Earlage Adapter to fit John Deere® (8000 & 9000 series)

Product Description:

The K9000 Dual Roll Adapter is the latest offering from Kooima Ag. This adapter features an improved crop flow system with the addition of an extra intake roller on the bottom. Combined with the standard top intake roller, this adapter is specially designed for today's higher horsepower harvesters and larger corn heads, providing better cleanout and increased harvesting speed, averaging 6 MPH.

These adapters are known for their robustness, with many customers experiencing over 10 years of use. Typically, replacement occurs when a customer trades brands or upgrades their harvester.

The K9000 is used for harvesting just the ears of corn using the row crop header to make earlage. Earlage is harvested later than silage, giving the producer a longer working window, and it provides a product that reduces the amount of roughage that needs to be fed compared to a corn-based ration.

Key Installation & Operational Notes:

• Use the K9000KIT or K8000KIT to block up the feed rolls, optimizing performance during operation.
• Highly recommend using bottom earlage pans to make the feed roll chamber like a tunnel, ensuring smooth and consistent crop flow.
• You will need to remove the quick coupler from the forage harvester and use the K8000DL to drive the earlage adapter, providing a more efficient feeding angle of the corn head. 

The K9000 dual roll adapter mounts on the front of John Deere® 8000 and 9000 series self-propelled forage harvesters, facilitating the connection between the harvester and a row crop header.

Installation of the K9000 Earlage Adapter is as simple as hooking up any other implement. You can leave the adapter on the harvester or corn head when not in use. When leaving the adapter on the corn head, simply pick up the adapter/corn head and hook up the PTOs.

Kooima Ag is the leader in header adapter manufacturing, continuously testing and implementing customer requests to offer one of the best products available.

Patent # 10,743,467 and patent # 8,376,126

If you want to use the header height control in your harvester, you will need our K31-EXT Header Height Control Extension Cord.