740D

All John Deere 700D Drapers include a double-cut knife which features a hydraulic tilt that is controlled from inside the cab. All 10.6-m (35-ft) and 12.1-m (40-ft) draper cutterbars have knifeback reinforcement straps to strengthen the knifeback.

Feature benefit:

Maximised productivity through longer stroke of knife section provides a faster, cleaner, and smoother cut, which allows operators to harvest at faster ground speeds

Productivity is maximised in tough conditions through a reinforced knifeback that strengthens the cutterbar

Reduced cost of operation and increased wear life with hardened sickle sections and unique boron treatment

Hydraulic tilt optimises the cutterbar angle for varying conditions, extending the harvest day and providing the lowest-possible cut height

The unique dual-knife drive system is timed, creating the smoothest-possible reciprocating knife-drive system currently in the industry. The positive, reliable shaft-driven dual epicyclical in-line knife drives with built-in driveline protection provide operators with the strongest knife-drive system.

Reel resume and reverse are features on the 700D Drapers. The combine operator can store two different reel positions with one setting for normal conditions and another for down, tangled, short, or leaning crops.

Feature benefit:

Added time savings and convenience with saved reel positions, lowering operator fatigue

Increased harvest efficiency through a reel-reverse feature which reverses the reel in conjunction with the centre feed drum and belt to back outplugs

The 730D, 735D, and 740D Draper models can be equipped with an integrated, slow-speed transport system.

John Deere value:

Need for a header trailer is eliminated due to dual-front dolly wheel tyres with an extendable tongue and two-gauge wheel tyres that can carry the complete weight of the draper when in transport

Road transport is quicker and easier because one person can convert the draper from field to transport mode in a few minutes without the use of tools

THEORY OF OPERATION

In field mode, the dual wheels become the left- and right-hand gauge wheels. For transport, the left-hand dual-dolly wheels support one side of the draper frame, and the right-hand dual wheels are repositioned to support the right-hand end of the frame.

The transport package includes warning lights, which can be plugged into a seven-way power source for road transport with a 32.2-km/h (20-mph) speed limit for farm equipment transport.