The 500 & 600 series Rotary Disk Mower-Conditioners are designed to cut and condition hay in tough field conditions such as wet, tangled hay and fields with ant hills. The Rotary Disk Mower-Conditioners have several advantages over sickle bar machines, including reduced chance of plugging in tough cutting conditions, reduced daily maintenance requirements, along with increased operating speeds. The 500 & 600 series feature the proven modular cutterbar made of high strength nodular-iron for extra strength and outstanding cutting quality.

Common on all John Deere mower conditioners is the “V” shaped free swinging steel tyne conditioner to accelerate dry down thus improving forage quality. Steel impeller tynes carry your crop against the conditioning hood to remove the stems' waxy layer, allowing moisture to escape. Ideal for shorter brome, fescue, alfalfa and grasses. An optional Urethane Rolls Conditioning System is available on the 530, 535, 630 and 635 Mower Conditioners. The chevron design on urethane rolls provides increased crimping and more pressure per square inch. Perfect for crops like legumes, clover and alfalfa.

The suspension is an advanced design, allowing high working speeds while maintaining an excellent cut quality. Long adjustable springs ensure a constant ground pressure and also fast and soft return to position in case of striking an obstacle. The wide and large tyres reduce soil compacting for less stubble damage and faster grass re-growth. In addition, a wide range of options and attachments are available to fulfil the most specific needs: windrow grouper, wide spread kit and the John Deere exclusive hydraulic tilt angle adjustment.

Now available on the 500 & 600 Series, this cutterbar has proven its reliability on 4.0m and 4.5m wide John Deere mower conditioners all around the world for several years. Now, this patented thin modular cutterbar made of nodular cast iron equips these machines. The nodular cast iron provides additional strength to a thin cutterbar thus providing a low cut at shallow angles with high reliability. Thanks to its unique design, power is transmitted to the discs individually. The pinion transmits the drive of each disc and the large diameter idler gears transmit the power from module to module. Now thanks to this exclusive design, you don’t need to dismount the whole cutterbar to make a repair. In the event of a major breakdown, you only have to change the damaged module if needed.

Each disc is protected by a shear hub. In the case of a severe disc impact, the splines on the hub will shear, stopping the disc drive immediately while the disc remains on the cutterbar. You only have to replace the shear hub and you are ready to mow again. This does not require access to the inner gears which are running in oil for quiet and reliable operation. Skid shoes located under each cutting module protect it from wear and can be conveniently replaced without removing the front protector.

For years, top growers have depended on John Deere 1365 & 1465 mower conditioners to lay down perfect windrows for baling and chopping.

An electric cylinder lets you switch from one side to the other from the cab to lay two windrows within 3.2 m ideal for the John Deere 640B pickup on your forage harvester.

You can also choose to spread the crop with the optional swathboard which spreads the crop on the machine conditioner width.

The highly efficient swivel hitch offers a very short turning angle and horizontal oscillation, thus providing the best manoeuvrability.

• 525 Mower Conditioner (2.5 width cut)
• 530 Mower Conditioner (3.0 width cut)
• 535 Mower Conditioner (3.5 width cut)
  
  
• 625 Mower Conditioner (2.5 width cut)
• 630 Mower Conditioner (3.0 width cut)
• 635 Mower Conditioner (3.5 width cut)
  
  
• 1365 Mower Conditioner (3.0 width cut)
• 1465 Mower Conditioner (3.0 width cut)
  
  
• Optional Groupers