LEXION 8900.

More than a machine: 
Real stories.

Real results.

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 canola, 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 headers, come into play. For him, they are more than just machines.

Rieve has been using CLAAS combine 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 CLAAS combine harvester since it was first launched in 1995. Today he uses two older LEXION 770 machines and two newly acquired LEXION 8900 combines with rugged VARIO 1230 headers. "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 offers steady throughput under all operating conditions, durability, reliability, and high performance throughout the season. He is particularly impressed by the continuous improvements to separation efficiency in recent years.

Rieve uses CEMOS AUTOMATIC.

Johann Rieve is particularly impressed with LEXION combine features such as CEMOS AUTOMATIC, which optimizes machine settings, and CRUISE PILOT, which maintains an ideal harvesting speed at all times. These functions are controlled through the easy-to-use CEBIS display. Rieve also rates the powerful residue management system high on his list, which evenly distributes straw 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 easily compensates for the strong gusts."