February 19, 2007 - A number of improvements and additions have been made to the John Deere Round Baler range from Arc Les Gray, France for 2007, to meet the needs of mixed and livestock farmers, as well as silage making contractors.

With the growing trend to make high quality silage bales, especially for cattle (dairy and beef), these range of John Deere round balers have been significantly enhanced to improve machine baling productivity and produce good quality silage bales for wrapping. At the same time, they retain the ability to bale hay, making this range of balers very versatile in many crop conditions.

Easier maintenance and increased durability are features of the new Premium versions of the 582 and 592 variable chamber balers, the 578 fixed chamber baler and the 678 wrapping baler, which are aimed at contractors and large producers.

For medium sized producers, the 568 fixed chamber baler is now available in MultiCrop and Silage Special versions. The new 568 MultiCrop is suitable for those who wish to bale silage and hay with a fixed chamber baler, but also want good performance in straw.

The front part of the bale chamber on this hybrid model retains the existing design of seven robust rollers, but the rear door now replaces the rollers with a conveyor, which provides improved bale rotation in slick materials such as straw. Exclusive to John Deere, both 568 models will also feature the new CoverEdge™ wrapping system, allowing the netwrap to enclose the corners of the bale to help improve silage quality.

The existing 582 and 592 variable chamber models will now be available with the new 2m wide RotoFlow™ pickup with powered reverser, which also features the new roller compressor and pivoting gauge wheels.

John Deere has a very comprehensive range of round balers from 4x4, 4x5 and 4x6 sizes, that can bale quality hay and silage for livestock, plus high capacity balers suited to the demands of baling contractors.

For more information on John Deere products visit our Web site at www.deere.com.au or FREECALL 1800 800 981 in Australia or 0800 303 100 in New Zealand to contact your local John Deere dealer.