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      John Deere 458 vs. Case IH RB554

      3 reasons to buy John Deere 458:

      Sizes

      Tractor mechanism required power of PTO 41 kW and 52.2 kW 21 % less or 11.2 kW

      Press size

      Bale minimum diameter 880 mm and 914.4 mm 4 % less or 34.4 mm
      Bale maximum weight 794 kg and 703.1 kg 11 % more or 90.9 kg

      6 reasons to buy Case IH RB554:

      Press size

      Bale width 1548.4 mm and 1170 mm 24 % more or 378.4 mm
      Bale maximum diameter 1524 mm and 1520 mm 0 % more or 4 mm
      Bale minimum weight 226.8 kg and 499 kg 55 % less or 272.2 kg

      Compression chamber

      Belts number 8 and 6 25 % more or 2

      Baler

      Tines number 144 and 72 50 % more or 72
      Number of rods 6 and 4 33 % more or 2

      Neutral reasons:

      Packaging device

      Twine coils volume 6 and 6

      Compression chamber

      Belt width 18 cm and 17.8 cm

      Baler

      Overall width 1.4 m and 2.2 m
      Tine to tine width 1.2 m and 1.5 m
      Type of lifting crank arm and dual-cam boom

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