CR RANGE

The flagship CR models are built in Zedelgem, Belgium, home to New Holland’s global Centre of Harvesting Excellence. It is here, over 100 years ago, that Leon Claeys built his very first threshing machine that revolutionised the way farmers harvested. Zedelgem is synonymous with harvesting firsts, in 1952 it produced the first European self-propelled combine harvester. Today, yellow blooded engineers are committed to developing the next generation of harvesting products. The sophisticated product development process and the extensive knowledge of a dedicated workforce of a World Class Manufacturing facility ensure the CR range, together with all flagship harvesting products, the CX conventional combines, BigBaler large square balers and FR forage harvester, continue to set the benchmark in harvesting.

New Holland knows that the harvesting process starts with the crop. How it enters the machine will determine the quality of the harvest, therefore, a vast range of grain headers to suit every type of crop and farm have been developed and built in-house to suit your needs. Headers are available in widths ranging from 4.88 - 12.5 metres and in a wide range of configurations that can be tailored to match your requirements. The new front face adjust technology enables you to remotely set the position of the front face plate to ensure the header operates at the perfect angle. Available for Varifeed™ headers from 7.62m – 12.5m, the new range of four-wheel-steer New Holland header trailers offer security, stability and ultimate manoeuvrability at speeds up to 40kph.

Complementing New Holland’s wide offering of combine headers its strategic partner MacDon completes the full line offering with its world leading FD2 combine draper headers. The FD2 FlexDraper® is the evolution of the ground following innovation MacDon first brought to market almost 20 years ago. MacDon has continued to listen to and work with you, the farmer, in the most challenging real-world conditions. What does that mean for you? More. More sizes, more durability, more harvesting innovations. So, in case you’re not convinced yet, here are a few more reasons why the FD2 is the perfect match for the very latest New Holland combines.

New Holland has developed an upgraded maize header line-up which has been engineered by design to perfectly match the CR’s operating profile. Following extensive field testing, both the rigid and flip-up versions deliver improved harvesting productivity and reliability. The new front face adjust technology enables you to remotely set the position of the front face plate to ensure the header operates at the perfect angle.

The CR’s feeding system has been significantly upgraded to enhance its operation. The feeder now features four chains with connecting slats on the CR8.90, CR9.90 and CR10.90 models for improved crop flow and even smoother feeding into the Twin Rotors. The CR range can be fitted with a new and enhanced header lift capacity. The standard Deep Cut Dynamic Feed Roll™ system, now equipped with a new cab-activated reversing function, which ensures smooth crop flow into the threshing mechanism, together with full stone protection.

Productive harvesting is a skilled activity which can take many seasons to learn. New Holland has developed technologies which assist operators in assuring efficient and productive harvesting when working in fields with variable yields. New faster responding IntelliCruise™ II technology installed as standard uses a range of sensors to automatically optimise the CR’s performance.

New Holland invented the Twin Rotor™ concept over 45 years ago, and has been refining and evolving this technology for four decades to offer farmers ever increasing capacity and improved grain and straw quality. New Holland also knows that no two farms are alike, so two different types and sizes of rotor have been developed to suit farmers’ individual needs. The 17” standard rotors now feature 20mm higher crop covers for improved threshing efficiency, and are fitted to the CR7.90 - CR8.80 models, and the heavy duty, high capacity 22” design are fitted to the CR8.90, CR9.90 and CR10.90 models. A bespoke machine for top drawer quality and performance.

Best-in-class grain quality. The Industry’s cleanest grain sample. It must be the CR. In comparative tests carried out to evaluate the grain sample of different harvesting concepts, Twin Rotor™ technology beat the competition hands down. The result: a minuscule 0.2% broken grain, thanks to the unique Twin Rotor™ concept which ensures in-line crop flow for the gentlest grain handling. Grain quality is further enhanced by award winning features including the Opti-Clean™ and Opti-Fan™ systems.

Automation has a growing role to play in productive modern harvesting. New Holland’s IntelliSense™ system equips the CR range of combines with an industry-leading proactive system that enables the combine to react every 20 seconds selecting the best action out of 280 million possibilities. In order to achieve this, ground-breaking technology has been employed: a first ever cleaning shoe load sensor has been developed, and when coupled with the next generation Grain Cam™ and electrically adjustable rotor vanes, the system can make pre-emptive adjustments before overload or losses are on the horizon. The IntelliSense™ system has been developed to be use in a large variety of crops: wheat, rape seed, maize, barley, soybean, rice, milo and oats.

The CR grain tank has been increased to perfectly match its high capacity. The length of the unloading auger has also been enlarged to match the performance of the new generation of CR combines and modern day headers, and, with high accuracy IntelliSteer® autoguidance, is now compatible with Controlled Traffic Farming. Quite simply, New Holland has left no stone unturned in the quest to improve the CR range’s output and your productivity.

Controlled Traffic Farming

CR9.90 and CR10.90 models are now compatible with 12 metre controlled traffic farming. This results in fewer infield passes and enables operations to carefully manage field traffic.

The CR features a completely redesigned residue management system. In order to ensure uniform spreading of residue across the entire working width, the Opti-Spread™ Plus system has been completely reconceived and upgraded, with spreading across a width of up to 13.7 metres. The heavy duty chaff spreading system has been further enhanced to ensure that chaff is evenly distributed for agronomic excellence.

Opti-Spread™ system: spreading wide. Always.

• No matter which header you fit, residue will be uniformly spread across the entire working width.
• The optional Opti-Spread™ Plus straw spreader mounted behind the straw chopper easily meets any spreading width requirement
• This system has been further enhanced with the addition of Dual-Chop™ technology
• All residue passes through a rake containing razor sharp blades to ensure a superfine chop of all material
• This is perfect for minimum or no tillage operations that employ shallow cultivation techniques
• The Opti-Spread™ Plus system is controlled from the cab, and the two powerful discs can be adjusted to counteract any wind or side-slope impact

Through the Clean Energy Leader® strategy, all models in the CR series benefit from ECOBlue™ HI-eSCR 2 technology for Stage V compliance. The proven ECOBlue™ technology uses AdBlue to transform the harmful nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas into harmless water and nitrogen. This after-treatment system is separate from the engine which means the engine only breathes clean, fresh air. What does this mean? Clean running power units that offer improved performance and enhanced fuel economy.

The all-new SmartTrax™ system has been engineered by design to offer 57% reduced ground pressure thanks to its triangular structure for improved traction and reduced compaction. The SmartTrax™ is now available on the CR models from the CR7.90 to the CR10.90.

The CR range of combines offers you a home away from home during long harvesting days. The Harvest Suite™ Ultra cab is completely new from the floor up and is the fruit of extensive customer consultation. The cab volume has increased to 3.7m³ and boasts 6.3m2 of glass, 7% more than previous models. You can enjoy all that space in the peace and quiet of the near silent 73dB(A) cab. The new automotive inspired interior, features an ultramodern dark grey colour scheme, which has been extended to the seat, headliner and armrest.

Intelligent and intuitive automation saves times and enhances harvesting performance. The CommandGrip™ multifunction handle can control all key machine and header parameters, including header height, reel position and unloading engagement. The right hand console contains less frequently used functions, which are laid out in an ergonomic and logical manner. Machine functions can be analysed at a glance courtesy of the colour IntelliView™ 12 monitor.

A full range of guidance solutions are available from New Holland and include manual, assisted guidance and fully integrated guidance. You can even specify your CR with fully integrated IntelliSteer® auto guidance direct from the factory to start saving money from your first run. Fully compatible with the most accurate RTK correction signals, IntelliSteer can guarantee pass-to-pass and year-to-year accuracy as low as 1 - 2cm.

FieldOps™ enables you to connect to your CR from the comfort of your office through the utilisation of the mobile network. You can stay in touch with your machines at all times, and you can even send and receive real-time information that saves time and enhances productivity. The FieldOps™ package offers full machine monitoring and control. In short, FieldOps™ will help you to reduce your fuel bills and improve fleet management and security in one simple package.

FieldOps™ enables you to connect to your CR from the comfort of your office through the utilisation of the mobile network. You can stay in touch with your machines at all times, and you can even send and receive real-time information that saves time and enhances productivity. The FieldOps™ package offers full machine monitoring and control. In short, FieldOps™ will help you to reduce your fuel bills and improve fleet management and security in one simple package.

The CR range has been designed to spend more time working and less time in the yard. After all, we all know how precious time in the field is during short harvesting seasons. All service points are easy to access, and long service intervals mean they will spend more time in the field.

On 15th August 2014, in Wragby UK, the CR10.90 obliterated the current harvesting record for the most wheat harvested in eight hours. During the record it harvested 797.656 tonnes of wheat in under eight hours, with peak capacity of 135 tonnes/hour in real world conditions.

Using data from FieldOps™ active analytic triggers are monitored 24/7. If an issue is identified, the system proactively sends an alert to dealers with the required corrective action. If a New Holland dealer detects a potential failure, they can check parts availability and prepare for in-field servicing, when it suits the customer.