January 21, 2013
Claas Lexion 700 series
The words ‘CEMOS Automatic’ herald the first combine that adjusts itself to the crop and the conditions. Here’s the lowdown on how that’s achieved, plus a first impression of what else the new generation of…
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September 22, 2020
Knight 2000 series self-propelled sprayer
Knight has put operator comfort at the top of the list with an all-new cab for its 2000 series self-propelled sprayer. Geoff Ashcroft took a closer look
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March 9, 2011
Claas Scorpion telescopic handlers:
USED MACHINERY: The early Claas Targo telehandlers suffered from reliability issues, so when their replacements, the Scorpions, were launched in late- 2005, the new Claas handlers had to be spot-on from the start. James de…
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May 21, 2009
Practical Test: Nine mower conditioner comparison Part 3
Mounted mower comparison – part III For this, the third and final part of our mounted mower test, we switch attention on to what our nine mower conditioner models are like to live with –…
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April 21, 2009
Claas – Ares 500, 600, 800
USED MACHINERY: Claas Ares 500-/600-/800-series tractors: Minimal delving is required to appreciate that the Claas Ares ‘06' and ‘07' tractor series are closely related to the Ares ‘II' models launched by Renault in 2002. And…
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April 21, 2009
Practical Test: Nine mower conditioner comparison Part 2
Mounted mower conditioner comparison – part II: In this, the second part of our comprehensive profi mower comparison, we focus on the cutterbars of our nine test candidates – to see how much power it…
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September 21, 2008
Claas – Axion 820 Cmatic
Driving impression: Claas Axion CMATIC Towards the end of last year, Claas became the latest tractor maker to offer a CVT transmission, the CMATIC, on its 200hp Axion line. And, on top of that, the…
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December 21, 2006
Claas – Axion 850
Claas Axion 850 tractor Latest introduction onto the 200hp tractor market is the Axion 800 series from Claas, designed to fit between the firm's current Ares and Atles lines. Martin Rickatson drives the Axion flagship,…
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March 21, 2004
Claas – Cougar
Driving impression: Claas Cougar self-propelled mower Quite a bite Put on show for the first time at Agritechnica 2003 the 14m wide Claas Cougar self-propelled mower boasts potential crop downing outputs of around 120ha/day. At…
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August 21, 2001
Claas Liner 3000 rake
Practical test: Electro-hydraulics play a big part in the Claas Liner 3000 four-rotor rake, which is capable of gathering in a massive 12m of grass into the one swath. Is such sophistication justified on what…
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May 11, 2001
Challenger 35, 45 and 55 ‘row-crop’:
USED MACHINERY: Sold as Claas machines since August 1997, Caterpillar-made Challenger 35/45/55 ‘row-crop’ rubber-tracked tractors have undergone only one set of major changes since launch in 1994. But are these significant for the used buyer?…
