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Row-crop farmers

Combines for Ohio and Indiana Row-Crop Harvest

Harvest here is decided by a short window and wet fall mornings. You need capacity that holds through tough, green stems and a grain tank that keeps the cart moving. We sell, service and stock parts for these combines across Ohio and Indiana.

John Deere X9 1000
Most farms run a utility tractor before anything else.
About 55% of machines in this market are bought used.
Around seven machines is a typical fleet here.

Acres Per Day Decide The Class

The question is not horsepower, it is how many good hours your fall actually gives you. When corn and beans stack up on the same week, an X9 1000 or X9 1100 turns a long window into a short one and keeps the cart and the semis cycling. If your acres are steadier and your fields smaller, an S7 800 or S7 900 will finish the same ground without the extra machine cost.

X9 1000X9 1100S7 800S7 900
Studio image with a front left view of an S7 800 Combine

Tough Crop And Wet Mornings

Ohio and Indiana falls do not hand you dry, easy crop every day. Green stems, downed corn and heavy straw are what actually slow a harvest, and that is where separation capacity matters more than rated bushels. The S7 600 and S7 700 handle mixed conditions well for moderate acres, and the larger S7 machines hold ground speed when the crop gets difficult. We will put one in your field so you can judge it in your own conditions.

S7 600S7 700S7 800S7 900
John Deere S7 600

The Machines Around The Combine

A combine only runs as fast as the grain leaves the field. Most of the operations we work with pair harvest with a tractor on the cart and another on tillage right behind. A 6M 220 or 6R 240 has the weight and hydraulics for a loaded cart on soft headlands, and a 7R 250 gives you room to pull a wide field cultivator the same week. Sizing that support fleet is half the harvest conversation.

6M 2206R 2407R 250
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The kit for this job

Every machine here earns its place on the trailer. Tell us the job and we will spec the shortest kit that covers it.

John Deere X9 1000

High-capacity combines

For operations covering large corn and soybean acres in a tight window. These carry the biggest threshing and separating capacity we sell.

X9 1000 · X9 1100

John Deere S7 600

Mainstream combines

The core harvest machines for most row-crop farms here, matched to acres rather than to the biggest number on the lot.

S7 600 · S7 700 · S7 800 · S7 900

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Grain cart tractors

Keeps the combine unloading on the go and the trucks moving. Weight and hydraulic capacity matter more than top speed.

6M 220 · 6M 240 · 6R 220 · 6R 240

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Tillage horsepower

Pulls a wide field cultivator behind the combine so fall tillage does not wait for harvest to finish.

7R 230 · 7R 250

John Deere 2230FH 5-Section, 11-ft Center Frame, 44 ft, 6 in.

Fall field cultivators

Sizes to your tillage tractor and levels harvested ground ahead of spring planting.

2230FH 5-Section, 11-ft Center Frame, 44 ft, 6 in. · 2230LL 3-Section, 11-ft Center Frame, 35 ft, 6 in.

5100E Tractor

Yard and support tractors

Handles grain handling chores, loader work and hauling around the bin site through harvest.

5100E Cab · 5105M · 5120M

Questions we get on this job

Do I need an X9, or is an S7 enough?

It comes down to acres and how many harvest days your weather realistically gives you. An X9 1000 or X9 1100 earns its keep when you are trying to compress a long harvest into a short window. Many farms we work with finish the same ground comfortably with an S7 800 or S7 900.

Can you bring a combine to my field?

Yes. We will arrange a demo on your ground so you can see the machine in your crop and your conditions. Judging a combine in someone else's field tells you very little.

Should I look at used?

It is worth a serious look. In our market about 55% of machines are bought used, and harvest equipment is no exception. We will be straight with you about what a used combine has left in it rather than just reading you a spec sheet.

Do you support these machines after the sale?

We do. Our technicians are trained on these combines and we stock parts for them. Koenig has been family-owned since 1904, and we serve Ohio and Indiana because it is our community.

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Tell us the job, not the model number

Send the acreage, the access and the schedule. We will spec the shortest kit that covers the work and price it new or used. Family-owned in Ohio and Indiana since 1904.

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