RD45F HYDRAFLEX DRAPER

HydraFlex™ Draper

  • Harvest crops as close as possible to the ground with the HydraFlex™ cutterbar
  • Minimize grain loss with a two-speed center feed section
  • Enable higher harvesting speed without sacrificing cut quality with a 4” double cut, dual drive, shaft driven cutterbar
  • Get more done by eliminating header calibrations





Features



Overview

Increase grain in the tank with a two-speed center feed section. A slow-speed setting softens the impact of crop fingers and drum flighting when engaging with crop. This ensures that easy-shelling crops like lentils and soybeans do not get thrown over the feederhouse. Use the high-speed setting in canola or high-yielding cereals to prevent slug feeding while ensuring that the drum does not plug.

Benefits
  • Experience less downtime during harvest related to unplugging the header, which will allow for more harvesting time at the highest productivity levels.
  • Higher feed drum torque is matched to the capacity of the combine to ensure optimal feed rates into the combine. Higher torque on the front feed drum will allow operators to confidently harvest tough feeding crops like canola.
  • Additionally, prevent underfeeding in light crops with the center crop flow divider. When not harvesting crop with the full width of the draper, the center crop flow divider prevents crop from skipping over the center feed section and going on the opposite draper belt.
Toolless shifting on the gearcase Toolless shifting on the gearcase
Toolless shifting on the gearcase Toolless shifting on the gearcase
Center crop flow divider Center crop flow divider
Additional details
  • The two-speed center feed section maintains a consistent ratio between the feed drum and center feed belt speed.
  • Change center feed section speed with a toolless, two-speed, easy-shift handle on the gearcase to the left of the draper feederhouse opening.
Two-speed center feed section (A is pulled out and B is pushed in) Two-speed center feed section (A is pulled out and B is pushed in)
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  1. Feed  drum gearbox
  2. Center feed drive shaft
  3. Knife drive shaft
  4. Center feed speed control
  5. Oil check
  6. Main gearbox
  7. Center belt gearbox
  8. Oil check

 

Low speed

High speed

Feed drum

200 rpm

240 rpm

Center feed belt

1000 rpm

1200 rpm

 

 

RDF

HDR

Feed drum torque

1650 Nm (1217 lb-ft)

2860 Nm (2109.4 lb-ft)

Center belt width

177.8 cm (70 in.)

200.9 cm (79.1 in.)

Overview

Appropriately set feed drum height for varying crops during harvest with the RDF dual-position feed drum.

Feed drum and floor Feed drum and floor
Retractable feed drum fingers Retractable feed drum fingers
Feed drum controls and slip clutch Feed drum controls and slip clutch
Benefits
  • In some crop conditions, the crop can hesitate at the corners of the feed drum, and the retractable drum fingers keep the crop moving into the combine.
  • Increase uptime through a high-wear life and durable stainless-steel feed floor.
  • The dual-position drums allow the operator to select an upper or lower setting of the drum, creating the gap of a 40.6-cm (16-in.) drum and a 35.6-cm (14-in) drum, respectively.
Additional details
  • The feed drum can be positioned in the lower position, creating the traditional feeding gap, or can be raised to the upper position, increasing the feeding gap by 2.54-cm (1-in.), the equivalent of a 35.6-cm (14-in.) feed drum gap.
  • For bushy crops, such as canola, put the drum in the upper position.
  • RDF feed drum slip-clutch torque is 1600 Nm (1180 lb-ft).
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Overview

Achieve superior ground following when harvesting in a wide range of terrains, crops, and conditions with RDF HydraFlex Draper Platforms. HydraFlex is an industry-exclusive hydraulic float system.

HydraFlex draper system floats with the terrain HydraFlex draper system floats with the terrain
Benefits
  • Float closely to the ground over changing conditions by controlling the cutterbar ground pressure from the cab – simply adjust the armrest knob to vary hydraulic pressure in the float arm hydraulic cylinders.
Hydraulic float arm Hydraulic float arm
Adjust ground pressure by changing hydraulic pressure in the float arm cylinders Adjust ground pressure by changing hydraulic pressure in the float arm cylinders
Additional details
  • The hydraulic float system features a 19-cm (7.5-in.) float range.
  • To lock out the HydraFlex draper into rigid mode, the operator should increase the float pressure to maximum
Overview

Help bushy crops, especially heavy canola, feed evenly into the feederhouse with an optional 45.7-cm (18-in.) top auger extending the full width of the draper.

RDF top auger RDF top auger
Benefits
  • With the crop tucked under the auger, the handoff to the center feed drum enables smooth and consistent feeding to the combine to ensure constant load.
  • Achieve smooth headfirst feeding when auger speeds are running slightly faster than the belt speed.
Additional details
  • This optional 45.7-cm (18-in.) hydraulically driven top auger has an easy speed adjustment at the right side of the platform.
  • It is recommended for operation in bushy or high-volume harvesting conditions such as canola.
  • Augers can be turned off for crops like lentils or wheat where they are not recommended.

Specifications


Key Specs rd45f-hydraflex-draper
Current Model
Cutterbar length13.72 m
45 ft
Knife driveDouble-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar: 10.2 cm
4 in.
Knife speedX Series Combine: 520 cycles/min
S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min
Pickup reel operating speeds6-70 rpm
Draper belts speed controlHydraulic from cab (side belts only)
Platform
Cutterbar
TypeStraight-line knife drive system
Cutterbar vertical flex: 190 mm
7.5 in.
Length13.72 m
45 ft
Knife driveDouble-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar: 10.2 cm
4 in.
Knife speedX Series Combine: 520 cycles/min
S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min
Cutterbar tilt
Pickup reel
Number of slatsSix bat poly
FingersNylon
Diameter106.7 cm
42 in.
Height controlHydraulic
Speed controlHydraulic
Reel lift72 cm
28.3 in.
Reel fore and aft35.9 cm
14.1 in.
Fore of the cutterbar: 40.6 cm
16 in.
Reel resumeBase
Reel reverseBase
Operating speeds6-70 rpm
Operating speeds (54-in. reel)
Slat reel
Number of slats
Diameter
Height control
Speed control
Operating speeds
Draper belts
WidthSide belts: 101.6 cm
40 in.
Center belts: 177.6 cm
70 in.
Belt depth101.2 cm
39.8 in.
Cleat height19.05 mm
0.75 in.
Operating speedSide belts (variable): 1-3.5 m/s
3.3-11.5 fps
Center belts: 211 m/min
692 fpm
Low-speed center belt (fixed): 4.2 m/s
13.8 ft
High-speed center belt (fixed): 5.1 m/s
16.7 fps
Speed controlHydraulic from cab (side belts only)
Center belt reverseBase
Feed drum
Diameter414 mm
16.3 in.
Feed drum fingersHeavy-duty and round with breakaway notch and retainer
Diameter: 16 mm
0.625 in.
Number of fingers21
Auger finger platformTriple chevron, retracting
Finger reach152 mm
6 in.
Drum/auger reverseBase
Operating speedLow speed: 200 rpm
High speed: 240 rpm
Center clean out doorBase
Header height sensing
TypeElectrohydraulic
Header height sensing on the groundBase
Header height sensing off the groundOptional: four sensors
Auxiliary top auger
TypeOptional: hydraulic drive
Fingered augers
Size45.7 cm
18 in.
Dimensions
Platform length14.6 m
47.9 ft
Overall operating depthWith dividers: 2.74 m
9 ft
Transport width, field position14.6 m
47.9 ft
Transport width on wheel, less dividers
Transport length, hitch extended
Weight