LEXION Combine Breaks Three Corn Harvesting Records –
Including One of Its Own Back in 2010, CLAAS of America Product Manager/Field Support Jeff Gray, together with Stewart Farms Partnership in Yorkville, Illinois, set a world record when they harvested 51,153 bushels of corn in 10 hours, using a CLAAS LEXION 760 TERRA TRAC combine. Eight years later, the Stewarts asked Gray to join them in an attempt to eclipse that record, along with two more – all in one incredible day. Since the Guinness Book of World Records doesn’t officially recognize 10-hour harvesting records, Craig Stewart and his sons Bob and Brad, forged on and decided to break their standing record anyway, while earning the recognized 8- and 12-hour records as well. Conditions were challenging. They received a half inch of rain the night before, and the corn averaged 17-18 percent moisture levels, but the Stewarts still managed to crush all three records,
thanks to teamwork, planning, and the many technological advancements of the new LEXION 760 TERRA TRAC and 16-row header.
The LEXION 760TT “A lot has changed in the last eight years on the LEXION 760 TERRA TRAC,” says Gray. “More engine horsepower, a higher capacity feederhouse drive, a larger grain tank, faster unloading, a more efficient DYNAMIC COOLING SYSTEM and higher capacity sieves made this challenge easier than the one we did in 2010.” The Stewarts also took advantage of the operator assistance features found in CEMOS AUTOMATIC, a popular new option on LEXION 700 series combines. As its name indicates, this technology automatically and autonomously optimizes ground speed and system settings throughout the combine, based on changing conditions.
Jeff Gray
Product Manager/Field Support
Bob Stewart
Stewart Farms Partnership
