With our old LEXION being a Hybrid we knew we could comfortably cover the acres but I was conscious that we needed to maintain a reliable machine to keep our contract farming customers happy. 

With our old 770 we could comfortably churn out 50 tonnes an hour in standing wheat. Despite being a much lesser machine on paper, the 6700 can get pretty to close to that if we’re pushing it.

What’s so impressive about that is that it’s doing similar tonnages on about half the fuel. The 770’s Merc V8 would guzzle through 550-600 litres a day, whereas the straight-six in the new combine is only using 300-330 litres in the same time.

I’m convinced that’s all down to the smoother crop flow through the threshing gear. The bigger drums and concaves make all the difference – it never feels pushed. On top of that, the DYNAMIC POWER system is clearly helping too – it senses when the grunt isn’t needed and cuts back the fuelling accordingly.

 

Rob Hales

DE Hales