Questions about 475R

cat75 · 02-13-2012, 05:45 AM

I found a 2003 Lexion 475R, not at a CAT dealer, on tracks that looks really good and so does the undercarriage, not sure what to look for but the inside looks nice and straight concaves look good. I assume that it is set up for corn/soybeans, so what would I need to set up for wheat/soybeans? 1800 eng. hrs 1300 sep hrs. It was sold and serviced at Butler cat so my guess is that any updates are done, my main question is if a lexion is more reliable than the 660 challenger, I know the lexion is more complicated, but the challenger seems poorly built. And then what are my options with flex heads, how new can I get before simple hookup becomes a problem? Not a big fan of needing a bunch of adapting crap to make a head work!

weedkiller · 02-13-2012, 09:07 AM

I'm happy with reliability out of my 585. I've been putting about 400hrs a harvest on it, just turned 3,200 last fall. It was a corn/been machine when I bought it. You just need to buy different aps concaves for it (which aren't bad, $600 if I remember right) and install two blanking plates in front of the rotors.

Heads could be a problem. It's not like you can drive 20 miles and pick from 10 heads. You may have to put some miles on to find what you want. I'm running an F-540 for straight cutting, G-30 with pans for flowers, Cat 12R30, and a JD 914 pickup head. It's not difficult to adapt a JD head to Lexion if you have to.

mf2775 · 02-13-2012, 04:31 PM

We just got a 475r last year, we upgraded from a 2188. Good combine as far as heads go you have to stick with f30 unless you go to macdon fd70. The problem is that the faceplate on the feederhouse does not tilt so noway to adjust header angle to use maxflex head. The f30 are good heads and can be gotten cheap. That said with the money we saves by buying a lexion we spent on a used fd70. You will love the tracks!! You can send me a message and I will give you my number if you want to talk.

alorum · 02-13-2012, 05:03 PM

make sure it wasn't a small grain machine if you are going to harvest corn and beans. If you have the serial number i can get it checked for you if you like.

cat75 · 02-13-2012, 07:40 PM

it was not a small grain machine, I will need to buy the concaves to thresh wheat, otherwise the concaves that are in it now are almost new, Ziegler spent 17K last August mostly in the cylinder/rotor and concaves, yield monitor sensors have some issues. Some small leaks on the stack valve, and the AC does not work. I cant see in the hopper and the cab is locked. but as the auction gets closer I will get it up and running.

alorum · 02-14-2012, 10:14 AM

If it is from Ziegler and the one on Auction time, it will be a corn machine and they have excellent used inventory. They inspect the machines well.

cat75 · 02-15-2012, 07:27 AM

This one is was sold through Butler in Fargo, but has been serviced at Ziegler the last couple years, just going to be interesting to see what it brings. Are there any updates that I should check on to make sure they are done?

alorum · 02-17-2012, 04:53 PM

That is beyond my knowledge. I am a finance guy ask Butler if it has a field ready inspection done

mf2775 · 02-17-2012, 08:59 PM

That 475r on big iron sold last year or didn't sell if you google proxibid and 475r it will come up same serial number. I talked to the guy about it and it was a strange story, maybe this is a different guy or he never really sold it, but it is the same combine with more hours on it now. Went for $70,000 last time.

duramaximizer · 03-25-2012, 01:19 AM

Check the plastic on all the variable speed drives some of those will need replaced possibly,or they will run steel on steel. We love our 475. We had a few electrical problems with it this last season, as the mice got into the wiring when it set on the dealer lot. Ohio Cat has bent over backwards to fix the problems correctly. It is an animal and it will go when almost nothing else can. The back end needs larger/wider tires as they sink, and the turning radius is aweful, that's the only negatives.

02-13-2012, 05:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
cat75 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 194	Questions about 475R I found a 2003 Lexion 475R, not at a CAT dealer, on tracks that looks really good and so does the undercarriage, not sure what to look for but the inside looks nice and straight concaves look good. I assume that it is set up for corn/soybeans, so what would I need to set up for wheat/soybeans? 1800 eng. hrs 1300 sep hrs. It was sold and serviced at Butler cat so my guess is that any updates are done, my main question is if a lexion is more reliable than the 660 challenger, I know the lexion is more complicated, but the challenger seems poorly built. And then what are my options with flex heads, how new can I get before simple hookup becomes a problem? Not a big fan of needing a bunch of adapting crap to make a head work!

02-13-2012, 04:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
mf2775 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 36	475r owner We just got a 475r last year, we upgraded from a 2188. Good combine as far as heads go you have to stick with f30 unless you go to macdon fd70. The problem is that the faceplate on the feederhouse does not tilt so noway to adjust header angle to use maxflex head. The f30 are good heads and can be gotten cheap. That said with the money we saves by buying a lexion we spent on a used fd70. You will love the tracks!! You can send me a message and I will give you my number if you want to talk.

02-17-2012, 08:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
mf2775 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 36	475r on big iron That 475r on big iron sold last year or didn't sell if you google proxibid and 475r it will come up same serial number. I talked to the guy about it and it was a strange story, maybe this is a different guy or he never really sold it, but it is the same combine with more hours on it now. Went for $70,000 last time.

02-13-2012, 09:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
weedkiller Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Western ND Posts: 280	I'm happy with reliability out of my 585. I've been putting about 400hrs a harvest on it, just turned 3,200 last fall. It was a corn/been machine when I bought it. You just need to buy different aps concaves for it (which aren't bad, $600 if I remember right) and install two blanking plates in front of the rotors. Heads could be a problem. It's not like you can drive 20 miles and pick from 10 heads. You may have to put some miles on to find what you want. I'm running an F-540 for straight cutting, G-30 with pans for flowers, Cat 12R30, and a JD 914 pickup head. It's not difficult to adapt a JD head to Lexion if you have to.

02-13-2012, 05:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
alorum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 119	make sure it wasn't a small grain machine if you are going to harvest corn and beans. If you have the serial number i can get it checked for you if you like.

02-13-2012, 07:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
cat75 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 194	it was not a small grain machine, I will need to buy the concaves to thresh wheat, otherwise the concaves that are in it now are almost new, Ziegler spent 17K last August mostly in the cylinder/rotor and concaves, yield monitor sensors have some issues. Some small leaks on the stack valve, and the AC does not work. I cant see in the hopper and the cab is locked. but as the auction gets closer I will get it up and running.

02-14-2012, 10:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
alorum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 119	If it is from Ziegler and the one on Auction time, it will be a corn machine and they have excellent used inventory. They inspect the machines well.

02-15-2012, 07:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
cat75 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 194	This one is was sold through Butler in Fargo, but has been serviced at Ziegler the last couple years, just going to be interesting to see what it brings. Are there any updates that I should check on to make sure they are done?

02-17-2012, 04:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
alorum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 119	That is beyond my knowledge. I am a finance guy ask Butler if it has a field ready inspection done

03-25-2012, 01:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
duramaximizer Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 30	Check the plastic on all the variable speed drives some of those will need replaced possibly,or they will run steel on steel. We love our 475. We had a few electrical problems with it this last season, as the mice got into the wiring when it set on the dealer lot. Ohio Cat has bent over backwards to fix the problems correctly. It is an animal and it will go when almost nothing else can. The back end needs larger/wider tires as they sink, and the turning radius is aweful, that's the only negatives.

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