New jd 6r

vantage

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Livestock Farmer
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Pembs
I swapped a 6250r for another one last summer. Passenger seat is annoying not fussed by the dash. But by a very long way the worse thing about the tractor is the pickup hitch. You can’t effing see it and when you lean out the window to see it cuts the drive. I’m not small it must be terrible for shorter people.

I thought JD may have fixed it by now so hopefully they will on the new ones. The good news is I don’t often drive it, I’m quite happy with a tractor I can hitch something on. It does pull well though

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Fix a mirror to the rear window so it looks down on the hook. Mate had a Marshall with this years ago, made hooking up easy.
 

D14

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A contractor we use had a loose price yesterday for a top spec 155-165hp model and it was 'about £140,000' although the dealer did say he couldn't confirm until they themselves knew what availability was going to be like.
 

Shutesy

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Arable Farmer
Am I the only one that sees no point in all that automation ?

Can you honestly say that you do exactly the same thing at every end every time I know I don't due to field shape hills stones wet bits etc or is that just me ?
Id say your referring to headland management systems? Obviously newer Deeres have headland management systems I think they are personal choice whether people use them. The above quote from JD is referring to the My JD system linked to the Gen 4 screens. For example we have every field with a boundary line setup and a guidance line for each major operation such as drilling or combining. The guys that don't know the fields so well can drive into a field, know there in the right field and on the right line, select the implement from the list on the screen which automatically loads up implement width, offsets, work points etc and off you go without having to manually enter it all whenever you change implements. The job is also setup on the system whether drilling, combining etc with all the info on seed rates varieties etc ready to go so the operator just completes the job and it automatically uploads to the My JD cloud system for record keeping and management purposes. All works really well.
 

redsloe

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Location
Cornwall
Id say your referring to headland management systems? Obviously newer Deeres have headland management systems I think they are personal choice whether people use them. The above quote from JD is referring to the My JD system linked to the Gen 4 screens. For example we have every field with a boundary line setup and a guidance line for each major operation such as drilling or combining. The guys that don't know the fields so well can drive into a field, know there in the right field and on the right line, select the implement from the list on the screen which automatically loads up implement width, offsets, work points etc and off you go without having to manually enter it all whenever you change implements. The job is also setup on the system whether drilling, combining etc with all the info on seed rates varieties etc ready to go so the operator just completes the job and it automatically uploads to the My JD cloud system for record keeping and management purposes. All works really well.
So was that already more or less available on existing systems? I thought it was but may now have been made easier/quicker?
Not got much experience except a demo of it.
 
A key new 6R Series feature is the integrated 1-Click-Go AutoSetup system, which makes tractor and implement settings much quicker and easier. The operator can save up to 90 per cent of display clicks in the field and the tractor is always perfectly adjusted.

All the required settings can be pre-planned and managed in the cloud, including agronomic data such as field boundaries, guidance lines and prescriptions. Once the tractor crosses the field boundary, the stored profile is automatically available and even temporary drivers can be consistently accurate and avoid mistakes.
my mf had that in 2008
 

Ducati899

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Location
north dorset
We were told today if we order a 8r today it would 2023 before we see it and 7r would be 11 months away no idea whats going on in the world but i am guessing the prices of 2nd hand ones is going to rise rapidly.

Are they built in America? Aren’t they on strike in the Deere factory currently over there
 
I've read this new JD thread with interest. Two things immediately pop into my mind though:

1. You could buy a Valtra. 'Nuff said really.

2. There's a guy with a youtube channel debating the options on the new 6R Deeres. No one could possibly part with any money on one of these things without first enlightening themselves about how many functional speakers it has and the approximate age of the arm rest and you will only find that out from youtube.
 

KB6930

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Location
Borders
Id say your referring to headland management systems? Obviously newer Deeres have headland management systems I think they are personal choice whether people use them. The above quote from JD is referring to the My JD system linked to the Gen 4 screens. For example we have every field with a boundary line setup and a guidance line for each major operation such as drilling or combining. The guys that don't know the fields so well can drive into a field, know there in the right field and on the right line, select the implement from the list on the screen which automatically loads up implement width, offsets, work points etc and off you go without having to manually enter it all whenever you change implements. The job is also setup on the system whether drilling, combining etc with all the info on seed rates varieties etc ready to go so the operator just completes the job and it automatically uploads to the My JD cloud system for record keeping and management purposes. All works really well.
I could be but that's what it sounded like to me with talk of display clicks etc and setting up machines.

Anything else is out of my league as I'm a but of a dinosaur that actually still likes to do it myself as it's a boring enough day on a tractor.

Even when you've explained it better I still don't see the need or point of it
 

Shutesy

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Arable Farmer
I could be but that's what it sounded like to me with talk of display clicks etc and setting up machines.

Anything else is out of my league as I'm a but of a dinosaur that actually still likes to do it myself as it's a boring enough day on a tractor.

Even when you've explained it better I still don't see the need or point of it
For us it works brilliantly, we cover 250+ fields across 5 businesses with upto 6 different staff using machines at the same time, some more experienced than others, having each implements settings saved on the screen ready to go once you've hooked it up saves a lot of time and errors. For the younger guys at harvest to be able to drive into a field they have never been in before, load that field onto the screen, select the pre programmed cultivation or drilling line and crack on with all manholes, telegraph poles, trees and the field boundary mapped on the screen in front of them just makes life simple and they cant cultivate or drill a field the wrong way or forget to record the work or seedrate etc. All the machines can be monitored from the app to see where they are, how they are getting on, fuel levels etc without needing to ring the operator all the time. Its a system that will probably work for some whilst others wont see the need for it as you have said.
 

Phil P

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Arable Farmer
Location
North West
For us it works brilliantly, we cover 250+ fields across 5 businesses with upto 6 different staff using machines at the same time, some more experienced than others, having each implements settings saved on the screen ready to go once you've hooked it up saves a lot of time and errors. For the younger guys at harvest to be able to drive into a field they have never been in before, load that field onto the screen, select the pre programmed cultivation or drilling line and crack on with all manholes, telegraph poles, trees and the field boundary mapped on the screen in front of them just makes life simple and they cant cultivate or drill a field the wrong way or forget to record the work or seedrate etc. All the machines can be monitored from the app to see where they are, how they are getting on, fuel levels etc without needing to ring the operator all the time. Its a system that will probably work for some whilst others wont see the need for it as you have said.
And on top of all that there’s “turn automation” 😗
 
I've read this new JD thread with interest. Two things immediately pop into my mind though:

1. You could buy a Valtra. 'Nuff said really.

2. There's a guy with a youtube channel debating the options on the new 6R Deeres. No one could possibly part with any money on one of these things without first enlightening themselves about how many functional speakers it has and the approximate age of the arm rest and you will only find that out from youtube.
Does ever thread have to turn into jd v valtra 🙄🙄
 

benny6910

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Arable Farmer
So I have had a rough quote today for a 6185r, apparently you can spec them individual to your needs no ultimate or premium set specs. Has anybody else had a quote?
 

benny6910

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Arable Farmer
I've asked for one but haven't had it. I asked for cvt gearbox and front links and pto, what did they quote you
I’m not exactly sure on the spec as it was a phone call as I’m busy with Christmas trees at the moment but I think it would be front links 42 Michelin tyres auto power led lights. £138k I have to go in when I have time to do a exact price.
 

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