TX 560 Krone TX 560 Specifications & Technical Data (2014—2026)

The innovative forage transport wagon

Rated to a gross weight of up to 31 tonnes, the KRONE TX forage transport wagons are designed for the heaviest work. These models boast such innovations as the sloping floor and flared head- and tailboards for greater intake capacities. The large opening at the top reduces the risk of losses and allows for easier filling, while the flared tailboard makes the machine more manoeuvrable. With the wagon being shorter at floor level than at the top, it is easier to avoid collision with fence posts. The articulated drawbar and sloping floor combine to optimize the load in the front area, shifting more weight to the tractor's rear wheels and thus improving traction.

A KRONE exclusive

The bespoke single frame design with the sloping bed at the front reduces the machine's dead weight whilst increasing its payload. Its low centre of gravity provides TX with enormous stability on the slope and when travelling around bends.

Larger load space

Launching the TX range, KRONE introduces a world-first innovation on a forage transport wagon – a sloping chain-and-slat floor. As the floor slopes to the front end, it forms a ‘pocket’, which collects the material that is flowing into the machine during the initial loading phase, thereby increasing the machine's overall capacity and the tractor's rear wheel traction. The low centre of gravity improves the machine's stability on the slope, both when working in the field as well as when travelling at speed on public roads.

The chain tensioner

Perfectly tensioned chains make for a dependable crop feed to the rear and offer a longer service life. These low-maintenance chain tensioners with integral springs are integrated in the front end of the machine where they are easy to operate and service.

Four chains

Two chain-and-slat floors ensure the material is unloaded smoothly and fast. Each of the four high-tensile and short-linked round steel chains are rated to a break load of 23 tonnes to advance at fastest speeds of up to 34 m/min. The box section chain slats provide an excellent grip on the material and a positive feed.

Unloading in less than a minute

Using chains to drive the chain-and-slat floor offers the advantage of unloading huge masses of material in a minimum of time. The extra strong and low-maintenance 1 1/4" chain runs in plastic rails inside the frame and is extremely durable.

Convenient

The flared tailboard makes for easy filling. The machine is shorter at floor level than at the top, which is a great boon when turning into narrow gates.

Quick unloading

The powerful floor driveline advances the floor chains at 34 m/min, so the machine takes less than a minute to unload. A TX is a true productivity booster.

Harvesting faster

Featuring a sloping floor for extra volume and a single frame for a higher payload, the KRONE TX 460 and TX 560 are true forage specialists that add efficiency to your forage chain. A KRONE TX saves time and money.

Pump it out

The TX460/TX560 tailboard opens wide, and the double chain-and-slat floor advances at a rate of 34 m/min, unloading large masses of crop smoothly and in no time at all.

Reaping success

The first step in making quality silage is to spread the material in a perfect mat on the clamp. The two discharge rollers on TX 460 D and TX 560 D unload the crop layer by layer, forming uniform mats for easy rolling. The powerful rollers are tuned to the advancing speed of the chain-and-slat floor. The assembly can easily be removed when not required for a specific job.

Quick fitting / removal

The discharge rollers on the KRONE TX 460 D and TX 560 D models are easy and quick to remove as a single assembly.

Effective material discharge

The mobile ejector wall at the front inclines and pushes the material until it topples, supporting the chain-and-slat floor in emptying the wagon fast and cleanly. It also prevents the crop face from tipping over to the front, thus eliminating the need for the usual extra sweep.

Robust

A 450 mm (1'6") ground clearance, lots of stanchions and extremely strong trapezoidal sheets make these wagons robust and heavy-duty equipment.

Wide access door

Those TX models that feature discharge rollers come with a door on one side which is accessed via a foldable ladder. The wide door offers convenient access to the load area for easier cleanout.

Discharge rollers

The TX 460 D and 560 D models have two discharge rollers as standard equipment. The large 450 mm (1'6") diameter rollers have grippy teeth in a spiral arrangement that spread the material uniformly and effectively across the full width.

The heavy-duty driveline

The rotors are driven via the same sprocket that also drives the floor chains. The robust 1" chains transfer the full power to the discharge rollers and benefit from spring-loaded chain tensioners for smooth and dependable operation.

Fully protected

The direct driveline to the discharge rollers warrants dependable efficiency during the unloading process. The main driveshaft has an integral overload clutch that protects the rotors and allows even faster unloading.

Simple and effective

When the tailboard opens, the hydraulic mobile wall inclines, working in conjunction with the chain-and-slat floor to eject the load. As soon as the tailgate closes, the spring-loaded wall resumes its vertical position.

Interior light

An optional and effective wall-mounted LED light illuminates the entire load area. The light is switched from the tractor's light control panel.

The crop in figures

The weight of the crop is read out on the display screen that comes with the optional weighing system. The weight of the unloaded crop is determined by the difference between the weight of loaded material and that of the material left on the machine.

Self-explanatory and practical

A good user interface stands out for its clear and logical layout and menu. The system must be plausible and easy to use. The control units on the KRONE TX forage transport wagons meet all these requirements. Besides, a base specification TX requires no electronic system and no control box, because it is solely and simply operated via the tractor's hydraulic spools. Should you wish to specify optional equipment, such as the electronic weighing system or electronic axle steering, you can easily control these systems from a control box – either the Delta terminal, the CCI 200 ISOBUS terminal or the existing ISOBUS terminal on the tractor.

Delta terminal

The Delta terminal is a requirement for the electronic weighing system and the electronic forced steering system. The backlit digital display screen provides an excellent overview of all machine functions. The operator can also choose to switch the optional work lights from this control box.

CCI 200 ISOBUS terminal

This operator terminal not only comprises all the functions that are available from our Delta control unit but is also compatible with third-party ISOBUS equipment. The keys benefit from active backlighting for enhanced operator convenience at night.

ISOBUS tractor terminal

If your tractor has an ISOBUS compatible head unit, you can use that as a full substitute for the CCI 200 terminal.

Level gauges

The pressure gauges indicate the current filling level. The gauges read out the pressure inside the cylinder on the articulated drawbar and inside the levelling rams on the axles. The filling level helps determine the weight of the crop.

Electronic weighing system

The optional electronic weighing system uses sensor pins inside the drawbar and on the tandem/tridem axles that feature hydraulic levelling. The crop weight is the aggregate result of the load readings on the drawbar and axles.

Double safety

The TX has two standard rear lights and a pivoting underride guard. This level of specification is standard on commercial trailers.

Great visibility

Additional rear combination lights including turn indicator light, rear light and brake light are mounted at the top of the tailboard for high visibility and early warning when making a turn.

Full adaptation

The axles provide for generous travel, distributing the load uniformly to the rear and front wheels at all times. They also offer excellent climbing and running on steep clamps.

Maximum stability

The oil flows from the cylinder on the front wheel to the cylinder on the rear wheel and vice versa to compensate for undulations. The concept of using a separate oil circuit on each side of the machine but within the same axle assembly cuts out any risk of rolling and maintains the body level at all times.

On the road of success

Large wheels and high sides pose high demands on a forage wagon's running gear. The caster-steer and forced-steer tandem axles offer hydraulic levelling to cater for all requirements and situations. Each assembly offers maximum roll stability during travel at speed and around bends. More than that, they provide great stability on the slope. These axles offer a maximum of safety and operator comfort.

Best straight travel

The cam discs on the stub axles are locked relative to the current load to give a maximum of road stability and safe turning. Deflection forces are lowest on the empty machine.

Soft on the sward

The axle steering system is standard specification. Treading softly on the grass and pulling light in turns, the rear wheels are steered to reduce the wear on the tyres and the strain on the running gear.

Flotation tyres

A choice of different treads and carcasses is available for the tandem axle tyres to provide the right match for every situation.

The brakes

The TX 460 and TX 560 models are fitted with a standard dual-line air brake system. The hydraulic load-sensitive proportional valve controls the brake pressure relative to the load. The hydraulic brake system is an option in certain markets.

Enhanced operational dependability

The optional electronic EBS brake system comprises ALB, ABS and RSS functions. The roll stability system intervenes by braking in a hazard situation, preventing TX from rollover when managing narrow bends at speed. All functions interact to provide safe operation.

Caster-steer axles

The TX 460 tandem-axle model is specified with standard caster-steer wheels that can be locked for shunting and clamping.

Hydraulic forced steering

The tandem axle TX 460 has hydraulic forced steering as an option whereas this is standard equipment on the TX 560 tridem model. The system acts on the rear wheels on the tandem axle and on the front and rear wheels on tridem axles. The forced steering system offers a number of benefits: it stays activated when the machine is reversing; it takes out some of the pushing power that is necessary to make a turn; it also reduces the load on the running gear as well as optimizes the machine's running at speed. The system is controlled via the tractor's standard ball hitch and the master cylinder on the drawbar. A tridem axle assembly is steered by two master cylinders.

The base specification controls

A base specification TX is operated solely from the tractor's spools which operate the tailboard, the articulated drawbar, the caster-steer tandem axle lock and the tridem lift axle. The optional ejector wall is controlled via the circuit that operates the tailgate whilst the optional crop covers require an additional double-acting spool.