Hillco Technologies has added a new website resource to help growers connect with dealerships where combines equipped with Hillco Leveling Systems are commonly taken in on trade. The new page, Find Used Leveling Combines, gives customers a convenient starting point when searching for used hillside or sidehill machines already equipped with Hillco’s leveling technology.
Used combine inventory changes quickly, and Hillco does not track individual dealership inventory in real time. Instead, this new resource brings together dealership locations that commonly handle trade-ins equipped with Hillco Leveling Systems.
Customers can use the page to click directly to dealer websites and search each dealership’s current equipment listings. This gives growers a faster way to begin their search without having to start from scratch or guess which dealerships may be familiar with Hillco-equipped combines.
The new page lists dealerships by state in alphabetical order and includes both Case IH and John Deere dealers. This is intentional, because trade-ins often cross brand lines, and a Hillco-equipped used combine may show up at either type of dealership.
The current resource includes dealer listings across multiple states, including Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Washington. Each listing includes the dealership name, location, address, phone number, and a direct link to the dealer’s current equipment listings.
For growers harvesting in hills, a leveling system can be one of the most valuable features on a combine. Hillco Leveling Systems are designed to help improve hillside performance with features such as true bolt-on design, fully automatic variable speed leveling, and fully automatic header height and lateral tilt control.
Hillco lists key benefits including increased hillside capacity, reduced hillside grain loss, improved sample quality, and more comfortable hillside operation.
That means a used combine already equipped with a Hillco Leveling System can be an important opportunity for growers who need hillside or sidehill performance but are shopping the used equipment market.
Hillco offers leveling systems for both John Deere and Case IH combines. The new used combine resource reflects that by including dealerships from both equipment networks.
For John Deere operators, Hillco offers leveling systems for STS, S-Series, S7, and X-Series combines. For Case IH operators, Hillco offers hillside and sidehill leveling systems designed to support combine performance in hilly terrain.
Because used equipment changes hands often, checking both dealer networks can give buyers more opportunities to find the right machine.
Using the page is simple:
Because inventory changes frequently, Hillco recommends checking dealer listings directly and contacting the dealership for the most current information.
The goal of this new website feature is simple: make it easier for growers to begin the search for used combines equipped with Hillco Leveling Systems.
Whether you are looking for a John Deere or Case IH combine, a hillside or sidehill machine, or simply want to know which dealerships commonly handle Hillco-equipped trade-ins, this resource gives you a practical place to start.
Start your search here:
Visit Hillco’s new Find Used Leveling Combines page to browse dealership listings and search current used equipment inventory.
Part 1 covered Inside the Build: The First Hillco-Equipped X9.
Part 2 moves into the field, where real acres, real terrain, and real crop conditions put the Hillside X9 prototype to the test, thoroughly and methodically.
The 2025 testing season was a whirlwind. The team moved across multiple regions and operating conditions, beginning in steep terrain near Culdesac, Idaho with Schwartz Brothers Farms, continuing across the prairie ground of Craigmont, Nezperce, and Cottonwood, and then into the steep terrain of the Palouse with Pape Machinery in Colfax, Washington. From there, the unit headed to the Midwest for an entirely different crop environment.
Each stop added another layer of testing and another set of real-world insights.
Hillco kicked-off field testing of the Hillside X9 with Schwartz Brothers Farms near Culdesac, where feedback comes quickly and performance becomes obvious in a hurry.
This first phase focused on the fundamentals:
• dialing in real-world operation and system consistency
• evaluating how the system handled long harvest days
• capturing practical feedback that only comes when a machine is working in the field
• Winter wheat
• Spring wheat
• Canola
From Culdesac, the Hillco X9 moved onto prairie ground around Craigmont, Nezperce, and Cottonwood. Conditions can shift quickly in this region, making it an ideal environment to push the prototype across a broader range of terrain.
This phase helped validate what matters most for a hillside system: repeatable, dependable performance across varying ground conditions.
Next came the Palouse.
Working with Pape Machinery in Colfax, the Hillside X9 prototype entered some of the steepest and most demanding ground in the United States. These hills provided critical proving ground for evaluating system performance in sustained hillside harvesting conditions.
Crop Note: Crop timing during this portion of testing remained similar to the earlier Idaho fields, with primary crops of wheat and canola.
After the Palouse trials wrapped up, the unit moved east to AgriVision in the Midwest introducing an entirely new set of operating conditions and crop types.
• Corn
• Soybeans
The Midwest leg added an important contrast. Crop flow, field patterns, and harvest rhythms of corn and soybeans differ significantly from small-grain operations. Running the Hillside X9 in this environment provided another strong check on the system’s versatility and real-world performance.
