

CLAAS Round balers | VARIANT 485-460.

How you benefit:
- ROTO CUT: New 360° 8-mm cutting rotor with 14 blades
- ROTO FEED: Spiral rotor for smoother crop flow
- Heavy Duty design concept: Stronger chains, special knife attachment and ultra-robust rotor
- New patented wrapping process using new feed plate with CLAAS Covered or CLAAS Covered XW wrapping
- Easy-to-use machine for all drivers
- Impressive versatility: ideal for silage, hay or straw

- High drive torque plus belt speeds of up to 3.00 m/s
- PRO cutting floor: operate up to the performance limits
- Bale discharge within six seconds, thanks to fast opening and shutting of the tailgate
- Simple operation with OPERATOR, COMMUNICATOR II or EASY on board1
- 2.35-m pick-up and double-roller crop press, optional
- Extrawide net wrapping optional
- Automatic chain lubrication with 6.30-l lubricant capacity optional
- Available in the COMFORT version
1 Only in combination with selected CLAAS tractors.
Technical data | VARIANT | 485 RC PRO | 465 RC PRO | 480 RF/RC | 460 RF/RC |
Pick-up width | 2.10 | 2.35 (○) | 2.10 | 2.35 (○) |
Crop feed | HD ROTO CUT | HD ROTO CUT | ROTO FEED / ROTO CUT | ROTO FEED / ROTO CUT |
Number of knives | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
One-piece belts | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Soft-core device, pressure and diameter adjustable | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Bale diameter | 0,90-1,80 m | 0.90–1.55 m | 0.90-1.80 m | 0.90–1.55 m |
Control terminal | ||||
OPERATOR | ● | ● | ● | ● |
COMMUNICATOR II | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
ISOBUS cable | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
● Standard ○ Optional

Patented wrapping system.
The completely reworked guiding plate provides even more reliable bale wrapping. The plate is open during baling, then closes during wrapping. It all adds up to an extremely reliable wrapping system.

Extra wide wrapping.
The patented CLAAS COVERED wrapping system provides bale coverage right up to the edge, and the CLAAS COVERED XW system even a few centimetres around it – for a neat, professional-looking end result.

360° rotor for ROTO CUT and HD ROTO CUT.
The new 360° rotor, specifically designed for ROTO CUT and HD ROTO CUT, delivers consistently better-shaped bales, particularly when working with a small swath.

Pick-up clutch.
As in the QUADRANT, the shear bolt has been replaced by a pick-up coupling as standard in all pick-ups with roller crop presses. This allows you to utilise the full power and speed of your press without risking possible shear bolt breakage.

Hydraulically lowered PRO cutting floor.
The cutting floor is fitted with an early warning alarm and automatically adjusts to the crop flow. On the rare occasions when a blockage occurs, you can clear it easily from the cab.

VARIANT COMFORT.
The COMFORT option for the VARIANT 485, 465, 480 and 460 greatly increases the level of comfort for the operator. Some key baler functions, such as tailgate opening and closing, are automatically activated and operated.