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John Deere 520

Drawn Flail Shredder


  • Front rubber deflectors
  • Heavy-duty gearbox
  • Steel rotor bearings
  • Square rotor designed for superior strength


Features


Drawn or integral model available to meet a variety of applications
Hitch Hitch
Drawn Drawn
The 520 Flail Shredder can be ordered with two different types of tractor hookup, drawn or integral, depending on preference. An integral flail shredder allows making a very tight turning radius, even when the tractor is equipped with dual wheels.
Square rotor designed for superior rotor strength
Rotor Rotor
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Designed for superior rotor strength, the square rotor, together with the opposite-mounted flails, provides a machine with less potential vibration, increasing the life of rotor bearings and belts.

 

Since 248 knives are mounted on the full length of the rotors on the main cutterbar, with 2.5 cm (1 in.) of overlap, a stalk won't get missed. This is a significant improvement over the 216 knives mounted on the previous 220 Flail Shredder.

Rubber deflectors will not dent or rust
Rubber deflectors Rubber deflectors
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Front rubber deflectors keep debris and other materials under the shredder and away from the tractor and operator. Because they are made out of rubber, they will not dent or rust.
Flail fastening system eliminates clogging from mud or crop residue
Flail fastening system Flail fastening system
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The flail fastening system eliminates clogging from mud or crop residue. Its bracket design also helps prevent knife and ring loss.

Heavy-duty John Deere-designed gearbox
Gearbox Gearbox

A heavy-duty, John Deere-designed and John Deere-built gearbox transfers power to the Kevlar® drive belts through cross shafts with intermediate bearing supports:

  • The transmission is bolted directly to the frame.
  • This gearbox has a constant-duty rating of 180 hp and a maximum rating of 270 hp.
  • It carries a limited two-year warranty.

Kevlar is a U.S.-registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.

Steel rotor bearings for increased bearing life
Rotor bearings Rotor bearings

The rotor bearings are now made of steel and have a three-lip seal to keep the dirt out and increase the life of the bearings.

 

The side and center bearings now have guards in order to avoid leaks and dust, increasing the life of the bearings.

Optional wheel supports eliminate uncut middle strip in non-row-crop field
Wheel supports Wheel supports
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Optional wheel supports eliminate the uncut middle strip in crops like wheat, oats, and barley. The shredder can be pulled at an angle, offsetting the rotors and cutting evenly across the entire width of the machine.

Serviceability
Lateral-bearing service access Lateral-bearing service access
Center-bearing service access Center-bearing service access

Hard-to-reach center bearings can be serviced with the conveniently located grease fittings at the rear of the machine:

  • There is no need for the operator to crawl under the machine to perform this service task, thus increasing the probability of the job being performed and completed safely.

Specs & Compare

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Power requirements

520
Current Model
Tractor PTO hp rangeMinimum 89 kg
120 hp
Tractor RPM1,000 rpm
Gear case

Knives

Number of knives248 side slicer (124 pairs)
Knife dimensions7.87 x 63.5 mm
0.31 x 2.5 in.
Knife mounting systemBracket and D-ring
TypeAlloy steel, hardened with vanadium carbide and reversible
Knives overlap27.18 mm
1.07 in.
Tip speed224 km/h
139 mph

Rotor

Rotor speed2,000 rpm
Rotor diameterSquare rotor 17.8 x 17.8 cm
7 x 7 in.
Rotor bearingDouble-row, barrel-type, triple-sealed, 2-year warranty
Bearing size42.86 mm
1.69 in.

Drivetrain

BeltsKevlar, 3/5V heavy-duty
PTO drivelines44.5 and 35.1 mm
1.75 and 1.38 in.

Mainframe

HitchDrawn or Integral (Cat. 3 or 3N Quik-Coupler required)
Hood thickness
Safety deflectorRubber deflector
Gauge wheels4 (Drawn), 2 (Integral); infinitely adjustable
Warning lightsIntegral (standard), drawn (optional)

Cutting capacity

Cutting width6.1 m
20 ft
Cutting height7.6-25.4 cm
3-10 in.

Dimensions

Transport widthEndwise; drawn 2.39 m
7.83 ft
Integral 6.48 m
21.25 ft
Transport lengthEndwise; drawn 7.34 m
24.08 ft
Integral 2.39 m
7.83 ft
Weight2,268 kg
5,000 lb

Optional equipment

Easy transportAvailable
Constant velocity joint drivelineAvailable
Skid shoesAvailable

Additional information

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