VARIANT 500

Well-rounded: intuitive, efficient & top quality. VARIANT.

Whether hay, straw or silage – with the VARIANT round baler you can bale perfectly formed bales at any time of the year. The fully automatic wrapping process, easily accessible wrapping system and new chain lubrication system make the VARIANT your perfect companion for long days in the field.

VARIANT 500

Well-rounded: intuitive, efficient & top quality. VARIANT.

CLAAS Round balers | VARIANT 500.

Highlights.

Extremely fast wrapping with high bale density thanks to innovative CLAAS technology.
Bale hay, straw or silage with just a few clicks thanks to the smart control terminal
New chain lubrication system for a longer drive chain service life
Perfectly and evenly formed bales under all harvesting conditions
Excellent cutting quality for all crops thanks to 360° ACTIVE ROTOR

Intuitive.

Time to look ahead:

Maximum comfort and intuitive handling thanks to an easily accessible wrapping system, a new lubrication system and a smart control terminal with convenient user navigation via a touchscreen.

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Efficient.

You’ve never baled this fast before:

Extremely fast wrapping with high bale density – and just six seconds for bale ejection thanks to innovative technology.

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Top quality.

At your side throughout the harvest year:

Whether you bale hay, straw or silage – the VARIANT guarantees perfectly shaped bales in all harvesting conditions.

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Easy and convenient.

Convenient net wrapping.

The new VARIANT has everything to make net wrapping comfortable and easy. The low height makes it easier for you to load the net roll. You always have the net in view. The new braking system works independently of the net roll size. The net knives are triggered electrically.

High forage quality.

When endurance matters: ROTO CUT Heavy Duty.

The heavy-duty drive concept in the VARIANT 585 and 565 models makes these machines ideal for tough working conditions in silage. This is because of the 8-mm-thick, four-star dual tines, the ultra-robust individual knife guard and knife bracket. Cutting quality therefore remains excellent even in silage.

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Draw on full power.

PRO – the intelligent cutting floor.

A VARIANT equipped with the hydropneumatic PRO cutting floor not only removes blockages, it can also help avoid them in the first place. Capacity utilisation is displayed to the driver, depending on loads, so that they can select the optimum speed to prevent blockages occurring.

Comfortable baling.

Large tyres.

On dry or damp soils, field tracks or roads, the new VARIANT has the right tyres for all your requirements – ranging from 380/55-17, 480/45-17, 500/50-17 F+ and 500/45-22.5 up to 560/45-22.5 for machines with brakes.

Perfect bale start, every time.

A true core competency:  The rotor starts the baling process.

Only from CLAAS: the belts and the chopping rotor turn in opposite directions, allowing the immediate start of the baling process necessary to produce a compact core. The high-speed rotor reaches directly into the bale, forcing the process to start – for each and every bale, and in all conditions.

Specifications.

Model	Bale width (m)	Diameter (m)	Pick-up width (m)	Crop feed	HD Drive	Number of driven rollers	CEMIS 700	ISOBUS cable
585 RC PRO	1.20	0.90-1.80	2.10 or 2.35	RC HD (17 knives)	●	2	●	○
565 RC PRO	1.20	0.90-1.60	2.10 or 2.35	RC HD (17 knives)	●	2	●	○
580 RF/RC	1.20	0.90-1.80	2.10 or 2.35	RC (14 knives) / RF	-	2	●	○
560 RF/RC	1.20	0.90-1.60	2.10 or 2.35	RC (14 knives) / RF	-	2	●	○