Combines Tracks capacity and service IJ

[2rotorsrule]

I'd advise against it. First of all, if you're worried about service....thats a big deal. Our dealer doesn't know squat about our machine, so their no help at all. Capacity, no better than the new CR, and I say that owning a 480 lexion and having demo'd side by side with a CR 960. CR cab is 15 years ahead of the CAT. We do like Cat engines, and most things seem to be built well. THey still have not figured out their air cleaner. The hopper capacity is short of the CR, and the cylinder is a pain in the neck in wheat or any crop running high RPM's. Once you shut it down and restart you get mega vibration. Also the CAT is harder to set. WE run duals with ours and seems to be good for compaction. Hope this helps

 

[land_Surfer]

I am going on two seasons with my 485R and have had the best luck with this machine than any other make_model previous. Our dealer is excellent to work with and has a very knowledgable field crew and support staff, providing parts and service support virtually 24_7, especially during harvest season. Setting a twin rotor lexion is no problem. Its hybrid design, using both conventional cylinder and twin rotors, allows it to be very flexible in all crops and its capacity is tremedous. I run a 36' MacDon draper in beans and wheat and a 1230 cornhead. We are able to avg. day in day out in all conditions a ground speed of 5.5 mph. With such a consistant harvest speed our productivity level has increased to a level equitable and most times more than when running two 9610's. The APS system in the lexion allows the machine to work as easily in tough green conditions just as it does in easy to thresh dry conditions. Servicing the machines is very simply with very few daily grease points. The engine is extremely easy to work around if warranted and all fluid fill necks are conveniently located. Belt tensioning is also easy with simply ilder designs and belt trouble is virtually nill as long as adequate tension is maintained from proper servicing during the specified intervals. As for the tracks, I was never a big beliver in combine tracks until tried (and bought) a lexion with MTS. The tracks seem to allow for a much smoother ride in rough conditions, excellent (non-slip) traction and the engine runs at a lower % load due to the fact that the MTS doesn't have as high of rolling resistance caused by tire rutting in wet or dry conditions. By all means demo, you never know until you try it.

 

[drohrbough]

You could take a look at the combine that CAT is offering now. The new Challenger series. It is a class 6 (660) or 7 (760) rotor. It is a sister to the New Massey combine. Agco now manufactures them in Hesston Kansas. It comes with the CAT C-9 engine. If you are looking at an affordable, simple, but well thought out machine try one. We just unloaded a 660 today. Going to get to pick some 190bpa corn tomorrow. So far I am very impressed. The cab is well thought out, and these machines have less moving parts and wear items than any other brand. You also don't have to carry around metric wrenches and an electrical_computer engineering degree to work on it. Were every one else keeps adding and adding more things to there machines, the guys at Agco really out did themselves with making this thing as simple and user friendly as possible. Good luck, drohrbough

 

[Yorkshireboy]

580 (here in uk, new big model this year) did 1018 tonnes of wheat in 14.88 hours!! say no more.

 

[deere1010]

I work a a cat dealership in Texas, and we get mixed reviews on them. Now that cat got out of the Ag buissness selling tractors to AGCO and letting Class continue the combine line. We have to order all parts from Class in Germany, cat only stands behind their engines. If you take a cat combine you can see places where they painted over the orginal Class colors. On the other hand I have been told they are very productive machines.

 

[nascarfarmer]

where in texas are you, I am down here in Mustang Cat country, but am from Holt country.

 

[GreenThumb]

The lEXION has part depots in Columbus, IN and Omaha, NE in the US and Winipeg, Manatoba for Canada. The old lEXION's were painted over Claas green, but the new R series is not.

 

[Snowman]

Sounds like you like your 485. We have a 2000 model for sale. Nothing wrong with it just we are more familiar with Case-IH and JD. Thanks, Snowman