New Holland’s CR11 combine harvester was seen in Australia for the first time at an event held in the Perth Convention and Exhibition yesterday. Photo: New Holland

NEW HOLLAND has unveiled its new twin-rotor combine harvesters, the CR11 and CR10, to the Australian market to showcase technologies never been seen before in harvesting equipment.

The CR combines are being promoted as game changers for large-scale grain farmers by driving down the total cost of harvesting and increasing bottom-line profitability.

Built at New Holland’s combine Centre of Excellence in Zedelgem, Belgium, the CR11 and CR10 have been designed to provide higher productivity with close-to-zero grain loss, improved residue management, and maximum uptime.

New Holland’s Australia and New Zealand product and portfolio manager crop harvesting Marc Smith said the new CR units were designed and built on four pillars of harvesting excellence — productivity, grain-saving, residue, and uptime — to reduce the total cost of harvest.

“To get the best productivity, the new CR combines have been built on our heritage of almost 50 years of leadership in the development of twin-rotor technology,” Mr Smith said.

“Both combines feature twin 600mm rotors of increased diameter and length, providing greater capacity for the crop to circulate and for the grain to be threshed and separated.”

The CR11 features a 15.9-litre FPT Cursor 16 engine producing 775hp, while the CR10 engine is a 12.9-litre FPT Cursor 13 generating 635hp.

Both models have an unloading rate of 210 litres per second; the CR11’s grain tank holds 20,000l, while the CR10 grain tank holds 16,000l.

Both models are equipped with revised IntelliSense automation systems which make adjustments according to the chosen harvest strategy, whether that be limited loss, best grain quality, maximum capacity, or fixed throughput.

They also feature a new cleaning shoe which can handle all material coming from the rotors to reduce grain loss close to zero.

“We achieved this with an all-new Twin-Clean cleaning shoe consisting of two sieve systems in sequence, each having its own upper and lower sieve and clean-grain auger.

“The cross-distribution mechanism guarantees an even cleaning shoe load in all conditions to maintain maximum grain quality, a signature feature of New Holland’s Twin Rotor technology.”

Both models also feature a new system built to satisfy heavy straw loads.

It includes the IntelliSpread feature, which uses twin radars that continuously measure, interpret and control the residue-spreading system to ensure a full width and uniform spreading coverage, with spread width up to 18m to satisfy the largest draper heads on the market.

“New Holland has developed the cleanest driveline in the market to significantly reduce maintenance and downtime.”

“We’ve reduced the number of drive components by 25 percent and all drive chains have been eliminated to further reduce downtime and maximise efficiency.

“A new in-cab de-slug feature, which once engaged, is fully automated saving the operator time and effort, as well as improving operator safety should the situation arise.”

The CR11 was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal Innovation Award for Agritechnica in November 2023, and has undergone comprehensive validation testing in Australia, with plans for in-field demonstrations and limited production of new machines for the 2025 harvest.

Source: New Holland