John Deere 8600

Cooling system capacity

113 L
29.85 U.S. gal.

Cooling fan drive

Direct

Ground drive

Standard: Hydrostatic, 3-speed - manual shift with helical gears
Engine rpm on road: 1650 rpm
Optional: Prodrive™, autoshift transmission, differential lock (automatic and manual), automatic wet brake system
Engine rpm on road: 1400-2100 rpm

Hydraulics

Load sensing

Crop harvesting unit

Harvest channel standard

Crop flow components

Low-friction crop-flow concept

Main clutch

Dry clutch

Number of discs

One disc

Main driveband

Reinforced with Kevlar inserts

Belt tensioning

Active, hydraulic pressure

Main driveband, polybelt belts

Six ribs

Type

Heavy Duty Gearbox (i=3.75)
65cc/63cc (pump/motor displacement)

Type/voltage

12 V

Batteries/battery quantity/capacity

2 x 174 amp-hr

Alternator

200 amp

Hydraulic system capacity

50 L
13.2 U.S. gal.

Type

Standard: hydrostatic, 3-speed manual shift
Optional: Prodrive™, autoshift transmission

Differential lock

Manual or automatic (optional comes with ProDrive)

Maximum transport speed

Hydrostatic transmission: 25 / 30 km/h
15.5 / 18.6 mph
ProDrive transmission: 20 / 25 / 30 / 40 km/h
12.4 / 15.5 / 18.6 / 24.9 mph

Rear axle type

Hydro-mechanical 4WD

Automatic wet brake system

Available with ProDrive transmission

Engine rpm - Management

Optional

Tilt and extend steering column

Standard

Air conditioning and heater

Standard - ClimaTrak

Cool box

Optional

Trainee seat

Standard
Leather seat optional

Hectare counter

Standard

Operator information system

Cornerpost display
Armrest display (Touchscreen)
Side rail display (Touchscreen) optional

CAN-BUS electronics

Standard

Operator's seat

Air-suspension seat optional
Leather seat optional

Side window wiper

Rear and side window wiper optional
Parallel-type windscreen wiper

Electric adjust and heated

Optional on rear view mirrors

Rear view mirrors

Standard

Yield monitoring

Harvest Monitor™ optional

Documentation

Harvest Doc™ optional

Crop analysis

HarvestLab™ 3000 optional

Length-of-cut control based on crop parameter

Infinitely variable length-of-cut (IVLOC™) standard
AutoLOC™ optional with HarvestLab 3000

Satellite (GPS) assisted steering

AutoTrac or Manual RowSense optional

Header height control

Advanced header control (AHC) optional

Grass pick-ups (transport width)

3.0, 4.0, 4.5 m
9.8, 13.1, 14.8 ft
Standard or Premium Line

Driveline

Infinitely variable header drive
Optional dual header drive for grass pick-up

Header connection

Multi-coupler for hydraulic and electric
Auto PTO coupler optional

Width

660 mm
26 in.

Range

Range at 1100 rpm:
40 knives: 7-26 mm (0.275-1.0 in.) LOC / 1 mm (0.04 in.) steps
48 knives: 6-22 mm (0.24-0.87 in.) LOC / 1 mm (0.04 in.) steps
56 knives: 5-19 mm (0.20-0.75 in.) LOC / 1 mm (0.04 in.) steps
Range at 1200 rpm:
56 knive

Feed roll frame opening

Swing away, 37-45 degree (angle)

Number

Four

Metal detector

Standard
Stone detector is optional

Width, front

660 mm
26 in.

Standard feed roll drive

Hydro feedroll drive IVLOC standard
Infinitely variable header drive speed standard

Type

Dura-Drum™ cutterhead

Cutterhead housing width

686 mm
27 in.

Knife drum width

680 mm
26.8 in.

Knife drum diameter

670 mm
26.3 in.

Speed at rated engine speed

Standard - 1100 rpm
Optional - 1200 rpm

Knife types available (crop)

Straight - grass
Curved - corn

Number of knives

40 - 48 - 56 - 64

Shear bar, reversible

Grass, corn, or Dura Line Plus

Shear bar adjust

Fine shearbar adjust
Quick shearbar adjust

Reverse rotation

Yes

Automatic from cab

Yes, remote from cab

Reverse drive

Standard

Sharpening modes

Grinding and finishing

Type

Premium KP (8100-8600)
XStream KP (8300-8600)

Quick-change

Quick kernel processor - swing in/swing out

Quick KP removal

Optional: Crane with remote-controlled electric hoist

Housing

Standard KP housing

Lubrication

Grease

Roll diameter

240 mm
9.45 in.

Speed differential / Roll speed (lower)

32 percent
Optional 40 percent

Maize, roll teeth number (speed differential)

118 (32 / 40 percent)

Wholecrop, roll teeth number (speed differential)

178 (32 / 40 percent)

Sorghum, roll teeth number (speed differential)

238 (32 percent)

Weight

320 kg
145 lb

Available KP rolls

Standard sawtooth
Duraline sawtooth
Whole crop

Housing

Heavy duty housing with KP roll quick exchange system

Lubrication

Pressurized oil

Roll diameter

250 mm
9.84 in.

Speed differential / Roll speed (lower)

50 percent

Bearing temperature monitoring system

Optional

Maize, roll teeth number (speed differential)

110 / 145 (50 percent)

Wholecrop, roll teeth number (speed differential)

145 / 165 (50 percent)

Sorghum, roll teeth number (speed differential)

238 (32 percent)

Available KP rolls

Duraline sawtooth
Duraline XCut
Whole crop XCut

Rotor diameter/housing width

Rotor diameter: 560 mm
22.86 in.
Housing width: 540 mm
21.26 in.

Number of blades

10

Speed (option)

1800 rpm

Rotation, degrees

210 degree (angle)

Hydraulic height position

Hydraulic raise and lower standard
Automatic spout positioning optional

Double-cap deflection

Standard

Rotary radiator screen cleaner

Standard

Automatic lubrication system

AutoLube optional

Engine oil and filter change duration

JD+50™ II oil: 350 hours
Other oil: 250 hours

With front tires

710/70R42

With rear tires

620/60R30

Transport length (without header)

6.6 m
21.7 ft

Transport width (without header)

3-3.7 m
9.84-12.1 ft

Transport height (to cab roof)

3.89 m
12.75 ft

Working height (maximum)

Height to spout: 6.60 m
21.65 ft

Standard

Hydrostatic, 3-speed - manual shift with helical gears

Type

Standard: Hydrostatic, 3-speed - manual shift with helical gears
Hydro-mechanical rear axle optional

Date collected

12-November-2020