m2 CLEANING SHOE AREA
4 HIGH PERFORMANCE TURBINE FANS
6 LOSS SENSORS
PREVENTING LOSSES
A return pan is mounted under the rear section of the rotors to guide all late stage separation grains and those from the Active Tailings System to the very front of the cleaning shoe. This ensures maximum opportunity to clean the grain effectively.
ACTIVELY THRESHED TAILINGS
The X9 is also equipped with an Active Tailings System. This is a major performance enhancing addition that separately threshes the tailings. It uses smooth rubber threshing elements to minimise grain damage. Acting as a mini threshing system, with its own drum and concave, it reduces the load on the main rotors. This frees up capacity for more crop throughput, because the tailings are not being returned to the rotors to undergo separation. That means the concaves can be opened wider which lowers the power requirement and improves fuel efficiency.
FULLY AUTOMATED CONTROL
The cleaning shoe has 6 loss sensors spread over the entire width which detect losses wherever they occur. This data is also used by the Combine Advisor™ performance optimisation system, to automatically adjust the cleaning shoe settings and maintain pre-set targets for grain quality.
EVEN AIRFLOW
Four high performance turbine fans generate huge air volumes. Drawing air from underneath the combine and from each side, they provide a constant air flow across the entire cleaning shoe. Part of the airflow is directed upwards to the front chaffer to remove chaff immediately after the pre-preparation pan. A second stream of air gently lifts the crop on the chaffer and sieve with the optimum balance of air pressure, volume and velocity. Extensive field and laboratory testing has shown this helps deliver a superior grain tank sample.
PRACTICAL PERFORMANCE
The cleaning shoe is designed for a long-life and easy maintenance for optimum performance through the harvesting season.
EASY CLEANING
The large vertical distance between the rotors and the cleaning shoe promotes even airflow and excellent access. The sieve mounts can be installed or removed within minutes for easy cleaning.
CHOICE OF SIEVES
Choose from either general purpose or deep tooth sieve elements for different crops and field conditions.
LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN
Thanks to the extensive use of aircraft alloys with patented rivet construction it's both lightweight and strong. This allowed us to increase the size of the shoe without increasing its weight.
GRASS UPGRADE KIT
A grass seed kit is available which reduces the fan speed range (450-1,100 rpm), ensuring even the lightest crops are not over blown.
NO COMPROMISES ON HILLS AND SLOPES
You won’t have to slow down on slopes or hills, even in high yielding crops thanks to our range of side hill and slope compensation systems.
SLOPE COMPENSATION
In rolling terrain it can be difficult to get the right cleaning shoe settings as you are constantly going up or down slopes. That’s where Active Terrain Adjust comes in. It automatically adjusts all the important cleaning shoe settings (fan speed, chaffer and sieve). The software also has an industry exclusive crop matrix which makes specific adjustments for the type of crop that is being harvested. For instance, rapeseed is particularly sensitive to fan speed changes, so the system adjusts the chaffer and sieve settings first, before adjusting the fan speed.
Active Terrain Adjust results in consistently low grain losses on slopes and it also reduces the amount of tailings, delivering cleaner grain to the tank. This saves you from penalties for dirty grain samples when you come to sell.
UPHILL SLOPES
Going uphill both the chaffer and sieve are opened while the fan speed is reduced to keep grain from being lost through the rear. This increases the cleaning system performance by up to 50% on inclines of up to 16°.
DOWNHILL SLOPES
On downhill slopes the chaffer and sieve close while the fan speed increases to keep grain from pushing towards the front of the machine. This reduces the volume of tailings by as much as 50%, resulting in a cleaner grain tank sample.
COMBINE OPERATOR STEERS TRACTOR
The combine operator can now control the position of the tractor relative to the combine. If the combine changes direction or speed, the tractor also changes direction or speed – both are synced in perfect harmony.
OPERATOR RELEASES CONTROL OF UNLOADING TRACTOR
When the trailer is fully loaded the tractor operator can take over control simply by turning the steering wheel or by braking. Alternatively the combine operator can also stop the synchronisation from their display.
SIDE HILL COMPENSATION
SLOPES UP TO 7%
The cleaning shoe is equipped with 6 divider plates on the preparation pan and chaffer. These ensure material is evenly delivered right across the entire width of the cleaning shoe and there is no chance of it sliding, or moving to one side.
Once the material reaches the cleaning shoe the real advantages of its longer length over other concepts becomes clear. This gives the grain more opportunity to fall through the chaffer and sieve without overloading one side of the shoe.
SIDEHILL PERFORMANCE PACKAGE FOR SLOPES UP TO 14%
The side hill performance package contains chaffer dividers and grain agitators. These prevent grain from accumulating to one side and help to distribute it over the full width of the chaffer. The agitators actively move grain uphill with every stroke while the dividers prevent grain from moving downhill on side slopes. Together with the huge 7m² cleaning area you can be confident of harvesting in slopes of up to 14% without any compromises or grain losses. This reliable solution has no moving parts either, so it’s maintenance and wear free.
HIGH SPEED GRAIN HANDLING
HARVEST LOGISTICS
EVEN MORE UPTIME
The combination of a huge 16,200 L grain tank and 186 L/s unloading lets you focus on harvesting. All it takes is just 100 seconds to unload 13 tonnes of grain.
UNLOAD WITHOUT SLOWING
The engine’s electronic management system provides a power boost of up to 40 kW (54 PS) when unloading so there’s no need to slow your harvesting down.
16,200 L GRAIN TANK
186 L/s UNLOADING
54 PS EXTRA UNLOADING POWER
EXCELLENT VISIBILITY
The auger swings by up to 106°, giving you an excellent view when unloading. You can also watch the grain unloading on the Gen4 display via a video feed from an optional wireless camera on the auger.