John Deere
HDR 50 Hinged Frame, Rigid Cutterbar Draper
Headers and Platforms
Optimize your harvest with the John Deere HDR50 Rigid Cutterbar Draper, providing precise cutting, robust design, and enhanced crop flow for maximum productivity and high-quality yield results.
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Model / part number: 803BH
Technical specification source: Official manufacturer technical data
Catalogue source: John Deere Africa & Middle East (AFME) · Checked 2026-10-04
Specifications
Key Specs12 specifications
- Cutterbar Type
- Straight-line knife drive system
- Cutterbar Length (Metric)
- 15.3 m
- Cutterbar Length (Imperial)
- 50.1 ft
- Knife Drive
- Double-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar
- Knife Drive (Metric)
- 10.2 cm
- Knife Drive (Imperial)
- 4.0 in.
- Knife Speed
- X Series Combine: 520 cycles/min S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min
- Reel Diameter (Metric)
- 106.7 cm
- Reel Diameter (Imperial)
- 42.0 in.
- Speed Control
- Hydraulic rpm
- Operating Speeds Minimum
- 8.0 rpm
- Operating Speeds Maximum
- 70.0 rpm
Platform1 specifications
- Type
- Hinged frame rigid cutterbar
Cutterbar9 specifications
- Cutterbar Type
- Straight-line knife drive system
- Cutterbar Length (Metric)
- 15.3 m
- Cutterbar Length (Imperial)
- 50.1 ft
- Knife Drive
- Double-cut, dual-drive, shaft-driven cutterbar
- Knife Drive (Metric)
- 10.2 cm
- Knife Drive (Imperial)
- 4.0 in.
- Knife Speed
- X Series Combine: 520 cycles/min S-Series Combine: 490 cycles/min
- Base Skid Shoe Height (Metric)
- 3.8 cm
- Base Skid Shoe Height (Imperial)
- 1.5 in.
Pickup Reel14 specifications
- Fingers
- Nylon
- Number Of Slats
- 6
- Reel Diameter (Metric)
- 106.7 cm
- Reel Diameter (Imperial)
- 42.0 in.
- Height Control
- Hydraulic
- Speed Control
- Hydraulic rpm
- Reel Lift (Metric)
- 100.6 cm
- Reel Lift (Imperial)
- 39.6 in.
- Reel Fore And Aft (Metric)
- 26.4 cm
- Reel Fore And Aft (Imperial)
- 10.4 in.
- Reel Resume
- Base
- Reel Reverse
- Base
- Operating Speeds Minimum
- 8.0 rpm
- Operating Speeds Maximum
- 70.0 rpm
Draper Belts10 specifications
- Draper Belt Width Side Belts (Metric)
- 6.7 m
- Draper Belt Width Side Belts (Imperial)
- 21.9 ft
- Draper Belt Width Center Belts (Metric)
- 200.0 m
- Draper Belt Width Center Belts (Imperial)
- 79.0 ft
- Belt Depth (Metric)
- 100.0 cm
- Belt Depth (Imperial)
- 39.8 in.
- Cleat Height (Metric)
- 19.0 cm
- Cleat Height (Imperial)
- 0.75 in.
- Speed Control
- Hydraulic from cab (side belts only)
- Center Belt Reverse
- Base
Feed Drum13 specifications
- Diameter (Metric)
- 40.6 cm
- Diameter (Imperial)
- 16.0 in.
- Feed Drum Fingers
- Heavy-duty and round with breakaway notch and retainer
- Feed Drum Fingers (Metric)
- 16.0 mm
- Feed Drum Fingers (Imperial)
- 0.625 in.
- Number Of Fingers
- 18
- Auger Finger Platform
- Triple chevron, retracting
- Finger Reach (Metric)
- 15.2 cm
- Finger Reach (Imperial)
- 6.0 in.
- Drum/Auger Reverse
- Base
- Operating Speed, RPM Minimum
- 200.0 rpm
- Operating Speed, RPM Maximum
- 240.0 rpm
- Center Cleanout Door
- Base
Header Height Sensing3 specifications
- Type
- Electrohydraulic
- Header Height Sensing On The Ground
- Base
- Header Height Sensing Off The Ground
- Base
Top Auger5 specifications
- Type
- Optional: hydraulic drive
- Type (Other)
- 250-350 rpm
- Fingered Augers
- Optional
- Size (Metric)
- 43.2 cm
- Size (Imperial)
- 17.0 in.
Dimensions4 specifications
- Platform Length (Metric)
- 16.1 m
- Platform Length (Imperial)
- 52.9 ft
- Overall Operating Depth (Metric)
- 3.2 m
- Overall Operating Depth (Imperial)
- 10.6 ft
Additional Information1 specifications
- Date Collected
- 2021-03-24