This is a YouTube video titled "John Deere Africa | S-Series Combine" containing a detailed explanation about the Active Terrain Adjustment feature in John Deere combines. The content describes how the system automatically adjusts cleaning shoe settings to optimize grain harvesting on rolling terrain, improving productivity and grain quality. The video was created on November 12, 2021, and focuses on agricultural machinery technology.
If you harvest in rolling terrain and frequently travel uphill or downhill, Active terrain adjustment will greatly enhance your productivity as it automatically adjusts your cleaning shoe settings on the go. The combine will minimize grain losses and keep your grain tank clean while traveling through the varying landscape and constantly adjusting the cleaning shoe. Going up a hill, both the traffer and sieve are opened while fan speed is reduced to keep grain from exiting the rear. This increases the performance of the cleaning shoe by up to 40% in inclines of up to 10 degrees. On declines, the chaffer and sieve close while fan speed increases to keep grain from pushing towards the front of the cleaning shoe. The tailing volume is reduced by 50%, resulting in a cleaner grain tank sample and avoiding discounts at the elevator due to a poor sample. Exclusively for John Deere. Active Terrain adjustment controls it all fan speed, chaffer and sieve settings. It even considers the type of crop harvested. For example, when harvesting rape, chapper and sieve settings are changed before the fan is adjusted as rape reacts very sensitively to fan speed changes. But perhaps the most impressive thing, all adjustments happen automatically, allowing the operator to focus on the harvesting operation. Active terrain adjustment reduces your grain losses and tailings and gives you a cleaner grain tank sample. Harvesting without compromise even on slopes.
