Combines AFX sighting

I have heard that the new CIH machines have a hydrostat driven rotor ala MF instead of the vari-drive belt. That could account for some of the extra hydraulics. What does the long shaft driveIJ

There is a long driveshaft along the left side of the machine which drives the feeder_rocktrap_header, which is similar to the previous design that used a driveshaft from the rotor drive jackshaft to the right front corner of the combine to drive all of the belts on the right hand side

About the hydraulics, I am not a red rotor fan, but I do run a Cameco and an Austoft(CASEIH) cane harvesters, both of which 100% of all components are hyd driven, and under much greater stress and load that a combine. This is a much more dependable and actually simpler and easier design. I have not looked at an AFX, buth don't shy away from extensive hydraulics

REDPOWER, I hope you are not the one of the guys who has complained for 15 years that CASEIH have not done anything to change their combines. They have finally done some remarkable updates and you have nothing good to sayIJ Just a point in thought, the machine now has fewer hydraulic lines than your 2388IJ!! Yes, they are all now steel lines, routed for easy access, whereas the 2388 had rubber lines routed along the frame_body and then painted red so that they were hard to see. The CVT drive on the rotor is remarkable - an idea that they have patented, so even JD cannot copy it. It is far more efficient than MF's hydrostatic rotor, and even more efficient than the rotor belt drive it is replacing - not to mention REVERSABlE! The bottom end, common with the CR and CX NewHolland, offeres the self levelling shoe with the efficiency of the crossflow fan that CaseIH is known for. Suck it up, I think CASEIH (CNH) have saved the best for last!!!