The Biggest Cotton Picker Ever Built Explained

A cotton picker is the same problem in every era: pull the open boll off the plant without damaging the fibre. The only thing that changes is how many people and how many machines you need to do it. From the Rust Brothers' two-wheeled prototype demonstrated in a Mississippi research station in 1936, to the John Deere CP770 unveiled in 2021 with 515 horsepower and a 96-inch round-bale chamber on its back. This is how the most ambitious cotton pickers ever built were actually built. And how one piece of engineering — the 2008 John Deere 7760 with its onboard round baler — eliminated four pieces of equipment and two crew members from every cotton harvest in America in less than five years. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Rust Brothers — the 1936 prototype that started it all 1:10 IH H-10-H — the 1942 machine that ended sharecropping 2:25 John Deere 9970 — the first 4-row basket builder (1995) 3:25 John Deere 9986 — the last great basket flagship (2002) 4:25 John Deere 7760 — the round-bale revolution (2008) 5:35 Case IH Module Express 635 — the competitor that lost 6:25 John Deere CP770 — the current king (2021) 🔔 Subscribe for more:    / @farmerdude20   #farming #cotton #cottonpicker #agriculture #johndeere #caseih #howitsbuilt #farmequipment