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CLAAS LEXION combine harvesters: for extreme weather conditions.

Johann Rieve's farm lies on the Baltic Coast in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In this location the farmer has to deal with frequently changing weather conditions. He needs machines that won't let him down. So he relies on the CLAAS LEXION. A combine harvester designed to perform consistently under all conditions. The LEXION is more than a machine – it is a reliable and versatile partner in the field. From short set-up times between crops to modular assistance systems: each function is designed to maximise operating time and harvesting speed. Johann Rieve chose the LEXION because it is comfortable, reliable and always ready for action.

05.12.2024

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Business/farm profile

Johann Rieve, LDM Rieve GbR
Location: Prohn, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
Type of farm: arable and dairy
Farm size: 3,900 ha
Crops: oilseed rape, wheat, barley, sugar beet, maize silage

Machines:

2x LEXION 8900
2x LEXION 770

LEXION combine harvesters from CLAAS.

More than a machine.

Extreme weather conditions require large, efficient machines.

For Johann Rieve, there are some advantages to farming on the Baltic coast. The climate conditions are ideal for growing cereals and rapeseed, and the soil is easy to work. But it's not all rosy. "The weather conditions are always more extreme here," he explains. "Heavy rainfall and dry spells in early summer shorten the time frames for fieldwork. We depend on larger, more efficient machines to make optimum use of these short windows of opportunity." This is where his CLAAS LEXION combine harvesters with VARIO cutterbar come into play. For him, they are more than just machines.

"The demands made on combine harvesters have risen enormously in recent years."

Johann RieveLDM Rieve GbR

Rieve has been using claass.sbsbine harvesters since 1995.

Johann Rieve has seen for himself how the performance of the LEXION has steadily increased from one generation to the next. After all, he has been using the high-performance claass.sbsbine harvester since it was first launched in 1995. Today he deploys two LEXION 770 and two newly acquired LEXION 8900 in his fields. Combined with the powerful, rugged VARIO 1230 cutterbar. "The fields are bigger, the timeframes shorter, but the number of machines on the field remains the same," he concludes.

Continuously improving separation efficiency.

For Johann Rieve, the LEXION is more than a machine – it stands for steady throughput capacity under all operating conditions, durability, reliability and high seasonal performance. He is particularly impressed by continuous improvements to separation efficiency in recent years.

At work on Johann Rieve's farm.

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Rieve uses CEMOS AUTOMATIC.

He is particularly impressed by features such as CEMOS AUTOMATIC, which optimises the machine settings, and the CRUISE PILOT, which maintains the ideal harvesting speed at all times. These functions can be conveniently operated in the CEBIS. Johann Rieve also rates the powerful motors, which deliver sufficient output to spread the straw effectively even under adverse conditions. "Distributing the straw is not that easy in our coastal location due to the strong side wind," he grins. "But the LEXION copes admirably."

LEXION 8000/7000

The LEXION model series with the APS SYNFLOW HYBRID threshing system offers suitable models with high throughput for an extremely wide range of conditions.