459 Silage SpecialRound Baler
- BaleTrak™ Pro monitor-controller
- MegaWide™ Plus pickup with MegaTough™ pickup teeth
- Exclusive DiamondTough™ belts
The 459, 459E, 459 Silage Special, 559, 559 Silage Special, 469, 469 Silage Special, 569, and 569 Silage Special Round Balers feature the BaleTrak Pro monitor-controller.
The 449 Round Baler offers the option to have the BaleTrak Pro monitor-controller. On the 449 and 459E this monitor does not allow for all the features of the BaleTrak Pro monitor such as bale shape bars and net wrap. Wrap settings and bale size can be viewed from the monitor.
This feature allows the operator to both monitor and control important baler functions for productivity and convenience right from the tractor seat.
A 24-bar graph makes it even easier to make a uniform-shaped bale that will stand tall and remain firm over time. The 24 bars provide smaller increments of change to give the operator a more precise indication of bale shape. The 449 and 459E Round Balers do not utilize the bale shape bars like the other models do.
Preset factory settings allow the operator to turn on just one switch and go bale; it's just that easy.
BaleTrak Pro provides the following monitoring functions:
BaleTrak Pro provides the following controlling functions:
Features of BaleTrak Pro monitor-controller:
BaleTrak Pro has a manual twine arm override switch (1), which is included with the monitor's wiring:
The 9 Series Round Balers come standard with an adjustable hitch. This feature allows the hitch height to be adjusted to optimize crop-feeding performance. Due to the wide array of tractor tire sizes and drawbar heights, hitch adjustment may be necessary to get the proper feed opening of the baler. The adjustable hitch eliminates the need for the 51-mm (2-in.) thick tractor drawbar kit (AE57344) because it has a wider opening.
Benefits of the adjustable hitch:
All eight bolts must be used when adjusting the hitch. There are four different positions as shown below:
Also standard on all 9 Series Round Balers except the 459E is the drawbar flap. This helps to eliminate hay from getting caught on the hitch of the baler. The drawbar flap is designed to allow the operator to remove or attach the flap without having to unhook the baler from the tractor.
A MegaWide Plus pickup is available on 449, 459, 559, and 569 Round Balers. It is base equipment on the 459 Silage Special, 559 Silage Special, 469, 469 Silage Special, and 569 Silage Special Balers.
This pickup makes baling easier, especially in wide or windblown windrows, and increases productivity; more hay volume means more bales per hour.
Mega and MegaTough pickup teeth are base equipment:
The 1.2-m (4-ft) balers use a full-length, reinforced toothbar design.
The 1.5-m (5-ft) balers use a heavy, C-channel construction. The pickup toothbars are divided into two half-sections that mount to a center spider for increased strength and even crop feeding.
Available only on the MegaWide Plus pickup, the patented roller baffle is self-adjusting and produces smoother crop flow across the pickup. The roller also improves crop pickup in small windrows and prevents roll ahead of crop.
When combined with the MegaWide Plus pickup, this feeding system allows increased ground speed with less chance of plugging, for increased productivity in all field conditions.
The MegaWide Plus pickup uses a rotor feeding assembly, which mounts behind the pickup for smooth and even crop flow into the bale chamber.
Rotor strippers allow crop to be lifted from the rotor teeth into the chamber without cutting or wrapping the crop.
The MegaWide Plus pickups are chain-driven for positive bale starts with cutout clutch protection. The pickup is now being driven off the drive roll and bypasses the starter roll. This will allow for reduced wear and breakage of the starter roll chain.
Semi-pneumatic gauge wheels provide smooth ground gauging over uneven terrain and protection to the pickup.
The pickup float springs are positioned for excellent flotation.
The adjusting crank positions the pickup to the desired operating height to match crop or field conditions.
An optional hydraulic pickup lift cylinder is available as an attachment.
As the hay enters the forming chamber from the pickup, belts turn the hay immediately to form a tight, dense core.
Incoming hay then feeds between the bale and the lower-gate roll. Hay is tightly compressed into smooth, dense layers as it enters the bale.
Chaffing is greatly reduced to prevent loss and retain hay quality in the bale.
The idler arm rises with bale growth, forcing oil from the hydraulic cylinder through a pressure-relief valve:
John Deere's 178 mm (7-in.) wide diamond-tread design ensures fast bale starts and grips the bale to prevent slippage and reduce chaffing. The treads are self-cleaning to reduce carryover.
The belts are staggered to reduce the loss of fine material and are closely spaced to contain the hay for fast, easy starts.
The belts enclose 91 percent of the bale width to reduce loss of fine material and retain hay quality.
The staggered belt roll design enables any loose hay under or behind the belts to be returned to the pickup and into the baler.
This design helps to prevent buildup at the front of the baler, which could cause hay loss and belt or splice damage.
The 459, 459 Silage Special, 559, 559 Silage Special, 469, 469 Silage Special, 469 Premium, 569, 569 Silage Special, and 569 Premium use DiamondTough belts.
Belts are constructed using a patented triple-weave process of nylon and polyester materials.
They have the strength to handle heavy shock loads and help maintain consistent belt length.
The DiamondTough belts are more puncture and tear resistant than other belts on the market and provide improved belt life and reliability.
The 459, 459 Silage Special, 559, 559 Silage Special, 469, 469 Silage Special, 469 Premium, 569, 569 Silage Special, and 569 Premium use plate-type fasteners.
This closed-loop design uses a plate fastener with pre-assembled rivets that lock the fasteners into the belt, providing a powerful vice-type grip on the belt.
Diamond Chain's Diamond Series is an American-made product that is engineered, manufactured, and assembled in Indianapolis, Indiana since 1890. Diamond Chain’s unrivaled experience, unsurpassed quality, and unparalleled performance are the keys to building an industry-leading roller chain, because when it comes to performance, nothing outlasts a Diamond.
What gives Diamond Chain its superior chain performance?
Materials
Diamond Chain uses raw materials that meet exacting standards for metal grade, mechanical properties, carbon, and alloy content to ensure the minimization of impurities that impact tensile and fatigue strength.
These proprietary standards enable Diamond Chain components to maintain tighter tolerances throughout the fabrication and assembly process for a finished product with unparalleled quality, performance, and longevity.
Fabrication
While roller chain may appear to be a simple product, the number of components in a 3-m (10-ft) section of 40-pitch chain totals 1200 pieces - each a potential point of failure.
Diamond Chain designs each component to exacting dimensional standards and has a rigorous quality control system in place to ensure that only qualified pieces reach the final assembly stage.
Heat treatment
The Diamond Chain company heat treats components using dedicated carburizing furnaces set to precise temperatures.
Through strict control of both atmosphere and quench, Diamond Chain components receive maximum carbon penetration for a high-carbon surface and low-carbon core. The process ensures consistent depth of case hardening increasing strength, durability, and wear resistance.
Shot peening
The Diamond Chain company uses proprietary shot-peening machinery developed and custom made to ensure consistent intensity and coverage of components during the shot peen process.
This highly controlled process ensures that components receive the same level of treatment for a consistent compressive surface stress that helps to increase fatigue resistance.
Lubrication
Diamond understands the importance of proper lubrication and its impact on a chain's wear life. Diamond Chain uses both proprietary lubrication formula and hot dip application process on all lubricated roller chains. The hot dip process ensures complete coverage of components while the proprietary lubricant maintains maximum continuing surface retention following the treatment. Special additives in the lubricant further enhance corrosion protection and extend wear life.
Preloading
The final stage of the manufacturing and assembly process for each Diamond roller chain is the preloading stage. Preloading approximates the recommended maximum loading during usage and is done to firmly seat pins and bushings in place and eliminate any initial elongation that may take place.
Diamond Chain comes standard on all 9 Series Round Balers.
The 449 Round Baler has 60 Diamond chain for its upper drive roll chain and 60H for its lower drive roll chain.
The 459E, 459, 459 Silage Special, 559, and 559 Silage Special have 60H Diamond Chains for their upper and lower drive roll chains.
The 469, 469 Silage Special, 569, and 569 Silage Special have 80 Diamond Chains for their upper and lower drive roll chains.
The 469 Premium and 569 Premium Round Balers have 80H Diamond Chain for their upper and lower drive roll chains.
Diamond is a trademark of Diamond Chain Company Inc. Please visit its website for more information.
A silage-special baler allows the customer to put up silage hay. A silage-special machine does not offer a pre-cutter system. There are three major components to a silage-special baler, a staggered roll-auger kit (1), starter-roll-scraper knife, and a screen (2). The powered auger sits above the staggered roll on the baler to help keep wet hay from traveling up the belts and reduce buildup on that roll. The screen is bolted on the front of the baler as a safety feature. The knife/scraper is mounted in front of the starter roll to help prevent wrapping of wet crop on that starter roll.
The silage-special kit is offered as a bundle for field installation if the baler is not ordered as a silage-special machine from the factory. BE32442 is for 1.22-m (4-ft) wide machines and BE32443 is for
1.52-m (5-ft) wide machines.
Also offered is a high-moisture kit. This kit is not the same as the silage-special kit. It offers the starter-roll-scraper knife but does not include the staggered roll-auger kit. BE23828 is for 1.22-m (4-ft) machines and BE23829 is for 1.52-m (5-ft) machines.
Base Equipment on: 459 Silage Special, 559 Silage Special, 469 Silage Special, and 569 Silage Special.
Auxiliary take-up rolls prevent belt crossover and flipping in wet conditions. This roll is base
equipment on silage special round balers, 459, and 559 Round Balers. It also comes with the bale ramp bundle on the 449 and 459 Standard Balers.
Product features are based on published information at the time of publication. Product features are subject to change without notice. Contact your local John Deere dealer for more information.