north central Iowa, Hampton | can't help on the red side. If your dealer works like most Cat shops, you'll hardly ever see the dealership--it's all done from the service truck. Parts--see how that dealer runs it, do they have a drop box nearby? If so, that might work well. Make friends with the service guy and you might be able to use him as well.
Lexions can be adjusted to do almost any crop very well. But you need to learn the adjustments and they work best if you actually make adjustments as things change. They've got a lot of belts--which is an efficient way to transfer power, but a PITA when the inside belt on a stack of 3 breaks.
Things like pulleys--most Lexion idlers are machined with a replaceable bearing. That's great when you get out and look once in a while. You catch the bearing going out and shove a new $30 bearing in, instead of replacing the whole tin pulley for $200. BUT if you're the type that never gets out and checks / greases, you smoke the bearing, the belt *and* the more expensive, machined, pulley.
The 750 TT will move down the road at 25 ish mph, which is a big benefit. 8 row isn't much head for a 750, it'd be happier with 12. Plan on high field speed. In the past, the resale has been poorer than the major brands. |
Case IH vs Claas
