New Holland CR11 Combine

Introduction

The New Holland CR11 is the most powerful combine New Holland builds, the next-generation flagship of the CR Series Twin Rotor family, designed from the ground up to raise harvesting productivity and reduce the total cost of harvest. With 775 horsepower, a 567-bushel grain tank, and a 6-bushel-per-second unload rate, it is built for the largest grain operations that need to move the most crop in the shortest harvest window. For a large prairie operation harvesting wheat, canola, and pulses at scale, the CR11 raises the bar on what a combine can do in a season.

What defines the CR11 is that it is an all-new machine built around profitability, taking New Holland’s nearly 50-year Twin Rotor legacy to a new level. It is powered by a 15.9-litre FPT Cursor 16 engine producing up to 775 horsepower, with a harvesting engine speed of 1,900 rpm for maximum capacity with lower noise and fuel use. The Twin Rotor system uses larger rotors for more crop rotations and greater grain savings, the fully automated TwinClean double-cleaning shoe targets near-zero grain loss, and the machine is tied together with automation and the Harvest Suite Ultra cab.

On Aglist, the focus is on where the CR11 fits against conventional combines, its own CR Series siblings, and what it offers a large Canadian grain operation.

Key Specifications

Specification	New Holland CR11
Type	Rotary combine (Twin Rotor), next-generation top model
Engine	15.9 L FPT Cursor 16, up to 775 hp
Harvesting engine speed	1,900 rpm
Grain tank	567 bushels
Unload rate	6 bushels per second
Threshing	Twin Rotor with larger rotors
Cleaning	TwinClean automated double-cleaning shoe
Residue	IntelliSpread radar-controlled spreading
Cab	Harvest Suite Ultra

Specifications are drawn from New Holland and dealer sources and vary by configuration. Confirm exact specs, options, and current pricing with your dealer.

What the CR11 Does Well

As the next-generation top of the range, the CR11 is built for maximum harvesting productivity, and its strengths follow from that.

The first is raw capacity and throughput. With 775 horsepower, a 567-bushel grain tank, and a 6-bushel-per-second unload rate, the CR11 harvests and moves more crop per hour than any other New Holland combine, which is what a large operation needs when the harvest window is short and every hour of good weather counts. The Twin Rotor system with larger rotors gives more crop rotations for greater grain savings, and the high capacity means fewer machines and less time to get a large crop off the field.

The second is grain quality and low loss. The fully automated TwinClean double-cleaning shoe is specially designed to target near-zero grain loss, with automated cross-distribution control to keep grain quality high and losses minimal even in changing conditions. New Holland’s Twin Rotor design has long been known for gentle grain handling and low damage, and the CR11 builds on that, so the high capacity does not come at the cost of grain quality. For an operation selling into quality-sensitive grain markets, that matters.

The third is automation and reduced cost of harvest. The CR11 was built from the ground up to reduce total harvest cost, with a suite of automated features, a simplified driveline and parts for less downtime, and the IntelliSpread residue system that uses radar to detect spread width and adjust continuously for even coverage. The Harvest Suite Ultra cab brings comfort for long harvest days, and the automation reduces operator workload. For a large prairie grain operation, the CR11 combines maximum capacity with the efficiency to lower the cost of getting the crop off.

How It Compares

The CR11 sits at the top of the combine class, and the comparison is about capacity and design.

Against New Holland’s conventional CX combines, the CR11 is the rotary choice: far higher capacity and the gentle grain handling of the Twin Rotor design, suited to large-acre grain harvest, while the conventional CX8.90 suits operations that value straw quality and the conventional design at lower capacity. If maximum capacity and throughput are the priority, the CR11 is built for it; if straw quality and a conventional machine matter more, the CX family is the choice. The combines category explains the rotary-versus-conventional decision.

Against other combine brands’ largest machines, the CR11 competes on maximum horsepower, capacity, and New Holland’s Twin Rotor grain handling, while those brands bring their own designs and dealer networks. Within the CR Series, the CR11 is the next-generation top model, above the CR10 and the rest of the range, the most capable combine New Holland offers.

Best Applications

The CR11 is a strong fit for:

• The largest prairie grain operations harvesting at scale
• Wheat, canola, and pulse harvest where capacity and speed are critical
• Operations needing to move the most crop in a short harvest window
• Farms wanting near-zero grain loss with high capacity
• Operations focused on reducing the total cost of harvest

For lower capacity or a conventional design, the CX family or smaller CR models suit better. The CR11’s place is maximum harvesting productivity at the top of the range.

New Holland CR11 Reviews & Ratings

On Aglist, open the Reviews & Ratings section on this page to see how the CR11 performs in real Canadian conditions: how it handles high-capacity harvest in wheat, canola, and pulses, how the TwinClean cleaning and grain quality work out, how the automation and residue management perform, and how it holds up over harvest seasons. If you run a CR11, your review helps the next prairie grain operation choose.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much horsepower does the New Holland CR11 have? It is powered by a 15.9-litre FPT Cursor 16 engine producing up to 775 horsepower, making it the most powerful combine New Holland builds, the next-generation top of the CR Series Twin Rotor family.

How big is the CR11 grain tank and how fast does it unload? The CR11 has a 567-bushel grain tank and a 6-bushel-per-second unload rate, which lets a large operation harvest and move the most crop per hour and spend less time unloading during a short harvest window.

What is TwinClean on the CR11? TwinClean is a fully automated double-cleaning shoe, specially designed to target near-zero grain loss, with automated cross-distribution control that keeps grain quality high and losses minimal even in changing field conditions.

What makes the CR11 different from previous CR combines? The CR11 is an all-new machine built from the ground up to reduce total harvest cost, with larger Twin Rotors for more crop rotations and grain savings, the automated TwinClean cleaning system, a simplified driveline for less downtime, and IntelliSpread residue management. It takes the nearly 50-year Twin Rotor legacy to a new level.

Is the CR11 a rotary or conventional combine? It is a rotary combine, using New Holland’s Twin Rotor system with two rotors for high capacity and gentle grain handling. New Holland’s conventional straw walker combines are the CX Series, like the CX8.90, which suit operations valuing straw quality.

Is the CR11 suited to prairie grain farming? Yes, for large operations. With maximum horsepower, a large grain tank, fast unloading, and Twin Rotor grain handling, it is built to harvest wheat, canola, and pulses at scale in the short prairie harvest window, for operations that need the highest capacity.

Related

• New Holland CX8.90: the top conventional combine, for straw quality.
• Combines: the rotary versus conventional choice and the full combine range.
• New Holland brand page: the full New Holland lineup on Aglist.

Note: We try our best to keep specs and information accurate, but some details can be missing or different depending on the source. Before you buy, service, or repair equipment, please double-check key specs with the manufacturer, the owner’s manual, or your dealer.

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