CLAAS LEXION honoured at SIMA 2022

With the FARM MACHINE Awards, outstanding innovations in agricultural engineering are honored in the annual alternation of Agritechnica and SIMA. One of the coveted awards went to the latest generation of LEXION combine harvesters from CLAAS. help to reduce input costs.

In the 100th year of its existence, SIMA will take place on a new date in November.

On the first day of the fair, outstanding innovations in agricultural engineering are traditionally honored with the FARM MACHINE Award. CLAAS was able to impress the jury of international trade journalists in the combine harvester category this year with the new LEXION, which was presented to the public in summer 2022.

With four model ranges the LEXION is the spearhead of the CLAAS combine harvester range and is manufactured in Harsewinkel, Germany and in Omaha in the US. The innovations introduced for the 2023 season include a larger cab with a rotating driver’s seat, the new CEMIS 1200 terminal with the new GPS PILOT, performance and crop flow optimization, larger grain tanks and optional additional equipment such as a pivoting spout for the grain tank discharge auger or the variable steering ratio DYNAMIC STEERING. In addition, new CEMOS functionalities are available for process optimization in terms of productivity and efficiency. In Europe, the LEXION 8600 also supplements the product range. “With the LEXION, CLAAS has been setting pioneering accents in combine harvester construction since 1995 and has continued this innovative strength ever since,” explains Jan-Hendrik Mohr, who is responsible for the grain harvesting business area on the CLAAS Group Executive Board. “We are particularly pleased that, after the TRION series was awarded the title of FARM MACHINE 2022, we can now continue this success with the new LEXION. The FARM MACHINE Awards and other awards are an incentive for us to continue to live up to our claim as a benchmark for highperformance combines in the interests of our customers.”

AMAZONE KE 6002-2 Rotamix rotary harrow 6 m folding for solo use

AMAZONE has extended its range of new KE 02 Rotamix rotary harrows by the addition of a foldable 6 m variant. The KE 6002-2 400 Rotamix is approved for tractors up to 400 hp and is characterised particularly by its high output, its good crumbling action and thus its ability to generate fine soil.

With the KE 6002-2-400, AMAZONE is offering a new machine, which has been developed primarily for high work rates. The rotary harrow is very high-performing, thanks to its working width of 6 m. Quick folding to a 3 m transport width also ensures rapid and safe transport between fields. It is designed for solo use and cannot be coupled to a seed rail.

The KE 6002-2-400 rotary harrow with the Rotamix system has four tine carriers per metre working width over which the incoming power is distributed. The trailing tines produce a very good crumb structure, even on heavy soils. The new rotary harrows are therefore very well suited for seedbed preparation, particularly following the plough.

The number of tine carriers permits the use of a smaller spur gear diameter. This has allowed the design of the rotary harrow trough to be very robust, yet very compact and therefore lightweight. The short coupling ensures that the leverage effect on the tractor is reduced, and it therefore has a lesser lifting power requirement than with other rotary harrows.

The tried and tested Quick+Safe system provides the 290 mm tines with an integrated stone release and the tines can be easily exchanged without the need for tools.