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JOHN DEERE 2660VT VARIABLE INTENSITY TILLAGE

HIGHLIGHTS
0-12 degree adjustable gang angle
Wavy-straight blade features double-cut edge
ProFinish leveling system with dual hydraulic rolling baskets
TruSet Active improves tillage depth accuracy and makes adjustments for varying field conditions, such as tire sink in soft soils or residue build up on tires, with no need for operator input

FEATURES
WIDE RANGE OF WORKING WIDTHS AVAILABLE TO MATCH ACREAGE AND POWER REQUIREMENTS
With working speeds up to 16.1 km/h (10 mph), the 2660VT can increase productivity and cover up to 24.3 ha (60 acres) per hour. The 2660VT is available in sizes ranging from 4.37 m to 15.2 m (14 ft, 4 in. to 49 ft, 6 in.), which allows producers to size their implement for their agronomic and operational needs. Power requirements range from 24.5 to 34.25 kW/m (10 to 14 hp/ft) depending on the gang angle, soil, depth, and speed.

ADAPTS TO CHANGING FIELD CONDITIONS WITH 0- TO 12-DEGREE GANG ANGLE
A gang angle that can be adjusted from 0 degrees to 12 degrees enables a producer to maximize productivity, adapt to spring or fall fieldwork, and address multiple agronomic challenges. Some producers may desire a true vertical tillage of 0-degree gang angle to decrease soil and residue disturbance on highly erodible land. For others, a more aggressive gang angle is desired to level the field, fill in light ruts, remove weeds, or incorporate more residue in the soil. The adjustable gang angle allows producers to create the ideal seed bed, no matter the field conditions.

QUICK AND EASY GANG ANGLE ADJUSTMENTS
The 2660VT offers two methods to adjust the gang angle in changing field conditions. Using the the TruSet Tillage system, the gang angle can be adjusted on the go from the cab, or it can be manually adjusted with the quick and easy-to-use gang roller slider.

MANUAL ADJUSTMENT
Quick and easy-to-adjust
Pull and lock open the spring-loaded pin, slide the gang to the new position, and lock it back in place
Adjust gang angle in increments of two degrees (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12)

TRUSET ADJUSTMENT
Done with the push of a button on the display
Adjust gang angle in increments of one degree (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12)

VERTICAL TILLAGE PROVIDES BENEFITS IN THE SPRING AND FALL
SPRING
Size and cut residue
Break up surface crust layer
Control weeds
Dry/aerate and warm up the soil
Improve seed-to-soil contact for uniform emergence
Level and smooth surface

FALL
Cut, size, and bury residue
Improve water infiltration
Mix soil and residue for faster decomposition
Level and distribute residue
Incorporate nutrients or cover crops
Fill in light tire tracks

FOUR STAGES OF SOIL AND RESIDUE PROCESSING
STAGE 1: CUTTING AND SIZING
The 2660VT adjustable front disk gang is the beginning of the soil and residue mixing process. The wavy blades have unique beveled angles that easily penetrate the ground to fracture soil, generating tiny clods and starting the initial residue cutting, sizing, and chopping process.

To adapt to varying field conditions, the gang angle can easily be hydraulically adjusted from 0 degrees (true vertical tillage) to 12 degrees (aggressive mixing) on the go with TruSet Tillage system via a simple push of a button from the cab.

STAGE 2: DISTRIBUTING AND MIXING
The adjustable rear gang continues the mixing of loose soil and residue. The 2660VT rear gangs provide a consistent and uniform cut to maintain a shallow depth at higher working speeds.

The slightly offset blade-follow-blade design of the 2660VT allows for a more aggressive sub-surface soil blow out, where loose soil is lifted to the surface to be distributed and mixed in the following stages of the process. Slicing residue and placing it in contact with the soil speeds up the breakdown process.

STAGE 3: RECONSOLIDATION
This exclusive John Deere ProFinish solution passively reconsolidates soil as it leaves the gangs, re-orientating it from parallel to perpendicular. The knife-edge basket in the reverse position keeps material in the soil profile, adding an additional step of processing to reduce clods and mix and pin residue, anchoring it to the surface.

The design levels the subsoil by perpendicularly knocking out larger ridges commonly seen behind competitive vertical tillage tools. This sub-surface interaction provides a smooth and uniform seedbed to optimize the planter ride quality in a variety of field and soil conditions.

STAGE 4: LEVELING
For further processing, this John Deere ProFinish solution pulverizes remaining clods, removes remaining soil from any worked root balls, and anchors remaining residue all while firming up the soil.

The hydraulically adjustable rolling basket helps distribute larger soil particles on the surface and finer soil particles in the seed zone to promote excellent seed-to-soil contact in the spring and to leave a level finish in the fall.

The dual hydraulic rolling baskets allow the operator to adjust down pressure, adapting to changing field conditions on the go and achieving the preferred final smooth and uniform field finish.

BLADES AND EXTENDED-LIFE BEARINGS
To aid in timely shipments amid supply constraints, John Deere is utilizing 32- and 28-wave blades in 2660VT production. Performance is matched on the 32- and 28-wave blades. Machines ship with either 32-wave or 28-wave blades.

Wavy-straight blades work across the entire gang angle range from 0 to 12 degrees. These low-draft blades on 18.41-cm (7.25-in.) spacing use a serrated edge to fracture and lift soil as well as cut and size residue.

The 55.9-cm (22-in.) wavy-straight blades double-cut edge has specialized angled bevels to effectively penetrate the ground, even in hard soil conditions. The wavy-straight blade with shallow concavity leads to reduced blade compaction and less soil smearing than traditional smooth blades.

PROFINISH SYSTEM HYDRAULIC DOUBLE ROLLING BASKETS PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND LEVEL FIELD FINISH
The John Deere ProFinish leveling system features a double rolling basket for producers looking to flow high levels of residue through the tool and leave a smooth, level field finish. The front knife-edge basket in a reversed orientation allows the basket to passively keep soil and residue in the profile and adds an additional step that mixes, pins, and buries residue.

The rear basket can be configured with either a flat bar or a round bar basket, based on producer preference. These baskets help distribute residue, reduce clods, and firm the soil to preserve moisture and level out the surface and sub-surface finish. If rocks are a concern, the round-bar basket is the best option for finish and durability.

The drawbars and rolling baskets are built with strength in mind for demanding field conditions. The active hydraulic rolling basket features maintenance-free bearings to minimize non-productive activities. For the rolling baskets, a cast frame was designed to encase the bearing in a high-density polymer liner to enhance dynamic movement and minimize maintenance needed.

TRUSET FEATURES, PACKAGES, AND DOCUMENTATION
With short windows of time to perform tillage operations, TruSet provides significant productivity improvements as operators can adjust the tool with just the push of a button, maximizing acres covered per day. By responding to conditions as they change throughout the field, TruSet Active enables operators to generate a higher-quality tillage performance within the first pass.

Using a GreenStar display, an operator sees real-time data for a variety of feature settings, ensuring confidence in desired tillage outcomes. Four customizable presets enable operators to save and name different combinations of settings for their most common field conditions, which allows for even quicker implement adjustments.

WING DOWN PRESSURE (PREMIUM PACKAGE)
TRUSET DOCUMENTATION
With integrated TruSet Tillage technology, operators can incorporate documentation and prescription functionality into their tillage operations. The tillage documentation feature allows producers to capture and analyze the tillage pass for additional coverage of the crop production cycle. Prescription functionality provides producers the capability to ensure their tillage operations are executed correctly, optimizing their investment in preparing for the next crop.

Operators can document data for the depth of their tillage tool along with rolling basket down pressure. By creating an as-applied map based off global positioning system (GPS) data for the job performed by each functional area on the implement, TruSet enables producers to document their tillage passes then later review and analyze the data for future agronomic decisions.

Additionally, the TELUS Agronomy Prescription Creator company, a connected partner tool through the John Deere Operations Center, enables producers to create prescriptions for each functional area on the tillage tools. Data from previous yields, soil surveys, or freehand drawing tools can be used to create prescriptions that command the implement to the desired depth and pressure settings for optimum agronomic results.

COMPACT TRANSPORT DIMENSIONS
Producers are increasing the size of their operations and adding miles of transport to their day. Low power lines, narrow roads and bridges can be a concern when transporting equipment. To accommodate changing demands, the 2660VT has a compact transport design that minimizes transport height and width to provide some of the best transport dimensions in the industry.

LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) LIGHTS
LED service lights are standard on all 2660VT configurations.

SOIL SHIELD
Increase productivity and get a true working width with every pass with the full-width 2660VT. No overlap is required with the soil shield equipped on the 2660VT. The soil shield is designed to keep soil and residue in the profile at more aggressive gang angles. Reduce passes through the field and cover more acres per hour all while decreasing fuel usage.

IMPROVE SOIL PENETRATION WITH TRUSET HYDRAULIC WING CONTROL
Hydraulic wing control is available in the TruSet Premium package on all three-section 2660VT models. This feature allows for varying hydraulic pressure to the wing- fold cylinders, which transfers weight from the mainframe to the wings to improve penetration in hard ground or heavy soils.

Maintaining consistency across the entire width of the tillage tool is crucial to the final field finish. Hydraulic wing control stabilizes the wings at shallow depths and high speeds. Fine-tuning down pressure can easily be done in the in-cab display by utilizing TruSet hydraulic wing control.

APPLY DRY PRODUCT WITH MONTAG COVER CROP SEEDER
The cover crop seeder is the perfect solution for growers who want more out of their vertical tillage implement. Supplied through Montag Mfg., the cover crop seeder provides you the opportunity to broadcast dry material by leveraging its Gen 2 2108 Dry Product Metering System. The Gen 2 2108 Dry Product Metering System fits conveniently onto the frame of the 7.75 m (25ft, 5 in.) and 9.2m (30 ft, 3 in.) 2660VT without sacrificing transport dimensions.

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