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      John Deere 558 vs. Hesston 946 Auto Looping

      5 reasons to buy John Deere 558:

      Sizes

      Tractor mechanism required power of PTO 41 kW and 48.5 kW 15 % less or 7.5 kW

      Press size

      Bale minimum weight 658 kg and 794 kg 17 % less or 136 kg
      Bale width 1570 mm and 1182 mm 25 % more or 388 mm

      Compression chamber

      Belts number 8 and 6 Laced or infinite 25 % more or 2

      Baler

      Tines number 96 and 48 dual 50 % more or 48

      4 reasons to buy Hesston 946 Auto Looping:

      Press size

      Bale maximum weight 907 kg and 794 kg 12 % more or 113 kg
      Bale minimum diameter 813 mm and 890 mm 9 % less or 77 mm
      Bale maximum diameter 1829 mm and 1520 mm 17 % more or 309 mm

      Packaging device

      Twine coils volume 8 and 6 25 % more or 2

      Neutral reasons:

      Sizes

      Dimensional length 3610 mm and 3768 mm
      Overall width 2670 mm and 2604 mm
      Headroom 2600 mm and 2921 mm
      Weight 1955 kg and 2703 kg

      Packaging device

      System type Electric and Automatic, hydraulically driven

      Compression chamber

      Belt width 18 cm and 17.8 cm

      Baler

      Number of rods 4 and 4
      Type of lifting crank arm and electro-hydraulic
      Overall width 1.8 m and 2 m
      Tine to tine width 1.6 m and 1.5 m

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      Sizes

      1. Dimensional length 3610 mm 1. Dimensional length 3768 mm
      2. Overall width 2670 mm 2. Overall width 2604 mm
      3. Headroom 2600 mm 3. Headroom 2921 mm