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Posted: 20 October 2020
Having completed its second season with Lincs-based D&B Farming, a 2019 LEXION 7500 is continuing to impress, its performance further enhanced with the addition of a CONVIO FLEX header this harvest.
For brothers James and Simon Burton, their combining acreage seems to grow relentlessly year-on-year. Seven years ago the total stood at just 200ha (500 acres), today it stretches to well over 2,225ha (5,500 acres). Such monumental growth in such a short period of time has seen some fairly radical changes in the machinery fleet, not least in the harvesting department.
There’s absolutely no doubt this latest generation of LEXION is a big step on from what’s gone before and we’re keen to have another whenour 780 is due for changing.
First and foremost it’s down to back-up. The team at CLAAS EASTERN in Sleaford are a really good bunch of lads. Whether you’re dealing with someone in the stores, sales or the fitters, every one of them knows what they’re doing and is willing to help. On top of that we like the machines and know they’ll do the best possible job for us. And when it comes to running costs you don’t generally get too many nasty surprises – they hold their value so you can budget properly ahd plan for a sensible replacement policy.
What we hadn’t appreciated is what a difference swapping to a CONVIO header would make. If we can gain 20% extra output and go on for an extra couple of hours in the evening, then it gives us the capacity to comfortably deal with what we’ve got and a bit more without having to rush to change the combines.
James and Simon Burton
D&B Farming Co. Ltd
