Bale Documentation with John Deere Operations Center™
John Deere moisture sensors and weighing system
Baler display with customizable user interface
High Capacity or High Capacity with Precutter pickup
Features may include:
MegaWide™ pickup with MegaTough™ pickup teeth offers super capacity
A MegaWide pickup is base equipment on 451E, 451M, 461M, 551M, and 561M Round Balers.
Hydraulic pickup is in base configuration on 451R, 461M, 461R, 561M, 561R.
Hydraulic pickup is an option on 451E (dealer installed), 451M (factory installed), 551M (factory installed)
MegaWide pickups make baling easier, especially in wide or windblown windrows, and increases productivity; more hay volume means more bales per hour.
Flare-to-flare width of 1.8 m (5.9 ft) on balers with a 1.2 m (4-ft) wide bale chamber
MegaWide pickup makes it easier to produce better-shaped bales and improves crop pickup in wide, windblown, or scattered windrows
Mega teeth, located at the ends of the pickup, pull crop around the flares when baling wide or windblown windrows
MegaTough pickup teeth provide greater strength and durability
Exclusive square design handles high-impact loads without yielding
Sturdy toothbar design
Self-adjusting roller baffle
Spiral rotor-feed system improves feeding in all crop conditions
Chain driven for positive feeding
Cut-out clutch protected
Semi-pneumatic gauge wheels
Mega and MegaTough pickup teeth are base equipment:
Mega teeth, at the ends of the pickup, are heavy-duty for long life and improved crop retrieval
MegaTough pickup teeth are designed to withstand the harshest baling conditions and provide long service life
The 1.2-m (4-ft) balers use a full-length, reinforced toothbar design.
The 1.5-m (5-ft) balers use a heavy, C-channel construction. The pickup toothbars are divided into two half-sections that mount to a center spider for increased strength and even crop feeding.
Available only on the MegaWide Plus pickup, the patented roller baffle is self-adjusting and produces smoother crop flow across the pickup. The roller also improves crop pickup in small windrows and prevents roll ahead of crop.
When combined with the MegaWide Plus pickup, this feeding system allows increased ground speed with less chance of plugging for increased productivity in all field conditions.
Self-adjusting
Smooths crop for even flow across pickup
Allows for faster ground speed with less chance of plugging
Increases operator productivity
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Highlights
Petrolia, Ontario
2025
John Deere
1 Series Round Balers 451R
Available
Bale size: 117 cm (46 in) / 1.2 x 1.8 m (4 x 6 ft) | With standard tires: 226 cm (89 in.) | Belts-other: 17.8 cm (7 in.) | MegaWide Plus pickup: Inside 155 cm (61 in.) / Flare 180 cm (71 in.) | High-capacity pickup: Inside 196 cm (77 in.) / Flare 221 cm (87 in.)
Gate closed: 279 cm (110 in.) | Gate open: 368 cm (145 in.)
Specifications
2025
John Deere
1 Series Round Balers
451R
Round Baler
Minimum - Dry Hay and Silage - 48 kW (65 hp) / HC - 93 kW (125 hp) | 540 or 1,000 rpm
Protection: Premium - cut out clutch
Gauge: Semi-pneumatic
Premium - XL high-flotation 21.5L-16.1, 8 PR
One tractor selective control valve (SCV) is required when baler is equipped with electric twine wrap. | Two tractor SCVs are required when baler is equipped with hydraulic twine wrap. | Three tractor SCVs are required when baler is equipped with hydraulic twine wrap and a hydraulic pickup lift.
Tooth spacing: 6 cm (2.6 in.) | Stripper diameter: 25.4 cm (10 in.)
81 - 183 cm (32 - 72 in.)
Gate closed: 371 cm (146 in.) | Gate open: 475 cm (187 in.)
Bale size: 117 cm (46 in) / 1.2 x 1.8 m (4 x 6 ft) | With standard tires: 226 cm (89 in.) | Belts-other: 17.8 cm (7 in.) | MegaWide Plus pickup: Inside 155 cm (61 in.) / Flare 180 cm (71 in.) | High-capacity pickup: Inside 196 cm (77 in.) / Flare 221 cm (87 in.)
Gate closed: 279 cm (110 in.) | Gate open: 368 cm (145 in.)
Eight
Dry - 2,950 kg (6,500 lb) | Precutter - 3,930 kg (8,665 lb)
Full-size bale in dry crop: 748 kg (1,650 lb) | Max. allowable for silage bale: 998 kg (2,200 lb)
Bale forming - Density control: Hydraulic | Bale size indication: Electronic display on monitor | MegaWide Plus pickup - Number of regular teeth: 96 / Number of mega teeth: 16 | High-capacity pickup - Type: MegaWide High Capacity and Cutting | High-capacity pickup - Number of middle teeth: 120 / Number of mega teeth: Eight | Wrapping system - Control: Automatic to preset to bale size / Type: Standard Electric | Gate closed: Symbol on monitor | Bale forming: G5e | Bale size: Mechanical and digital | Near full bale: Audible, adjustable alert | Full bale: Audible, adjustable alert | Auto wrap: Activates when bale reaches preset size