High ground clearance protects crops

Overview

High-value crop applications require the ability to pull implements and perform harvesting operations over rows of varying widths without damaging the crop. The 6120EH High-Crop Tractor delivers 77-cm (30-in.) of drawbar  ground clearance to protect the plants and roots during applications such as cultivating, spraying, transplanting, and harvest.

Benefits

• Protection for crop plants and roots
• Additional crop clearance
• Adjustable tread for variable row spacing

Additional details

The 6120EH Tractor offers front and rear radial tire options similar to the current 6E Tractor lineup. This tire design provides better ride quality, less compaction, and efficiency converting power to the ground. The tire options available on the 6120EH are further designed to protect high-value crop operations by providing drawbar ground clearance from 63.5 cm to 76.2 cm (25 in. to 30 in.).

Front and rear tire size options include:

• 340/85R38 R2 Radial
• 230/95R48 R1W Radial
• 320/90R46 R2 Radial
• 320/90R50 R1W Radial

Tread spacing on 6EH Tractor

The tire tread can be set for premium utilization in operations with a variety of crop row spacing. The drop axle features a flanged-type axle end that supports main tread setting options from 183 cm to 213 cm (72 in. to 84 in.). This design assists in keeping the inner area of the wheels clear to avoid damaging the crops.

6EH Tractor operating in the field

The 6E Series PowrReverser transmissions deliver unmatched performance. Operators who utilize power take-off (PTO) implements during high-value crop operations like harvesting and spraying will appreciate the range of working speeds provided by the PowrReverser transmission.

The 12F/12R PowrReverser transmission with creeper provides an additional ultra-slow speed and is conveniently managed on the left-hand side of the operator seat. The creeper feature benefits specialty applications such as vegetable and fruit farms that require ultra-slow speeds. The creeper transmission allows for speeds as low as 0.23 km/h (0.14 mph) to accommodate hand harvesting operations.

Benefits:

• Provides ultra-slow speed
• Matched for human walking speeds
• Ideal use for harvesting machines

Creeper control on 6120EH Tractor

Premium light kit on 6120EH Tractor

To further enhance visibility, the 6120EH Tractor has the option to include light-emitting diode (LED) lights. With LED lights on the front hood and cab of the tractor, performing tasks in variable operating conditions is made easier. Operators can do any operation, such as apply chemicals, in low light conditions.

Benefits:

• Visibility
• Productivity
• Comfort

6EH Tractor pulling an implement with 3-point hitch

A Category 2 3-point hitch on the 6E High-Crop Tractor provides the lift capacity and versatility needed throughout operations. Hooking up implements is convenient with telescoping draft links and adjustable sway bars. The external cylinders provide for a hitch lift capacity of 3702 kg (8161.5 lb) at lift point and 3420 kg (7540 lb) at 610 mm (24 in.) behind the hitch-lift balls throughout the lifting range. These features make the 6120EH Tractor able to perform in a variety of different applications. 

• Pulling harvester wagons
• High value crop harvesting
• Spraying
• Transplanting
• Cultivating

6120EH Tractor with 3-point hitch and sway bars

G5 display in the tractor cab

The G5 Universal Display and AutoTrac activation leverages the simple modern interface offered with the G5 family of displays. With a G5 display, the StarFire™ 6000 Receiver determines the level of AutoTrac system accuracy. The G5 AutoTrac activation for 6120EH Tractors supports SF3 and RTK.
 
Benefits:

• Extensive tracking options with AutoTrac
• Advanced guidance line creation and operation
• Informed operators

StarFire 6000 Receiver on the 6120EH Tractor

6120EH Tractors come with the option to include the John Deere StarFire 6000 Receiver. The StarFire 6000 Receiver expands on the value that precision agriculture growers have come to expect from StarFire products. The StarFire 6000 Receiver is equipped with an antenna, the latest in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal processing technology, and a differential correction signal. This technology adds up to improved performance and uptime as well as lowers the cost of operation when paired with precision agriculture systems such as the AutoTrac™ assisted steering system.

Benefits:

• Customize accuracy
• Repeatability to meet the needs of the operation
• Get started faster with improved pull-in performance
• Maximize uptime to keep the job moving

When producers buy John Deere equipment, they expect reliability. They also know that problems can happen, and a product is only as good as the support behind it. That’s why John Deere equipment is prepared with technology that senses potential issues and can alert the producer and dealer promptly – in the cab or anywhere they are.

John Deere Connected Support is a revolutionary change to support that leverages technology and the connectivity of JDLink telematics to prevent downtime and resolve problems faster. These tools decrease downtime by an average of 20 percent, enabling faster responses to unexpected problems and reducing technician trips to the machine. For some issues, unplanned downtime can even be prevented altogether through prediction of the issue.

Decrease interruptions to work with John Deere Connected Support

With permission, John Deere Connected Support:

• Keeps operators running by monitoring machine health and promptly alerting the producer and dealer of issues
• Saves time by remotely viewing in-cab displays, reducing trips to the machine
• Reduces or even eliminates technician trips to a machine through remote diagnostic and remote software reprogramming capabilities
• Connects experts with the information needed to respond to downtime faster and prevent it altogether

With more than a decade of experience leveraging connectivity to solve problems, no one else has the experience, tools, and knowledge to keep producers running as John Deere and John Deere dealers can.

Overview

Front and rear radial tire offerings are available on all models, except for the front tires on the open-operator station (OOS) configurations.

6E with radial tire offering

Benefits

• Better ride quality
• Better wear characteristics
• Less compaction
• More efficient converting more power to the ground
• Heavy-duty front rims are also available that are capable of additional load and are perfect for roadside mowing or sidehill applications

Additional details

Tire combinations by model