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520
520 Drawn Flail Shredder Cutters & Shredders from John Deere. Learn about the features, specifications and more for the 520 Drawn Flail Shredder.
  • Front rubber deflectors
  • Heavy-duty gearbox
  • Steel rotor bearings
  • Square rotor designed for superior strength
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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.
Power requirements
Tractor PTO hp range
Minimum 89 kg
120 hp
Tractor RPM
1,000 rpm
Knives
Number of knives
248 side slicer (124 pairs)
Knife dimensions
7.87 x 63.5 mm
0.31 x 2.5 in.
Knife mounting system
Bracket and D-ring
Type
Alloy steel, hardened with vanadium carbide and reversible
Knives overlap
27.18 mm
1.07 in.
Tip speed
224 km/h
139 mph
Rotor
Rotor speed
2,000 rpm
Rotor diameter
Square rotor 17.8 x 17.8 cm
7 x 7 in.
Rotor bearing
Double-row, barrel-type, triple-sealed, 2-year warranty
Bearing size
42.86 mm
1.69 in.
Drivetrain
Belts
Kevlar, 3/5V heavy-duty
PTO drivelines
44.5 and 35.1 mm
1.75 and 1.38 in.
Mainframe
Hitch
Drawn or Integral (Cat. 3 or 3N Quik-Coupler required)
Safety deflector
Rubber deflector
Gauge wheels
4 (Drawn), 2 (Integral); infinitely adjustable
Warning lights
Integral (standard), drawn (optional)
Cutting capacity
Cutting width
6.1 m
20 ft
Cutting height
7.6-25.4 cm
3-10 in.
Dimensions
Transport width
Endwise; drawn 2.39 m
7.83 ft
Integral 6.48 m
21.25 ft
Transport length
Endwise; drawn 7.34 m
24.08 ft
Integral 2.39 m
7.83 ft
Weight
2,268 kg
5,000 lb
Optional equipment
Easy transport
Available
Constant velocity joint driveline
Available
Skid shoes
Available
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