Driving impression: Claas Xerion with new cab Living in a Claas house Unlike its predecessor, there’s no shortage of legroom within the new Claas Xerion cab, which made its debut at last year’s Agritechnica show, in Hanover, Germany. We climb the steps up to Claas’s lofty tractor throne.
When profi tested the Claas Xerion 3300 in last month’s magazine, the single most significant criticism was directed at the tractor’s cabin. Cramped, noisy and suffering poor visibility through the rear glass, our testers’ conclusion was that the firm needed to go back to the designer drawing board, to dramatically improve the Xerion operator’s cabin lot.
Which, as can be seen from the adjacent pictures, is precisely what Claas has done. For starters, Xerion accommodation now measures 17cm wider and 10cm deeper than its predecessor version, so that even the tallest operators should now be able to make themselves more comfortable. Our main groan, that there was a distinct lack of space in between the pedals and the seat, has been addressed as a result, and the same applies to the gap between the seat back and the rear of the cabin; previously there wasn’t one.
The Xerion co-pilot gets a far better deal, too. He is now able to park himself on a full-sized chair which, incidentally, also doubles as an insulated box for the stowage of those resuscitating lunchtime sarnies.
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