2026 John Deere Ag 451E 

2026 John Deere AG 451E

Round After Round

Whether you're working with dry hay or silage, our round balers are designed to meet the demands of your operation. Utilize data to gain valuable insights to maximize the potential of your field, ensuring the highest quality feed for your cattle.

1 Series Round Balers

A revolutionary leap in baler innovation with cutting-edge technology and advanced features. Capture near real-time moisture and weight data which can be stored and analyzed through the John Deere Operations Center.

VM, VR and CR Round Balers

Talking to operators like you, we know three things. Dense, well-shaped bales is a must. Add to that, more power coupled with multi-crop capabilities, fast bale ejection, and an innovative bale wrapping system. They’re the starting point for efficiency and productivity.

Connect Your Whole Operation

Connecting your machines lets you record important data that can help you make better decisions about your machines, your fields, and your operation going forward. Getting started is easy. All you need is a display, a receiver, a JDLink™ Modem, and a free John Deere Operations Center™ account.4

Bale Documentation with John Deere Operations Center™

Monitor and gain insights into your field performance, nutrient-use efficiency, and residue removal with Bale Documentation. By importing your data into Operations Center, you can make informed decisions cutting after cutting, year after year, to improve efficiency in your fields.

Net Lift Assist

Work smarter, not harder. All 1 Series Balers feature the option to include integrated net lift assist, making the loading of net wrap safer and easier.

Net Wrap

John Deere Cover Edge with TamaTec+® and John Deere Edge to Edge with TamaTec+® provide a unique combination of net strength, roll weight, and roll consistency.

GREEN-GARD Hay Preservative

Fresh quality bales are the basis of a successful hay operation. And with John Deere GREEN-GARD hay preservative, you can retain the freshness, color and quality of all types of hay by inhibiting mold growth, heating and spoilage.

G5e Monitor

We packed a lot into our new G5e Display. For one, you get a colorful, easy-to-read 8-inch touchscreen to give you more space for more work details. All in bright, colorful 1080 HD. The G5e gives you clear, insightful data that you can track and adjust on-the-go to get more consistent bales.

Weave Automation

With Weave Automation, baling gets even better. The weaving hitch system allows a +38-degree swing from left to right, allowing for enhanced bale feeding capabilities. Not only does the automation make operation more streamlined, it also enhances feed quality by minimizing contamination of debris introduced by driving over windrows.

Maintenance & Reliability

Genuine and Guaranteed

Your John Deere Dealer offers a comprehensive parts inventory, highly trained service technicians, and the expertise to help you get the most out of your equipment investment. Genuine John Deere agricultural parts installed by an authorized John Deere Dealer carry a 12-month, unlimited-hour warranty including labor. If you prefer to handle repairs yourself, all John Deere parts sold carry a 6-month warranty3.

Round Baler Wear Parts Box

We know the last thing you want to do is make a trip to the dealership. That’s why we developed the Round Baler Wear Parts Box. With 25 of the most common wear parts on the John Deere 8, 9 and Zero Series 6-ft. diameter round balers, you’ll be covered when those maintenance needs arise.

Round Baler

• 16-inch Wider MegaWide™ Classic pickup
• Integrated net lift assist for easier loading of net wrap
• Baler display with customizable user interface
• Spiral rotor with improved feeding capacity

Features may include:

MegaWide™ Classic pickup provides increased feeding capacity

 

The MegaWide Classic pickup is an exclusive update to the 451E round baler feeding system. Providing a wider pickup and a spiral rotor for improved crop feeding and pickup capacity, the MegaWide Classic pickup works to increase baling efficiency.  Features include:

• 32 percent wider pickup (in comparison to the MegaWide pickup)
• 180-cm (71-in.) flare to flare width
• Regular Duty pickup teeth
• Shear Bolt Protection
• Guage Wheel package available
• Optional hydraulic pickup lift cylinder available 

The small-diameter, low-profile pickup allows for good ground gauging and clean crop retrieval.

• Handles large, heavy windrows of hay and high-moisture crops
• Feeds hay directly to the forming chamber to reduce crop loss
• Low-profile pickup minimizes hay lift to reduce chaffing and retain hay quality

Compressor rods are contoured to control hay over the pickup radius for positive feeding. The compressor rack can be adjusted upward or downward to match the volume of material in the windrow and can be easily removed to match crop conditions.

The adjusting crank positions the pickup to the desired operating height to match crop or field conditions.

Automatic electric-tie option using G5e monitor allows for more productivity

The G5e monitor-controller is included with the automatic electric twine tie option and the Edge-to-Edge net wrap option on the 451E Baler. The monitor sounds an alarm for near-full, full, and oversized bales.

• Monitor beeps once to notify the operator to even-up the bale prior to reaching the desired size.
• Monitor beeps twice when the bale reaches the desired size.
  • If the operator continues to feed hay into the baler, the monitor will sound continuously to warn of an oversized bale.
• Bale shape bars are in base on the 451E Round Balers.
• The 451E Round Balers allow for adjustment of twine settings from the cab by using the G5e monitor.
• The number of wraps on the Edge-to-Edge net wrap option on the 451E can be set with the G5e monitor.

The audible level of the monitor can be adjusted.

G5e external speaker

The G5e External Speaker is an optional attachment for G5e displays only.

• Provides increased volume levels for all G5e display notifications
• Assist baling operations in situations with high in-cab noise or for operators with hearing impairments
• Installed externally on harness for easy access
• Omits sound separate from G5e display speaker to increase volume up to 16 percent
• Manually adjust volume by turning front dial left or right

The external speaker device provides increased volume levels for all G5e display notifications. It will omit a sound separate from the G5e display to assist baling operations in situations with high in-cab noise or for operators with hearing impairments. It is installed externally on the harness and can have volume levels changed by manually turning the front dial left or right. Adding the external speaker increases G5e notification volume by 16 percent. The external speaker is optional and is available as an attachment.

Adjustable hitch to match wide array of tractor drawbar heights

The 1 Series Round Balers came standard with an adjustable hitch. This feature allows the hitch height to be adjusted to optimize crop-feeding performance. Due to the wide array of tractor tire sizes and drawbar heights, hitch adjustment may be necessary to get the proper feed opening of the baler. The adjustable hitch eliminates the need for the 51-mm (2-in.) thick tractor drawbar kit (AE57344) because it has a wider opening.

Benefits of the adjustable hitch:

• Ability to match baler to numerous tire sizes
• Allows for drawbar height to fall within 330 mm to 559 mm (13 in. to 22 in.) from the top of the drawbar to the ground
• Eliminates narrow feed opening on the baler which can cause plugging
• Allows pickup head to follow terrain without missing crop

All eight bolts must be used when adjusting the hitch. There are four different positions as shown below:

Vertical forming chamber maintains uniform bale density

As the hay enters the forming chamber from the pickup, belts immediately turn the hay to form a tight, dense core.

Incoming hay then feeds between the bale and the lower gate roll. Hay is tightly compressed into smooth, dense layers as it enters the bale.

Chaffing is greatly reduced to prevent loss and retain hay quality in the bale.

The idler arm rises with bale growth, forcing oil from the hydraulic cylinder through a pressure-relief valve to maintain uniform bale density throughout the bale-forming process.

Exclusive DiamondTough™ belts with plate-type splices

John Deere's 178-mm (7-in.) wide diamond-tread design ensures fast bale starts and grips the bale to prevent slippage and reduce chaffing. The treads are self-cleaning to reduce carryover. The belts are staggered to reduce the loss of fine material and are closely spaced to contain the hay for fast, easy starts.

The belts enclose 91 percent of the bale width to reduce loss of fine material and retain hay quality.

The staggered belt roll design enables any loose hay under or behind the belts to be returned to the pickup and into the baler. This design helps to prevent buildup at the front of the baler, which could cause hay loss and belt or splice damage.

Every baler in the 1 Series Family uses DiamondTough belts. Belts are constructed using a patented triple-weave process of nylon and polyester materials.

They have the strength to handle heavy shock loads and help maintain consistent belt length.

The DiamondTough belts are more puncture and tear resistant than other belts on the market and provide improved belt life and reliability.

Plate-type fasteners

All of the 1 Series Balers use the plate-type fasteners.

This closed-loop design uses a plate fastener with pre-assembled rivets that lock the fasteners into the belt, providing a powerful vice-type grip on the belt.

• The plates and rivets are manufactured from high-tensile stainless steel.
• Strong belt splices mean less maintenance and more productivity.
• The loop area is cold forged, making it extremely wear resistant in the coupling area, resulting in a very long cycle life.
• The spring steel pin is notched and locks into the splice connection without having to bend the pin or use external retainers.