<div class="accordion-wrap"><div class="accordion2_component"><div class="accordion2_top"><div class="text-size-medium text-weight-bold">Protect your crop with conditioner options to fit your needs</div><div class="accordion2_icon w-embed"><svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M25.3333 15.667V16.3336C25.3333 16.7018 25.0349 17.0003 24.6667 17.0003H17V24.667C17 25.0351 16.7015 25.3336 16.3333 25.3336H15.6667C15.2985 25.3336 15 25.0351 15 24.667V17.0003H7.3333C6.96511 17.0003 6.66663 16.7018 6.66663 16.3336V15.667C6.66663 15.2988 6.96511 15.0003 7.3333 15.0003H15V7.33365C15 6.96546 15.2985 6.66699 15.6667 6.66699H16.3333C16.7015 6.66699 17 6.96546 17 7.33365V15.0003H24.6667C25.0349 15.0003 25.3333 15.2988 25.3333 15.667Z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></div></div><div style="width: 1118px; height: 0px;" class="accordion2_bottom"><div class="margin-bottom margin-small"><div><div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/r4g066917_c400_moco.jpg" alt="C400 Mower-Conditioner"> <span class="caption">C400 Mower-Conditioner</span> </div> </div> <p>Achieving the right conditioning action can significantly reduce dry down time. That means less time needed to cure, maintaining optimum feed values, and preventing leaf loss in legumes. Hay and forage producers have a wide variety of crops and conditions. That’s why John Deere mower-conditioners offer four different conditioners. </p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Conditioning reduces the time required for dry down</li> <li>Multiple conditioner options match a wide variety of crop types</li> <li>Faster dry down can increase nutrients retained in harvested crops</li> <li>Suitable for traditional dry hay or haylage operations</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Conditioner types include:</p> <ul> <li>Impeller – ideal for light-stemmed grasses and alfalfa that respond well to scuffing of the stems</li> <li>Urethane – a soft roll that provides excellent performance in legumes and grasses</li> <li>V10 steel – increased crimping for faster dry down and improved wear life</li> <li>Tri-Lobe™ conditioner – a premium, patented roll system that uses a chevron design to crimp and crush</li> </ul></div></div></div></div><div class="accordion2_component"><div class="accordion2_top"><div class="text-size-medium text-weight-bold">Reduced maintenance and proven cutterbar reliability with 5-year coverage</div><div class="accordion2_icon w-embed"><svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M25.3333 15.667V16.3336C25.3333 16.7018 25.0349 17.0003 24.6667 17.0003H17V24.667C17 25.0351 16.7015 25.3336 16.3333 25.3336H15.6667C15.2985 25.3336 15 25.0351 15 24.667V17.0003H7.3333C6.96511 17.0003 6.66663 16.7018 6.66663 16.3336V15.667C6.66663 15.2988 6.96511 15.0003 7.3333 15.0003H15V7.33365C15 6.96546 15.2985 6.66699 15.6667 6.66699H16.3333C16.7015 6.66699 17 6.96546 17 7.33365V15.0003H24.6667C25.0349 15.0003 25.3333 15.2988 25.3333 15.667Z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></div></div><div style="width: 1118px; height: 0px;" class="accordion2_bottom"><div class="margin-bottom margin-small"><div><div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/r4f109784_cutterbar.jpg" alt="John Deere cutterbar with individual modules"> <span class="caption">John Deere cutterbar with individual modules</span> </div> </div> <p>John Deere's patented design cutterbar is made from individual, diagonal-cut modules, making serviceability easy. Each module can be removed for service individually, leaving the remaining cutterbar modules attached to the frame. </p> <ul> <li>Nodular iron modules are highly resistant to impact damage</li> <li>Large, heavy-duty idler gears reduce driveline speed and wear</li> <li>Shear hub protection minimizes cost and decreases repair time in the field</li> <li>Gauge shoes provide accurate control of cut height and protect cutterbar</li> <li>Low-profile cutterbar allows the operator to cut at a flatter angle for improved cut quality and reduced wear on components</li> <li>Common oil bath keeps internal components lubricated and reduce oil-level checkpoints</li> </ul> <p>Because John Deere is confident in the reliability, every mower conditioner includes a 5-year warranty on cutterbar components. This gives you peace of mind knowing that if you do experience a warrantable failure, your machine is backed through your experienced, local John Deere dealer.</p> <div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/r4f109787_shear_hub.jpg" alt="Shear hub"> <span class="caption">Shear hub</span> </div> </div> <p>Each cutting disk is attached to a shear hub (driver) on the splined pinion gear. Power to the disk is interrupted when the driver shears to protect the internal components of the cutterbar. Damage is limited to exposed components and does not require disassembly of the cutting modules.</p> <ul> <li>Reduces damage to the cutterbar and driveline components</li> <li>Improved uptime with limited disassembly required</li> </ul> <p> </p> <div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/gauge_shoe.jpg" alt="Gauge shoe"> <span class="caption">Gauge shoe</span> </div> </div> <p>The gauge shoe setting determines the height of the crop stubble, but also prevents the majority of the cutterbar from being in constant contact with abrasive soils and rocks. The S250, S300, S350, C300, C350, and C400 have three height adjustments on the gauge shoe. The C450 and C500 come from the factory with six adjustments. Through service attachments, gauge shoe extensions are available to increase the number of adjustments if there is a need for higher stubble height.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="accordion2_component"><div class="accordion2_top"><div class="text-size-medium text-weight-bold">Save time with quick-change knives</div><div class="accordion2_icon w-embed"><svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M25.3333 15.667V16.3336C25.3333 16.7018 25.0349 17.0003 24.6667 17.0003H17V24.667C17 25.0351 16.7015 25.3336 16.3333 25.3336H15.6667C15.2985 25.3336 15 25.0351 15 24.667V17.0003H7.3333C6.96511 17.0003 6.66663 16.7018 6.66663 16.3336V15.667C6.66663 15.2988 6.96511 15.0003 7.3333 15.0003H15V7.33365C15 6.96546 15.2985 6.66699 15.6667 6.66699H16.3333C16.7015 6.66699 17 6.96546 17 7.33365V15.0003H24.6667C25.0349 15.0003 25.3333 15.2988 25.3333 15.667Z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></div></div><div style="width: 1118px; height: 0px;" class="accordion2_bottom"><div class="margin-bottom margin-small"><div><div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/quick_change_knives.jpg" alt="Quick-change knives"> <span class="caption">Quick-change knives</span> </div> </div> <p>Having sharp knives on your machine is critical to harvesting all your crop and leaving a clean-cut field. Changing dull or bent knives is no longer a time-consuming job with the John Deere quick-change knife (QCK) system. There are no worries about having an impact or air compressor to change out the bolts. Simply insert the QCK tool into the disk and press down. The knives can be swapped out in seconds.</p> <ul> <li>Reduce time to change knives by more than 50 percent over the bolted system</li> <li>Kits are available to retrofit most 600, 800, and 900 Series Mower-Conditioners</li> </ul></div></div></div></div><div class="accordion2_component"><div class="accordion2_top"><div class="text-size-medium text-weight-bold">Quickly prepare the mower-conditioner for transport</div><div class="accordion2_icon w-embed"><svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M25.3333 15.667V16.3336C25.3333 16.7018 25.0349 17.0003 24.6667 17.0003H17V24.667C17 25.0351 16.7015 25.3336 16.3333 25.3336H15.6667C15.2985 25.3336 15 25.0351 15 24.667V17.0003H7.3333C6.96511 17.0003 6.66663 16.7018 6.66663 16.3336V15.667C6.66663 15.2988 6.96511 15.0003 7.3333 15.0003H15V7.33365C15 6.96546 15.2985 6.66699 15.6667 6.66699H16.3333C16.7015 6.66699 17 6.96546 17 7.33365V15.0003H24.6667C25.0349 15.0003 25.3333 15.2988 25.3333 15.667Z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></div></div><div style="width: 1118px; height: 0px;" class="accordion2_bottom"><div class="margin-bottom margin-small"><div><h5>Overview</h5> <div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/r4g067062_c400_in_transport.jpg" alt="C400 in transport"> <span class="caption">C400 in transport</span> </div> </div> <p>An advantage John Deere has over most competitors is that the mower-conditioners transport directly behind the tractor at nearly the same width as its cut. Operators can transition from road to field configuration and back again quickly and easily.</p> <ul> <li>Quickly move between fields when road transport is required</li> <li>Minimize transport dimensions for improved narrow road transport</li> </ul> <div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/side_pull_model_in_transport.jpg" alt="Side-pull model in transport position"> <span class="caption">Side-pull model in transport position</span> </div> </div> <p>Side-pull models (S250, S300, and S350) have the tongue positioned in the center of the frame and drivelines that enter from the top to improve transport width.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="accordion2_component"><div class="accordion2_top"><div class="text-size-medium text-weight-bold">Minimize dry down time with proper windrow formation</div><div class="accordion2_icon w-embed"><svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M25.3333 15.667V16.3336C25.3333 16.7018 25.0349 17.0003 24.6667 17.0003H17V24.667C17 25.0351 16.7015 25.3336 16.3333 25.3336H15.6667C15.2985 25.3336 15 25.0351 15 24.667V17.0003H7.3333C6.96511 17.0003 6.66663 16.7018 6.66663 16.3336V15.667C6.66663 15.2988 6.96511 15.0003 7.3333 15.0003H15V7.33365C15 6.96546 15.2985 6.66699 15.6667 6.66699H16.3333C16.7015 6.66699 17 6.96546 17 7.33365V15.0003H24.6667C25.0349 15.0003 25.3333 15.2988 25.3333 15.667Z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></div></div><div style="width: 1118px; height: 0px;" class="accordion2_bottom"><div class="margin-bottom margin-small"><div><div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/r4g067380_c400_windrow_formation.jpg" alt="C400 windrow formation"> <span class="caption">C400 windrow formation</span> </div> </div> <p>Windrow formation is the final step of mower-conditioner functionality. Proper windrow formation is critical to reducing dry down times for dry hay and haylage or providing consistent chopping speeds and cut lengths for forage harvesting applications.</p> <p> </p> <p>Characteristics of a quality windrow include:</p> <ul> <li>Consistent volume of crop throughout the windrow</li> <li>No clumping of material that can lead to inconsistent dry down</li> <li>Square shoulder and even edges</li> </ul> <p>Sized to the width of the harvesting equipment or spread wide to allow for maximum exposure</p> <p> </p> <p>John Deere mower-conditioners allow you to customize windrows to match your needs.</p> <ul> <li>Crop quality is maintained for higher feed value.</li> <li>Windrow width can be matched to harvesting equipment.</li> <li>Spread crop wide to maximize exposure (up to 337.8 cm [133 in.] with a properly equipped C400), further reducing dry down times.</li> </ul> <div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/s_models_swath_board_adjustment.jpg" alt="S models - swath board adjustment"> <span class="caption">S models - swath board adjustment</span> </div> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/c_models_swath_board_adjustment.jpg" alt="C models - swath board adjustment"> <span class="caption">C models - swath board adjustment</span> </div> </div> <p>Adjustable swath boards help direct crop coming through the conditioner assembly, providing a quick adjustment to windrow width.</p> <ul> <li>No tools required for easy in-field adjustments</li> <li>Used to make large adjustments to windrow width</li> </ul> <div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/forming_vanes.jpg" alt="Forming vanes mounted to swath board"> <span class="caption">Forming vanes mounted to swath board</span> </div> </div> <p>0 Series Mower-Conditioners come standard with forming vanes on the swath board when available. Previously referred to as a wide swath kit, the forming vanes allow the mower-conditioner to increase windrow widths up to 25 percent and can be used to further customize windrow formation to match crop conditions.</p> <ul> <li>Install all vanes directing crop flow outward to provide the widest windrow and fastest curing</li> <li>Use vanes to direct heavy crop flow for more even distribution and consistent drying</li> <li>When not in use, forming vanes can be stored on the machine for easy access</li> </ul> <p> </p> <div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/r4g067800_c400_wide_windrow.jpg" alt="C400 wide windrow"> <span class="caption">C400 wide windrow</span> </div> </div> <p>The C400 produced the widest windrow when tested against a competitive machine, providing a windrow of conditioned alfalfa that was over 337.8 cm (133 in.). This was over 84 percent of the cut width for the C400 compared to 72 percent for the competition.</p> <div class="seccion-images"> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/r4f104757_c500_narrow.jpg" alt="C500 narrow forming shield position"> <span class="caption">C500 narrow forming shield position</span> </div> <div> <img src="https://salesmanual.deere.com/customer/sales/salesmanual/images/NA/hay_forage/features_attachment/c_s_series/r4f104756_c500_wide.jpg" alt="C500 wide forming shield position"> <span class="caption">C500 wide forming shield position</span> </div> </div> <p>Forming shields allow fine-tuning of the windrow width. This can allow you to easily match the windrow to your tractor’s tire spacing and prevent driving on cut and conditioned crop.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>No tools required for easy in-field adjustments</li> <li>Allow the operator to fine-tune the windrow width to match equipment and dry-down needs</li> <li>Operator can easily set windrow width as required because of changes in crop type, conditions, and operating speed</li> </ul></div></div></div></div></div>
