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John Deere CF 12
CF 12
Headers and Platforms
Overview:
When increasing acres and tougher crop conditions make consistent feeding and grain loss more challenging, John Deere Corn Heads deliver reliable performance and smooth crop flow - and now integrated automation helps you maintain optimal deck plate settings on the go, reduce losses, and support steady throughput across varying crop conditions.
- Easily Transport Between Fields With Improved Visibility
- Get Done Faster With Industry Leading Fold and Unfold Times
- Ready to Harvest Corn Heads With Factory Installed Stalk Deflectors and Active End Fenders
- Size Residue Less Than 6 Inches (15.24 cm) With Rowmax™ Chopping Stalk Rolls
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Features
Helping You Harvest with Confidence

Changing harvest conditions can be overwhelming. John Deere automation takes the pressure off by optimizing combine settings, guiding precise turns, and managing unloads on the go—protecting yield, reducing grain loss, delivering clean samples, and keeping you focused on feeding the machine, and less on adjusting, steering, or unloading.
Make Every Minute of the Harvest Window Count

John Deere delivers harvesting solutions matched to your operation, with a full portfolio of combines and front end equipment to hit your harvest window. Automation like Machine Sync, Auto Unload, and Predictive Ground Speed boost productivity, while integrated technology, parts, and Precision Upgrades help your combine adapt to changing crops and conditions—season after season.
Analyze Key Insights for Better Decisions Next Year

Harvest data becomes next season’s advantage. Yield maps, grain quality, and machine analytics in John Deere Operations Center help refine seed placement, fertility plans, and hybrid selections. Combined with precision upgrades and automation, insights turn into consistent execution—setting the stage for better results next year.
Specifications
Dimensions
| Approximate Overall Width | 9.24 m (30.33 ft) |
| Approximate Folded Width | 4.88 m (16 ft) |
| Points In Operating Position (Lowered) | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Points Folded Up (Service Position) | 2.6 m (8.5 ft) |
| Points In Operating Position (Lowered) | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Approximate Shipping Weight (Includes Shipping Skid) - non StalkMaster | 4566 kg / 10,066 lb |
| Approximate Shipping Weight (Includes Shipping Skid) - StalkMaster | 4897 kg / 10,796 lb |
| Row Spacings | 76.2 cm (30 in.) |
| Standard Weight - non StalkMaster | 4566 kg / 10,066 lb |
| Standard Weight - StalkMaster | 4897 kg / 10,796 lb |
Corn Head
| Gathering Points | Four-position, low-profile floating type hinged above gathering chains |
| Center And Outer Gatherings | Hinged, quickly removable |
| Gathering Chains | Heavy-duty, 620, endless steel roller chain with chromed pins (no master connecting link) |
| Minimum Clearance Between Gathering Chains And Ground | 1.25 in. |
| Minimum Clearance Between Gathering Chains And Ground | 32 mm |
| Row Unit Drive | Enclosed, submerged-in-lubricant gearbox, driven by single input hexagon shaft |
| Gathering Chain Adjustment | Spring loaded, self-adjusting |
| Stalk Rolls | Opposed, intermeshing, and chopping (two per row-unit) |
| Deck Plate Adjustment | Hydraulic adjustment |
| Slip Clutch | One per row-unit plus auger drive |
| Trash Knives | Full-length, one-piece, heat-treated steel |
| Stalk Deflectors | Factory-installed option |
Additional Information
| Date Collected | 2020-06-15 |
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325 Walt Messick Road
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Phone: (302) 398-3729
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