John Deere CR 12

Harvesting Equipment

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Key Features

Minimize Tire and Track Damage From Stubble With Stalk Deflectors
Easily Harvest Down and Leaning Corn With Active End Fenders
Size Residue Less Than 6 Inches With RowMax™ Chopping Stalk Rolls
More Bushels per Hour and More Acres per Day

Features

<div class="accordion-wrap"><div class="accordion2_component"><div class="accordion2_top"><div class="text-size-medium text-weight-bold">Helping You Harvest with Confidence</div><div class="accordion2_icon w-embed"><svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M25.3333 15.667V16.3336C25.3333 16.7018 25.0349 17.0003 24.6667 17.0003H17V24.667C17 25.0351 16.7015 25.3336 16.3333 25.3336H15.6667C15.2985 25.3336 15 25.0351 15 24.667V17.0003H7.3333C6.96511 17.0003 6.66663 16.7018 6.66663 16.3336V15.667C6.66663 15.2988 6.96511 15.0003 7.3333 15.0003H15V7.33365C15 6.96546 15.2985 6.66699 15.6667 6.66699H16.3333C16.7015 6.66699 17 6.96546 17 7.33365V15.0003H24.6667C25.0349 15.0003 25.3333 15.2988 25.3333 15.667Z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></div></div><div style="width: 1118px; height: 0px;" class="accordion2_bottom"><div class="margin-bottom margin-small"><div><p>Changing harvest conditions can be overwhelming. John Deere automation takes the pressure off by optimizing combine settings, guiding precise turns, and managing unloads on the go—protecting yield, reducing grain loss, delivering clean samples, and keeping you focused on feeding the machine, and less on adjusting, steering, or unloading.</p><img src="https://johndeere.widen.net/content/ziktfjwrg3/png/r4k033522_rrd-2-1024x576.png" alt="Close-up image of a tractor decal" loading="lazy"></div></div></div></div><div class="accordion2_component"><div class="accordion2_top"><div class="text-size-medium text-weight-bold">Make Every Minute of the Harvest Window Count</div><div class="accordion2_icon w-embed"><svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M25.3333 15.667V16.3336C25.3333 16.7018 25.0349 17.0003 24.6667 17.0003H17V24.667C17 25.0351 16.7015 25.3336 16.3333 25.3336H15.6667C15.2985 25.3336 15 25.0351 15 24.667V17.0003H7.3333C6.96511 17.0003 6.66663 16.7018 6.66663 16.3336V15.667C6.66663 15.2988 6.96511 15.0003 7.3333 15.0003H15V7.33365C15 6.96546 15.2985 6.66699 15.6667 6.66699H16.3333C16.7015 6.66699 17 6.96546 17 7.33365V15.0003H24.6667C25.0349 15.0003 25.3333 15.2988 25.3333 15.667Z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></div></div><div style="width: 1118px; height: 0px;" class="accordion2_bottom"><div class="margin-bottom margin-small"><div><p>John Deere delivers harvesting solutions matched to your operation, with a full portfolio of combines and front end equipment to hit your harvest window. Automation like Machine Sync, Auto Unload, and Predictive Ground Speed boost productivity, while integrated technology, parts, and Precision Upgrades help your combine adapt to changing crops and conditions—season after season.</p><img src="https://johndeere.widen.net/content/8yw3pi0hrz/png/r4k066016_rrd.png" alt="Green combine harvester cutting through a mature field of dry grain with a wide header, leaving short stubble behind, as dust rises lightly under a pale sky with a distant, flat horizon" loading="lazy"></div></div></div></div><div class="accordion2_component"><div class="accordion2_top"><div class="text-size-medium text-weight-bold">Analyze Key Insights for Better Decisions Next Year</div><div class="accordion2_icon w-embed"><svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M25.3333 15.667V16.3336C25.3333 16.7018 25.0349 17.0003 24.6667 17.0003H17V24.667C17 25.0351 16.7015 25.3336 16.3333 25.3336H15.6667C15.2985 25.3336 15 25.0351 15 24.667V17.0003H7.3333C6.96511 17.0003 6.66663 16.7018 6.66663 16.3336V15.667C6.66663 15.2988 6.96511 15.0003 7.3333 15.0003H15V7.33365C15 6.96546 15.2985 6.66699 15.6667 6.66699H16.3333C16.7015 6.66699 17 6.96546 17 7.33365V15.0003H24.6667C25.0349 15.0003 25.3333 15.2988 25.3333 15.667Z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></div></div><div style="width: 1118px; height: 0px;" class="accordion2_bottom"><div class="margin-bottom margin-small"><div><p>Harvest data becomes next season’s advantage. Yield maps, grain quality, and machine analytics in John Deere Operations Center help refine seed placement, fertility plans, and hybrid selections. Combined with precision upgrades and automation, insights turn into consistent execution—setting the stage for better results next year.</p><img src="https://johndeere.widen.net/content/lkkchqbwri/png/r4k030028_rrd.png" alt="A hand and arm reaches from the right side of the shot to touch a display in an X9 1100 combine's operator station" loading="lazy"></div></div></div></div></div>

Specifications

<div class="compare-table-wrap" data-base-model-id="main-517865"><div class="compare-top"><div class="compare-top-left"><div class="compare-top-title">Specs & Compare</div><div class="compare-top-subtitle">Select up to 4 models to compare specifications</div></div><div class="compare-top-models"><div class="cm-card" data-model-id="main-517865"><div class="cm-brand">John Deere</div><div class="cm-number">CR 12</div><div class="cm-name">Corn Head</div></div><div class="cm-card h" data-model-id="rm-3189"><div class="cm-brand">John Deere</div><div class="cm-number">C16R Rigid Corn Head (Model year 2025)</div><button type="button" class="compare-remove compare-remove-card" data-model-id="rm-3189" aria-label="Remove model">×</button></div><div class="cm-card h" data-model-id="rm-3190"><div class="cm-brand">John Deere</div><div class="cm-number">C18R Rigid Corn Head (Model year 2025)</div><button type="button" class="compare-remove compare-remove-card" data-model-id="rm-3190" aria-label="Remove model">×</button></div><div class="cm-card h" data-model-id="rm-3192"><div class="cm-brand">John Deere</div><div class="cm-number">C6R Rigid Corn Head (Model year 2025)</div><button type="button" class="compare-remove compare-remove-card" data-model-id="rm-3192" aria-label="Remove model">×</button></div><div class="cm-card h" data-model-id="rm-3191"><div class="cm-brand">John Deere</div><div class="cm-number">C8R Rigid Corn Head (Model year 2025)</div><button type="button" class="compare-remove compare-remove-card" data-model-id="rm-3191" aria-label="Remove model">×</button></div><div class="compare-add-card"><div class="compare-add-label">ADD MODEL</div><select class="compare-select" data-max="4"><option value="">--Please Select--</option><option value="3189">John Deere - C16R Rigid Corn Head (Model year 2025)</option><option value="3190">John Deere - C18R Rigid Corn Head (Model year 2025)</option><option value="3192">John Deere - C6R Rigid Corn Head (Model year 2025)</option><option value="3191">John Deere - C8R Rigid Corn Head (Model year 2025)</option></select></div></div></div><table class="compare-table"><colgroup><col class="compare-col-spec"><col class="compare-col-spec"><col class="compare-col-spec"><col class="compare-col-spec"><col class="compare-col-spec"></colgroup><thead><tr class="compare-meta-row"><th></th><th data-model-id="main-517865"></th><th data-model-id="rm-3189"></th><th data-model-id="rm-3190"></th><th data-model-id="rm-3192"></th><th data-model-id="rm-3191"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="compare-group-row"><td class="compare-group-cell" colspan="6"><h3 class="cg-cell-h3">Additional Information</h3></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Date Collected</td><td class="cc cc-model">2020-06-15</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr class="compare-group-row"><td class="compare-group-cell" colspan="6"><h3 class="cg-cell-h3">Corn Head</h3></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Center And Outer Gatherings</td><td class="cc cc-model">Hinged, quickly removable</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Deck Plate Adjustment</td><td class="cc cc-model">Hydraulic adjustment</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Gathering Chain Adjustment</td><td class="cc cc-model">Spring loaded, self-adjusting</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Gathering Chains</td><td class="cc cc-model">Heavy-duty, 620, endless steel roller chain with chromed pins (no master connecting link)</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Gathering Points</td><td class="cc cc-model">Four-position, low-profile floating type hinged above gathering chains</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Minimum Clearance Between Gathering Chains And Ground</td><td class="cc cc-model">1.25 in.</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Minimum Clearance Between Gathering Chains And Ground</td><td class="cc cc-model">32 mm</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Row Unit Drive</td><td class="cc cc-model">Enclosed, submerged-in-lubricant gearbox, driven by single input hexagon shaft</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Slip Clutch</td><td class="cc cc-model">One per row-unit plus auger drive</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Stalk Deflectors</td><td class="cc cc-model">Factory-installed option</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Stalk Rolls</td><td class="cc cc-model">Opposed, intermeshing, and chopping (two per row-unit)</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Trash Knives</td><td class="cc cc-model">Full-length, one-piece, heat-treated steel</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr class="compare-group-row"><td class="compare-group-cell" colspan="6"><h3 class="cg-cell-h3">Dimensions</h3></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Approximate Overall Width</td><td class="cc cc-model">With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 6.5 m (21.17 ft); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 7 m (23 ft)</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Approximate Overall Width - With 38-in. (96.5 cm) Row Spacing</td><td class="cc cc-model">11.4 m (37.4 ft)</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Approximate Overall Width - With 30-in. (76.2 cm) Row Spacing</td><td class="cc cc-model">9.14 m (30 ft0</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Approximate Overall Width - With 36-in. (91.4 cm) Row Spacing</td><td class="cc cc-model">10.9 m (35.8 ft)</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Approximate Shipping Weight (Includes Shipping Skid) - non StalkMaster</td><td class="cc cc-model">With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 4534 kg (9996 lb); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 4620 kg (10,185 lb); With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 3490 kg (7694 lb); With 91.4-cm (36-in.) row spacing: 5416 kg (11,940 lb); With 96.5-cm (38-in.) row spacing: 5149 kg (11,352 lb)</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Approximate Shipping Weight (Includes Shipping Skid) - StalkMaster</td><td class="cc cc-model">With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 4534 kg (9996 lb); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 4620 kg (10,185 lb); With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 3490 kg (7694 lb); With 91.4-cm (36-in.) row spacing: 5416 kg (11,940 lb); With 96.5-cm (38-in.) row spacing: 5149 kg (11,352 lb)</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Points In Operating Position (Lowered)</td><td class="cc cc-model">With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 2.97 m (9.75 ft); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 2.97 m; With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 3.2 m (10.58 ft); With 91.4-cm (36-in.) row spacing: 3.2 m; With 96.5-cm (38-in.) row spacing: 3.2 m </td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Points Folded Up (Service Position)</td><td class="cc cc-model">With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 2.3 m (7.58 ft); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 2.3 m</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Points Folded Up - With 38-in. (96.5 cm) Row Spacing</td><td class="cc cc-model">2.6 m (8.58 ft)</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Points Folded Up - With 30-in. (76.2 cm) Row Spacing</td><td class="cc cc-model">2.6 m (8.58 ft)</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Points Folded Up - With 36-in. (91.4 cm) Row Spacing</td><td class="cc cc-model">2.6 m (8.58 ft)</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Points In Operating Position (Lowered)</td><td class="cc cc-model">With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 2.97 m (9.75 ft); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 2.97 m; With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 3.2 m (10.58 ft); With 91.4-cm (36-in.) row spacing: 3.2 m; With 96.5-cm (38-in.) row spacing: 3.2 m </td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Row Spacings</td><td class="cc cc-model">50.8, 55.9, 76.2, 91.4, or 96.5 cm (20, 22, 30, 36, or 38 in.)</td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Standard Weight - non StalkMaster</td><td class="cc cc-model">With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 3561 kg (7851 lb); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 3667 kg (8084 lb); With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 3871 kg (8534 lb); With 91.4-cm (36-in.) row spacing: 4132 kg (9110 lb); With 96.5-cm (38-in.) row spacing: 4216 kg (9295 lb) </td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr><tr><td class="cc cc-spec">Standard Weight - StalkMaster</td><td class="cc cc-model">With 50.8-cm (20-in.) row spacing: 3965 kg (8741 lb); With 55.9-cm (22-in.) row spacing: 3490 kg (7694 lb); With 76.2-cm (30-in.) row spacing: 4275 kg (9425 lb); With 91.4-cm (36-in.) row spacing: 4534 kg (9996 lb); With 96.5-cm (38-in.) row spacing: 4620 kg (10185 lb) </td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td><td class="cc cc-model h"></td></tr></tbody></table></div>