2025 John Deere 1 Series Round Balers 551M

Information

2025 John Deere 1 Series Round Balers 551M

Round Baler

Bale Documentation with John Deere Operations Center™

John Deere moisture sensors and weighing system

Baler display with customizable user interface

MegaWide™ pickup

Features may include:

  • 1 Series Round Balers - Model specification levels
  • MegaWide™ pickup with MegaTough™ pickup teeth offers super capacity
  • Silage configuration
  • Bale scale and moisture sensor
  • Net lift assist and net lighting
  • Preservative system
  • G5e external speaker
  • Adjustable hitch to match wide array of tractor drawbar heights
  • Vertical forming chamber maintains uniform bale density
  • Exclusive DiamondTough™ belts with plate-type splices

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Highlights

  • Humboldt, Iowa
  • 2025
  • John Deere
  • 1 Series Round Balers 551M
  • Available
  • Belts-other: 17.8 cm (7 in.) | Bale size: 157 cm (62 in.) / 1.5 x 1.5 m (5 x 5 ft) | With opt. tires (Hi-Flotation) 285 cm (112 in.) | Regular pickup Inside: 156 cm (62 in.) | Regular pickup Flare: 180 cm (71 in.) | MegaWide Plus pickup Inside: 196 cm (77 in.) | MegaWide Plus pickup Flare: 221 cm (87 in.)
  • Baler Gate closed: 260 cm (102 in.) | Baler Gate open: 325 cm (128 in.)

Specifications

  • 2025
  • John Deere
  • 1 Series Round Balers
  • 551M
  • Round Baler
  • 540 or 1,000 rpm | Dry Hay and Silage: 42 kW (55 hp) HC 63 kW (85 hp)
  • Protection: Slip clutch
  • Dry and Silage - high-flotation 14 L - 16.1, 8 PR
  • Gauge: Semi-pneumatic
  • Regular pickup - Tooth spacing: 6 cm (2.6 in.) | Stripper diameter: 25.4 cm (10 in.)
  • 89 - 152 cm (35 - 60 in.)
  • Baler Gate closed: 260 cm (102 in.) | Baler Gate open: 325 cm (128 in.)
  • Baler Gate closed: 361 cm (142 in.) | Baler Gate open: 455 cm (179 in.)
  • Belts-other: 17.8 cm (7 in.) | Bale size: 157 cm (62 in.) / 1.5 x 1.5 m (5 x 5 ft) | With opt. tires (Hi-Flotation) 285 cm (112 in.) | Regular pickup Inside: 156 cm (62 in.) | Regular pickup Flare: 180 cm (71 in.) | MegaWide Plus pickup Inside: 196 cm (77 in.) | MegaWide Plus pickup Flare: 221 cm (87 in.)
  • Full-size bale in dry crop: 658 kg (1,450 lb) | Max. allowable for silage bale: 794 kg (1,750 lb)
  • Dry: 1,955 kg (4,310 lb) | Silage: 3,089 kg (6,812 lb)
  • Density control: Hydraulic | Bale size indication: Electronic display on monitor | Regular pickup - Bars: Four | Regular pickup - # of teeth: 96 | Lift control: Adjustable height control | Control: Automatic to preset to bale size | Type: Standard Electric | Twine arms: Two | Twine ball capacity: Six | MegaWide Plus pickup - Number of mega teeth: Eight | MegaWide Plus pickup - Number of regular teeth: 120 | Gate closed: Symbol monitor | Bale forming: G5e | Bale size: Mechanical and digital | Near full bale: Audible, adjustable alert | Full bale: Audible, adjustable alert | Twine arm position Indicator: Mechanical | Auto wrap: Activates when bale reaches preset size
  • Eight
  • Diamond Tread friction surface belts DiamondTough, triple-weave, single-ply belts