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Claas Lexion is a series of combine harvesters, manufactured by Claas in Harsewinkel. An American version called Lexion was produced by Claas Omaha Inc. in the United States.

History

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The Lexion was presented in 1995. The first model was the Lexion 480. It has a harvesting capacity of 40 tonnes (39 long tons; 44 short tons) of grain per hour and was at that time the most powerful combine harvester in the world.[1] The Lexion 480 had the same accelerator drum in front of the threshing drum as the Claas Mega, but it came with a bigger threshing drum (600 mm [24 in] diameter and 1,700 mm [67 in] width instead of 450 mm [18 in] diameter and 1,580 mm [62 in] width). Instead of the straw walkers, the Lexion 480 had two separation rotors installed. As a result, the unit ran smoothly and the throughput was much higher than in a conventional straw-walker machine.[2]

From 1999, Claas worked with the US agricultural and construction machinery manufacturer Caterpillar and sold the Lexion combines in North America under the CAT brand. In 2002, Claas took over 50% of the joint venture with Caterpillar and the combine harvester production in the United States. The harvesters produced there were then still marketed as CAT Lexion.[3]

At the 2005 Agritechnica exhibition, Claas presented the Lexion 600, with a cutting width of up to 12 m (39.37 feet), a grain tank capacity of 12,000 liters (330 Bushels) and a performance up to 60,000 kilograms per hour (130,000 lb/h).[4] This was again the most powerful combine harvester in the world. In 2010, Claas presented the Lexion 700. In 2013, Claas introduced new emission standards (Tier 4).[5] The Lexion 8900 released in 2019 has a 581-kilowatt (779 hp) MAN D42 engine that matches the Fendt Ideal 10,000-kilogram (22,000 lb) class 10 combine released in 2020.[6]

Lexion series

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  • 400 series (two separation rotors)
  • 500 series (six straw walkers)
  • 600 series (six straw walkers)
  • 700 series (two separation rotors)
  • 5000 series (five straw walkers)
  • 6000 series (six straw walkers)
  • 7000 series (two separation rotors)
  • 8000 series (two separation rotors)
Series 400 (1996—2003) Grinder Grip in meters Engine power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120) Maximum power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120) Grain hopper capacity in liters
LEXION 405 APS + 5-button straw walker 4,50 — 5,40 120 (170) 5500
LEXION 410 APS + 5-button straw walker 4,50 — 5,40 147 (200) 6300
LEXION 415 APS + 5-button straw walker 4,50 — 5,40 6500
LEXION 420 APS + 5-button straw walker 4,50 — 6,00 161 (220) 7300
LEXION 430 / 430 Montana APS + 5-button straw walker 5,40 — 6,00 176 (240) 7800
LEXION 440 APS + 6-key straw walker 5,40 — 6,60 184 (250) 8100
LEXION 450 APS + 6-key straw walker 5,40 — 6,60 205 (275) 8600
LEXION 460 / 460 Terra Trac * APS + 6-key straw walker 6,00 — 7,50 220 (300) 9600
LEXION 470 / 470 Montana APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 6,00 — 7,50 9600
LEXION 480 / 480 Terra Trac * APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 6,60 — 9,00 294 (400) 305 (415) 10500
Series 500 (2003—2010) Grinder Grip in meters Engine power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120) Maximum power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120) Grain hopper capacity in liters
LEXION 510 APS + 5-button straw walker 5,40 — 6,00 173 (235) 7300
LEXION 520 APS + 5-button straw walker 5,40 — 6,60 203 (276) 7800
LEXION 530 / 530 Montana APS + 5-button straw walker 5,40 — 6,60 260 (353) 8600
LEXION 540C / 540 APS + 6-key straw walker 5,40 — 7,50 203 (276) / 230 (313) 8100 / 8600
LEXION 550 / 550 Montana APS + 6-key straw walker 6,00 — 7,50 258 (351) 9600
LEXION 560 / 560 Montana / 560 Terra Trac * APS + 6-key straw walker 6,60 — 9,00 283 (385) 10500
LEXION 570C / 570 / 570 Montana / 570 Terra Trac * APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 6,60 — 9,00 282 (385) / 313 (425) 305 (415) / 334 (455) 9600 / 10500
LEXION 580 / 580 Terra Trac * APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 7,50 bis 10,50 340 (462) 380 (517) 10500
LEXION 600 / 600 Terra Trac * APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 7,50 — 12,00 390 (530) 431 (586) 12000
Series 600/700 (2010—2012) Grinder Grip in meters Engine power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120) Maximum power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120) Grain hopper capacity in liters
LEXION 620 APS + 5-button straw walker 5,40 — 6,60 205 (279) 205 (279) 7800 / 8600
LEXION 630 / 630 Montana APS + 5-button straw walker 5,40 — 6,60 230 (313) 249 (339) 8600
LEXION 640 APS + 6-key straw walker 6,00 — 7,50 205 (279) 205 (279) 8100 / 8600
LEXION 650 APS + 6-key straw walker 6,00 — 7,50 230 (313) 249 (339) 9600
LEXION 660 APS + 6-key straw walker 6,60 — 7,50 261 (355) 278 (378) 10500
LEXION 670 / 670 Montana / 670 Terra Trac * APS + 6-key straw walker 6,60 — 9,00 287 (390) 317 (431) 10500
LEXION 740 APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 6,60 — 7,50 287 (390) 317 (431) 9600
LEXION 750 / 750 Montana / 750 Terra Trac * APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 7,50 — 9,00 317 (431) 343 (466) 9600 (Montana) / 10500
LEXION 760 / 760 Terra Trac * APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 9,00 — 10,50 350 (476) 390 (530) 10500
LEXION 770 / 770 Terra Trac * APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 9,00 — 12,00 390 (530) 431 (586) 12000
Series 600/700 Abgasnorm Tier 4 (2013-2019) Grinder Grip in meters Engine power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120) Maximum power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120) Grain hopper capacity in liters
LEXION 620 APS + 5-button straw walker 5,40 — 6,60 224 (305) 224 (305) 8000 / 9000 optional
LEXION 630 / 630 Montana APS + 5-button straw walker 5,40 — 6,60 239 (325) 264 (359) 9000
LEXION 650 APS + 6-key straw walker 6,00 — 7,50 239 (325) 264 (359) 9000 / 10000 optional
LEXION 660 APS + 6-key straw walker 6,60 — 7,50 269 (366) 294 (400) 10000 / 11000 optional
LEXION 670 / 670 Montana / 670 Terra Trac * APS + 6-key straw walker 6,60 — 9,00 305 (415) 330 (449) 10000(Montana) / 11000
LEXION 750 / 750 Terra Trac * APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 7,50 — 9,00 305 (415) 330 (449) 10000
LEXION 760 / 760 Montana / 760 Terra Trac * APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 9,00 — 10,50 330 (449) 360 (490) 10000(Montana) / 11000
LEXION 770 / 770 Terra Trac * APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 9,00 — 12,00 370 (503) 405 (551) 11500 / 12500 optional
LEXION 780/780 Terra Trac * APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors 10,50 — 12,00 405 (551) 440 (598) 12500

References

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  1. ^ "History of Claas". Claas. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Modern Testing Technology for CLAAS Combine Harvesters". Hoerbiger. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. ^ Orlemann, Eric C. (2000). Caterpillar chronicle : the history of the world's greatest earthmovers. St. Paul, Minn.: Motorbooks International. p. 149. ISBN 0760306672.
  4. ^ "Claas: High-horsepower Xerions revealed at Agritechnica". Whats new in Agriculture. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  5. ^ "New CLAAS LEXION and ARION make Ploughing Match debut". Machine Shift. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  6. ^ Adam Clarke (24 July 2019). "Video: Claas launches biggest-ever Lexion combine – the 790hp 8900". Farmers Weekly. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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