John Deere
CF 16 Folding Corn Head
Headers and Platforms
Boost your corn harvesting efficiency with the John Deere CF 16 Corn Head, featuring advanced crop gathering, durable construction, and seamless compatibility with combines for superior yield quality and operational productivity.
Current product detail page listed in the official John Deere AFME sitemap; this does not assert a 2026 model year or confirmed Eswatini stock.
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Model / part number: 783BH
Technical specification source: Official manufacturer technical data
Catalogue source: John Deere Africa & Middle East (AFME) · Checked 2026-10-04
Specifications
Key Specs6 specifications
- Gathering Chains
- Heavy-duty, 620, endless steel roller chain with chromed pins (no master connecting link)
- Gathering Chain Adjustment
- Spring loaded, self-adjusting
- Deck Plate Adjustment
- Hydraulic adjustment
- Approximate Overall Width
- With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 8.5 m (27.75 ft); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 9.24 m (30.33 ft)
- Approximate Folded Width
- With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 5.3 m (17.5 ft); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 5.87 m (19.25 ft); With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 6.3 m (20.75 ft)
- Row Spacings
- 50.8, 55.9, or 76.2 cm (20, 22, or 30 in.)
Corn Head12 specifications
- 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 (Imperial)
- 1.25 in.
- Minimum Clearance Between Gathering Chains And Ground (Metric)
- 32.0 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
Dimensions11 specifications
- Approximate Overall Width
- With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 8.5 m (27.75 ft); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 9.24 m (30.33 ft)
- Approximate Overall Width With 30 in. (76.2 cm) Row Spacing
- 12.3 m (40.33 ft)
- Approximate Folded Width
- With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 5.3 m (17.5 ft); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 5.87 m (19.25 ft); With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 6.3 m (20.75 ft)
- Points In Operating Position (Lowered)
- With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 2.9 m (9.67 ft); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 2.9 m; With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 3 m (10 ft)
- Points Folded Up (Service Position)
- With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 2.3 m (7.5 ft); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 2.3 m
- Points Folded Up With 30 in. (76.2 cm) Row Spacing
- 2.6 m (8.58 ft)
- Approximate Shipping Weight (Includes Shipping Skid) non Stalk Master
- With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 5123 kg (11,294 lb); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 5212 kg (11,490 lb); With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 5627 kg (12,405 lb)
- Approximate Shipping Weight (Includes Shipping Skid) Stalk Master
- With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 5547 kg (12,227 lb); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 5598 kg (12,341 lb); With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 6106 kg (13,462 lb)
- Row Spacings
- 50.8, 55.9, or 76.2 cm (20, 22, or 30 in.)
- Standard Weight non Stalk Master
- With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 5123 kg (11,294 lb); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 5212 kg (11,490 lb); With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 5627 kg (12,405 lb)
- Standard Weight Stalk Master
- With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 5547 kg (12,227 lb); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 5598 kg (12,341 lb); With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 6106 kg (13,462 lb)
Additional Information1 specifications
- Date Collected
- 2020-06-15