November 13, 2015
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Peterson Cat to spotlight Claas Lexion combines
By GEOFF PARKS
For the Capital Press
Peterson Cat of Albany is
one of the company’s 18 loca-
tions in Oregon, Northern Cal-
ifornia and Washington state
offering sales and service of
agricultural and construction
equipment.
Among the many types of
equipment offered through Pe-
terson are Claas Lexion com-
bines, the European market
leader in harvesters. They will
be featured at the Peterson ex-
hibit at Willamette Valley Ag
Expo.
Machinery sales specialist
Josh Kennedy said flatly that
the Claas Lexion combines
“can do more with less.”
“Oregon is unlike any oth-
er part of the country, where
we have a short window to do
anything in the field,” he said.
“That usually means more
equipment to cover more acre-
age.” But not with the Lexion
series, he said.
Kennedy explained that the
Lexion brand comes in a 600
series, which are straw walker
or rotary machines, and the 700
series, which are hybrid ma-
chines. Peterson Cat currently
has in stock four Lexion 670
combines and four Lexion 760
combines.
Straw walker combines retail
for about $280,000 base, while
larger combines go for upwards
of $400,000, depending on the
header and other specs. In Ore-
gon, combines are mainly used
to harvest grass seed or wheat.
Some of the unique features
of the line include:
• Claas Contour — automat-
ic vertical response to changing
terrain via combine ground-pres-
sure sensors — is standard on all
Lexion combines.
• Improved header drive. The
drive delivers maximum power
to the header as increasing vol-
umes of material are passed
through the feeder house.
• Integration of the Claas
patented Accelerated Pre-Sep-
aration (APS) threshing system
with Roto Plus separation into
one combine.
• Integration of the APS and
the Multi-Finger Separation
System to provide greater sep-
aration performance without
compromising straw quality.
A Claas Lexion
combine is
poised for the
next harvest. It
is available from
Peterson Cat
in Albany, Ore.,
and will be on
display at the
Willamette Valley
Ag Expo.
Geoff Parks
For the Capital Press
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