John Deere Side Pull Mower Conditioners

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Side Pull

Simply a cut above the rest.

For years, top growers have depended on John Deere side pull mocos to lay down perfect windrows for baling and chopping.

If you choose to equip your side pull moco with a windrow grouper, you will turn up to 6m of grass into a twin windrow of only 2.3m (1.80m on the 1355) which is the perfect width for a John Deere 630A pickup.
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.
Optional CV joint transmission lets you move your machine on-the-go to avoid obstacles or cut along uneven fences.

530 Side Pull Mower Conditioner

In addition to the current line of mower conditioners, John Deere Arc les Gray is pleased to introduce the 530 side pull mower conditioner:

THE 530 MOWER CONDITIONERS WITH IMPELLER CONDITIONER

100% John Deere: Designed by John Deere, Manufactured by John Deere and Built by John Deere in the Arc Les Gray factory (France).

With a working width of 3.0 m, the 530 is the right answer for customers wishing to further increase their productivity and forage quality. Like the 700 Series centre pivot mocos, the 530 receives the proven modular cutterbar made of cast iron for extra strength and outstanding cutting quality.

Common on all John Deere moco’s, the 530 features the “V” shaped free swinging steel tine conditioner to accelerate dry down thus improving forage quality.

The suspension is a new and 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.

A Proven Cutterbar Design
530 Series Cutterbar

Now available on the 500 and 700 Series, this cutterbar has proven its reliability on 4.0m and 4.5m wide John Deere mocos all around the world for several years. Now, this patented thin modular cutterbar made of nodular cast iron now equips this new 3m machine. The nodular cast iron provides additional strength to a thin cutterbar thus providing a low cut at shallow angles with high reliability. The cutterbar is composed of six 500 mm modules on the 530. 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.

Disc Centres
530 Series Disc Centre

The disc is also part of the long life and easy maintenance of your 530. The discs located forward on the thin cutterbar allows a low flat angle of cut. A flatter angle is beneficial because it reduces wear on cutting components and decreases the likelihood of damage in rocky conditions.

Discs are equipped with two bolted wear caps. These have two main functions:

• Protect the disc edges: when worn, you only change the cap. You do not need to change the complete disc which is more expensive. Protect the knife nut from wear and dirt for easy knife replacement from the front of the cutterbar.

Impeller Conditioner
530 Series Impeller Conditioner

The “V” shaped free swinging steel tine impeller guarantees well conditioned crop and faster dry down.

As on all John Deere mower conditioners fitted with impellers, individual balancing ensures long life and quiet running. Two impeller speeds are available by switching the driving pulleys. “V” shaped free swinging steel tines are made of thick material. This provides several advantages compared to plastic tines:

1) Steel tines can swing back if you strike a foreign object thus reducing the likelihood of damage.
2) Steel provides far better resistance against wear compared to plastic.
3) A steel tine impeller provides high inertia thus reducing the power requirement and fuel consumption.

Fast And Easy Adjustments
530 Series Cutting Height Adjuster

Conditioning intensity adjustment On the John Deere 530 side pull mower conditioner, an easy and quick adjustment provides precise clearance between the conditioning hood and the impeller to match crop variety, density and moisture. A simple crank on the conditioning hood changes the distance between the hood and the impeller (from 10 mm to 120 mm), setting the correct degree of conditioning for any crop. A gauge indicates the conditioning intensity.

Cutting height adjustment
Single turnbuckle
The cutting angle is centralised and is adjusted without any tools thanks to a single turnbuckle located on the side of the machine. Exclusive hydraulic adjustment Additionally, an optional hydraulic tilt angle adjustment is available. This is very useful to adjust the cutting height on-the-go to match field conditions. Reduce the cutting height when cutting laid crops and increase it in stony conditions.

Designed For Efficiency
530 Series Efficiency

The tongue pivot point on the carrier frame is offset to the centre to move the centre of gravity further between the wheels which guarantees better tracking and allows you to work faster. Also, this design allows a low carrier frame to lower the centre of gravity, thus providing the utmost stability even on slopes allowing greater productivity.

Advanced Suspension
is also part of this machine. This entirely new design of suspension provides outstanding platform floatation. The suspension ensures a constant ground pressure, plus a fast and smooth return to the working position, if you strike an obstacle. The floatation is provided by two long springs ideally located. These are adjusted with a crank to suit any working and ground conditions.

Wide And Large Tyres
With the optional wider and larger tyre size of 13/75-16-10 PR, you considerably reduce ground pressure and the risk of soil damage in soft conditions, whilst also providing more stability on slopes.

Thanks to its large volume, the recommended tyre pressure goes down from 2.3 bars (for a tyre size of 10.0/75-15.3 on a 1365) to only 1.5 bar (for the tyre size 13/75-16 on the 530). This means a pressure saving of 0.8 bar that provides over 34% less compaction therefore preserving crop stubble and accelerate the re-growth.

Windrowing
Fast and easy adjustments help to enhance a high level of productivity. You only need to move wing nuts on the conditioning hood to achieve the desired windrow width.

The windrow width range from: 0.9m to 1.9m on the 530.

Standard Wide Spread Kit
530 Series Optional Wide spread Kit

The factory installed vanes under the conditioning hood will spread the crop over the full width of the mower conditioner. By spreading the crop on the ground, the exposed surface is greatly increased, therefore allowing the crop to dry faster and avoid the need for tedding.

Optional Grouper
530 Series Optional Grouper

up to 6m cut grass within a single windrow to be picked up with a 3m wide SPFH pickup, reducing operating time and costs considerably. With better loading of the SPFH, the quality of chop is dramatically improved and the working speed is also reduced, minimising fatigue for the trailer drivers.