John Deere 559 Round Baler
9 Series Round Balers 559 Round Baler
Overview:
The 559 Round Baler produces bales 5-ft wide and up to 5-ft tall with a maximum dry bale weight of 1450 lb. The bale diameter can be adjusted to meet feeding and handling requirements.
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Features
- BaleTrak™ Pro monitor-controller
- Adjustable hitch to match wide array of tractor drawbar heights
- MegaWide™ Plus pickup with MegaTough™ pickup teeth
- Exclusive COVER-EDGE™ surface wrap option
Specifications
| Manufacturer | John Deere |
| Model | 559 |
| Bale | |
| Size | --- |
| Diameter | 89 to 152 cm |
| 35 to 60 in. | |
| Width | 157 cm |
| 62 in. | |
| Weight | --- |
| Full-size bale in dry crop | 658 kg |
| 1,450 lb | |
| Max. allowable for silage bale | 794 kg |
| 1,750 lb | |
| Baler | |
| Base weight | 1,955 kg |
| 4,310 lb | |
| Weight* | --- |
| *with wide pickup, net, bale ejection sys. | --- |
| Length | --- |
| Gate closed | 361 cm |
| 142 in. | |
| Gate open | 455 cm |
| 179 in. | |
| Height | --- |
| Gate closed | 260 cm |
| 102 in. | |
| Gate open | 325 cm |
| 128 in. | |
| Width | --- |
| With standard tires | 267 cm |
| 105 in. | |
| With opt. tires (Hi-Flotation) | 285 cm |
| 112 in. | |
| Bale forming | |
| Forming chamber | Variable |
| Belts-other | --- |
| Number | Eight belts |
| Strength | Triple weave |
| Width | 17.8 cm |
| 7 in. | |
| Length, regular | Four: 1,171 cm |
| 461 in. | |
| Length, staggered | Four: 1,185 cm |
| 467 in. | |
| Fabric | Diamond tough triple weave |
| Texture | Diamond tread |
| Enclosed % of bale surface | 91 percent |
| Belt splices | Plate-type |
| Density control | Hydraulic, isolated from tractor |
| Bale size indication | Electronic display on monitor |
| Regular pickup | |
| Width | --- |
| Inside | 156 cm |
| 62 in. | |
| Flare | 180 cm |
| 71 in. | |
| Drive | Roller chain with V-belt |
| Bars | Four |
| Number of teeth | 96 |
| Tooth spacing | 6.6 cm |
| 2.6 in. | |
| Lift control | Crank standard |
| Hydraulic optional | |
| Gauge wheels | Optional |
| Stripper diameter | 25.4 cm |
| 10 in. | |
| Mega wide pickup | |
| Width | --- |
| Inside | 196 cm |
| 77 in. | |
| Flare | 221 cm |
| 87 in. | |
| Drive | Roller chain with slip clutch |
| Bars | Four |
| Number of regular teeth | 120 |
| Number of mega teeth | Eight |
| Tooth spacing | 6.6 cm |
| 2.6 in. | |
| Lift control | Crank standard |
| Hydraulic optional | |
| Gauge wheels | Semi-pneumatic standard |
| Stripper diameter | 25.4 cm |
| 10 in. | |
| Mega tooth pickup | |
| Width | --- |
| Inside | --- |
| Flare | --- |
| Drive | --- |
| Bars | --- |
| Number of middle teeth | --- |
| Number of mega teeth | --- |
| Tooth spacing | --- |
| Lift control | --- |
| Gauge wheels | --- |
| Stripper diameter | --- |
| Twine wrap | |
| Control | Automatic to preset bale size |
| Type | --- |
| Standard | Electric |
| Optional | --- |
| Twine arms | Two |
| Twine ball capacity | Six |
| Monitor | |
| Monitor console for tractor | BaleTrak Pro |
| Gate closed | Symbol on monitor |
| Bale forming | Bar graphs |
| Bale size | Mechanical and digital |
| Near full bale | Audible alarm and symbol |
| Full bale | Audible, indicator display |
| Twine arm position Indicator | Mechanical |
| Auto wrap | Standard |
| Oversize bale | Audible, indicator display |
| Surface wrap | |
| Available | Cover edge optional |
| Tire size | |
| Standard | 14L-16.1, 8-ply |
| Optional | 21.5Lx16.1, 10-ply |
| Driveline | |
| Drive protection | Slip clutch |
| PTO speed | 540 rpm |
| Type | Constant velocity, Category 4 |
| PTO lockback collar on tractor hookup | Yes |
| PTO 60-degree free rotation | Yes |
| Tractor Requirements | |
| Minimum PTO | 42 kW |
| 55 hp | |
| Hydraulic SCV valves | One electric tie |
| High-moisture Kit | |
| Silage baler features | |
| Starter roll scraper | Optional |
| Powered scraping auger | Optional |
| Spirals on gate roll | --- |
| Pre-cutter/slicer | --- |