July 11, 2007
Claas – Lexion 570
Practical test: Claas Lexion 570 combine harvester Celebrating its tenth birthday in 2005, the Claas Lexion line continues to account for a significant percentage of the European combine market.
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Combine harvesters
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of combine harvesters.
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July 21, 2004
Case IH – Axial-Flow AFX8010
Driving impression: Case IH Axial-Flow AFX8010 combine harvester Going with the Flow Case IH has struggled to maintain its high-output Axial-Flow image in recent years largely due to competition from other rotary monsters: The 2300s…
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December 21, 2003
Claas Lexion 500 combines
Driving impression: With the Lexion heading into its ninth year, many had argued that it was time for Claas to give its combine family a bit of a tweak. Which is precisely what the harvester…
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October 21, 2003
Case IH Axial-Flow 2388 X-Clusive:
Driving impression: More engine power and a different rotor are just two of the extra features that appear on the latest generation of Case IH Axial-Flow models. There’s also a new unit in the launch…
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March 21, 2003
Claas Lexion 430 Montana combine harvester
Driving impression: Along with the extra Evolution models, the main combine news from Claas for harvest 2003 comes in the form of two hillside models. We operated a pre-production Lexion 430 Montana on a sloping…
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December 21, 2001
Claas Lexion 470 combine harvester
Driving impression: Claas has announced its combine fleet for the 2002 harvest, including the launch of a smaller rotary model, the Lexion 470, complete with 1.42m wide threshing system. Here we tuck the Lexion 470…
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October 7, 2001
Second-hand combine harvesters: Making an informed choice
PROFI USED MACHINERY: There is nothing wrong with setting out to buy a specific make and model of used combine. But keeping an open mind can be the key to securing the most cost-effective used…
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March 21, 2001
Case IH 2100-series Axial Flow combines:
USED MACHINERY: Although it always pays to spend time looking over any item of used equipment before making a purchase, care and attention is never better rewarded than when appraising a second-hand combine. The difference…
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September 21, 2000
Practical test: Fendt 6330 Auto Level combine harvester
The Fendt combine may only be on sale in Germany and France, yet we should still be interested in what our continental counterparts are up to. We are, as we're constantly being told, part of…
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March 21, 2000
Claas Laser Pilot:
Automatic combine steering in cereals is a vision that has finally become a reality in the form of the Claas Laser Pilot. This unique system scans the line of a standing crop in front of…
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January 21, 2000
Case IH CF80 combine harvester
Driving impression: Cross-Flow is the name given to a new range of combines from Case which, in a departure from the firm's usual Axial-Flow technique, uses a combination of drums and straw walkers. This past…
