Claas Lexion is a series of combine harvesters, manufactured by Claas in Harsewinkel. An American version called Lexion is produced by Claas Omaha Inc. in the United States.
History The Lexion was presented in 1995. The first model was the Lexion 480. It has a harvesting capacity of of grain per hour and was at that time the most powerful combine harvester in the world. 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 ( diameter and width instead of diameter and 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.
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.
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 . 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). The Lexion 8900 released in 2019 has a MAN D42 engine that matches the Fendt Ideal class 10 combine released in 2020.
Lexion series
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)GrinderGrip in metersEngine power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120)Maximum power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120)Grain hopper capacity in litersLEXION 405APS + 5-button straw walker4,50 — 5,40120 (170)5500LEXION 410APS + 5-button straw walker4,50 — 5,40147 (200)6300LEXION 415APS + 5-button straw walker4,50 — 5,406500LEXION 420APS + 5-button straw walker4,50 — 6,00161 (220)7300LEXION 430 / 430 MontanaAPS + 5-button straw walker5,40 — 6,00176 (240)7800LEXION 440APS + 6-key straw walker5,40 — 6,60184 (250)8100LEXION 450APS + 6-key straw walker5,40 — 6,60205 (275)8600LEXION 460 / 460 Terra Trac *APS + 6-key straw walker6,00 — 7,50220 (300)9600LEXION 470 / 470 MontanaAPS + 2 HYBRID Rotors6,00 — 7,509600LEXION 480 / 480 Terra Trac *APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors6,60 — 9,00294 (400)305 (415)10500Series 500 (2003–2010)GrinderGrip in metersEngine power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120)Maximum power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120)Grain hopper capacity in litersLEXION 510APS + 5-button straw walker5,40 — 6,00173 (235)7300LEXION 520APS + 5-button straw walker5,40 — 6,60203 (276)7800LEXION 530 / 530 MontanaAPS + 5-button straw walker5,40 — 6,60260 (353)8600LEXION 540C / 540APS + 6-key straw walker5,40 — 7,50203 (276) / 230 (313)8100 / 8600LEXION 550 / 550 MontanaAPS + 6-key straw walker6,00 — 7,50258 (351)9600LEXION 560 / 560 Montana / 560 Terra Trac *APS + 6-key straw walker6,60 — 9,00283 (385)10500LEXION 570C / 570 / 570 Montana / 570 Terra Trac *APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors6,60 — 9,00282 (385) / 313 (425)305 (415) / 334 (455)9600 / 10500LEXION 580 / 580 Terra Trac *APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors7,50 bis 10,50340 (462)380 (517)10500LEXION 600 / 600 Terra Trac *APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors7,50 — 12,00390 (530)431 (586)12000Series 600/700 (2010–2012)GrinderGrip in metersEngine power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120)Maximum power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120)Grain hopper capacity in litersLEXION 620APS + 5-button straw walker5,40 — 6,60205 (279)205 (279)7800 / 8600LEXION 630 / 630 MontanaAPS + 5-button straw walker5,40 — 6,60230 (313)249 (339)8600LEXION 640APS + 6-key straw walker6,00 — 7,50205 (279)205 (279)8100 / 8600LEXION 650APS + 6-key straw walker6,00 — 7,50230 (313)249 (339)9600LEXION 660APS + 6-key straw walker6,60 — 7,50261 (355)278 (378)10500LEXION 670 / 670 Montana / 670 Terra Trac *APS + 6-key straw walker6,60 — 9,00287 (390)317 (431)10500LEXION 740APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors6,60 — 7,50287 (390)317 (431)9600LEXION 750 / 750 Montana / 750 Terra Trac *APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors7,50 — 9,00317 (431)343 (466)9600 (Montana) / 10500LEXION 760 / 760 Terra Trac *APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors9,00 — 10,50350 (476)390 (530)10500LEXION 770 / 770 Terra Trac *APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors9,00 — 12,00390 (530)431 (586)12000Series 600/700 Abgasnorm Tier 4 (2013–2019)GrinderGrip in metersEngine power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120)Maximum power in kW (hp) (ECE R 120)Grain hopper capacity in litersLEXION 620APS + 5-button straw walker5,40 — 6,60224 (305)224 (305)8000 / 9000 optionalLEXION 630 / 630 MontanaAPS + 5-button straw walker5,40 — 6,60239 (325)264 (359)9000LEXION 650APS + 6-key straw walker6,00 — 7,50239 (325)264 (359)9000 / 10000 optionalLEXION 660APS + 6-key straw walker6,60 — 7,50269 (366)294 (400)10000 / 11000 optionalLEXION 670 / 670 Montana / 670 Terra Trac *APS + 6-key straw walker6,60 — 9,00305 (415)330 (449)10000(Montana) / 11000LEXION 750 / 750 Terra Trac *APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors7,50 — 9,00305 (415)330 (449)10000LEXION 760 / 760 Montana / 760 Terra Trac *APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors9,00 — 10,50330 (449)360 (490)10000(Montana) / 11000LEXION 770 / 770 Terra Trac *APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors9,00 — 12,00370 (503)405 (551)11500 / 12500 optionalLEXION 780/780 Terra Trac *APS + 2 HYBRID Rotors10,50 — 12,00405 (551)440 (598)12500
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