John Deere 459 Silage Special
Silage Special Round Balers 459 Silage Special
Overview:
The 459 Silage Special Round Baler produces bales 4-ft wide and up to 5-ft tall with a maximum wet weight of 1750 lb. The bale diameter can be adjusted to meet feeding and handling requirements.
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Features
- BaleTrak™ Pro monitor-controller
- MegaWide™ Plus pickup with MegaTough™ pickup teeth
- Exclusive DiamondTough™ belts
Specifications
| Manufacturer | John Deere |
| Model | 459 Silage Special |
| Bale | |
| Size | --- |
| Diameter | 89 to 152 cm (35 to 60 in.) |
| Width | 117 cm (46 in.) |
| Weight | --- |
| Full-size bale in dry crop | 499 kg (1,100 lb) |
| Max. allowable for silage bale | 794 kg (1,750 lb) |
| Baler | |
| Base weight | 1,901 kg (4,190 lb) |
| Weight* | 2,445 kg (5,390 lb) |
| *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 | 244 cm (96 in.) |
| With opt. tires (Hi-Flotation) | --- |
| Bale forming | |
| Forming chamber | Variable |
| Belts-other | --- |
| Number | 6 belts |
| Strength | Triple weave |
| Width | 17.8 cm (7 in.) |
| Length, regular | Two: 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 splices |
| Density control | Hydraulic, isolated from tractor |
| Bale size indication | Electronic display on monitor |
| Regular pickup | |
| Width | --- |
| Inside | --- |
| Flare | --- |
| Drive | --- |
| Bars | --- |
| Number of teeth | --- |
| Tooth spacing | --- |
| Lift control | Crank standard |
| Hydraulic optional | |
| Gauge wheels | Standard |
| Stripper diameter | --- |
| Mega wide pickup | |
| Width | --- |
| Inside | 155 cm (61 in.) |
| Flare | 180 cm (71 in.) |
| Drive | Roller chains with slip clutch |
| Bars | 4 |
| Number of regular teeth | 80 |
| Number of mega teeth | 16 |
| Tooth spacing | 6.6 cm (2.6 in.) |
| Lift control | Crank standard |
| Hydraulic optional | |
| Gauge wheels | 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 |
| Type | --- |
| Standard | Electric |
| Optional | --- |
| Twine arms | 2 |
| Twine ball capacity | 6 |
| Monitor | |
| Monitor console for tractor | BaleTrak Pro |
| Gate closed | Indicator display |
| Bale forming | Digital bar graphs |
| Bale size | Digital display |
| Near full bale | Audible |
| Full bale | Audible |
| Twine arm position Indicator | Mechanical |
| Auto wrap | --- |
| Oversize bale | Mechanical and audible |
| Surface wrap | |
| Available | Cover edge optional |
| Tire size | |
| Standard | 14L-16.1, 8 ply |
| Optional | 21.5 Lx16.1, 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 | 41 kW (55 hp) |
| Hydraulic SCV valves | 1 electric tie |
| Silage baler features | |
| Starter roll scraper | Standard |
| Powered scraping auger | Standard |
| Spirals on gate roll | --- |
| Pre-cutter/slicer | --- |
| Date collected | |
| High-moisture Kit |