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| Type | GmbH & Co. KGaA |
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| Founded | 1913 |
| Headquarters | Harsewinkel, Germany |
| Key people | Dr. Theo Freye, Speaker of the Executive Board |
| Industry | Agricultural machinery, Agriculture |
| Revenue (turnover) | € million 2.658,9 EUR (2007) |
| Employees | 8.425 (2007) |
| Website | claas.com |
CLAAS is an agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1913, based in Harsewinkel, Germany in the region of North Rhine Westphalia. CLAAS agricultural products are usually sold under the CLAAS name, except in North America where CLAAS combines are distributed as Lexion combines by Caterpillar dealers. The CLAAS product range includes combine harvesters, forage harvesters, balers, mowers, rakes, tedders and other harvesting machines.
In 2004, CLAAS purchased the Renault Tractors & Agricultural division from the French company Renault.
History[]
A new Claas Arion 540 on the stand at the LAMMA show in 2009
The start of the CLAAS took place in 1913, when August Claas developed the company in Clarholz, Germany. In 1919, the business was transferred to Harsewinkel, Germany, where the company focused on the production of reapers. Two years later the company obtained their first patent – for a knotter to efficiently binded straw. In 1930, the first Harvester was developed with the European market in mind with the first Pick-up Baler following in 1934.
- 1913 CLAAS was founded by August Claas Clarholz/Germany
- 1919 CLAAS moved to Harsewinkel/Germany. The production of reapers started.
- 1921 First CLAAS patent for a knotter for efficient straw binding.
- 1930 Develoment of the first CLAAS combine harvester binders for the european market.
- 1934 Manufacture of the first CLAAS pick-up baler.
- 1936 CLAAS markets the first combine harvester built in Europe.
- 1937 The volume production of trailed combine harvester (reaper-binder) starts.
- 1946 Construction of the first CLAAS self-propelled combine harvester.
- 1956 New factory opened in Paderborn, Germany
- 1962 CLAAS opens first factory outside Germany – in Metz, France.
- 1969 CLAAS purchases Josef Bautz, (agri- cultural machinery factory), the product range expands to include green harvest machinery.
- 1971 Development of a pick-up sugar cane harvester.
- 1973 Presentation of the first self- propelled forage harvester.
- 1976 Introduction of the first CLAAS round baler ROLLANT.
- 1983 Introduction of JAGUAR self-propelled forage harvesters.
A Claas Quadrant 3200 Baler and Claas Axion 840 Cebis tractor
- 1988 CLAAS presents QUADRANT, the first CLAAS large-square baler.
- 1994 Start of development of AGROCOM a computer based, satellite-assisted, agricultural information system.
- 1995 CLAAS introduces the LEXION combine, the most powerful combine in the world (up to 40 tonnes of grain per hour).
- 2001 CLAAS Omaha/COL opened in 2001 and starts to produce the LEXION combine series. North American LEXION combines are distributed as CAT LEXION by Caterpillar dealers.
- 2003 CLAAS acquires Renault Agriculture and expands its product range with tractors.
- 2005 CLAAS open a new factory in Krasnodar in South Russia. Launch of Lexion 600 Combine
- 2006 CLAAS manufacture the 80,000th ROLLANT baler, and launch of the Axion tractor
- 2007 CLAAS launch Tucano combine, larger Jaguar from 630 hp - 830 hp, Arion Tractor 112 hp- 175 hp and larger Xerion 379 hp
Products[]
Tractors[]
The Caterpillar Challenger Tractor range was marketed by Class in Europe for a period as part of a joint venture. But in 2002 Caterpillar sold the Challenger division to AGCO. In 2004, CLAAS purchased the Renault Tractors & Agricultural division that manufactured tractors from the French company Renault. An agreement was made in 2013 with SAME Deutz-Fahr to co-develop tractors in the 70-110 hp range.[1]
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| Claas Ares 546 RX | |||||
| Claas Ares 546 RZ | 96 hp (72 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 547 ATX | 90 hp (67 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 547 ATZ | 90 hp (67 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 550 RZ | |||||
| Claas Ares 556 RZ | 104 hp (78 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 557 ATX | 100 hp (75 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Ares 557 ATZ | 100 hp (75 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 566 RX | 114 hp (85 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 566 RZ | 114 hp (85 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 567 ATX | 110 hp (82 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 567 ATZ | 110 hp (82 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 577 ATX | 123 hp (92 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 577 ATZ | 120 hp (89 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Ares 577 RZ | 120 hp (89 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 597 ATZ | |||||
| Claas Ares 616 RC | 115 hp (86 kW) | ||||
| Claas Ares 616 RX | |||||
| Claas Ares 616 RZ | 115 hp (86 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 617 ATZ | 110 hp (82 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 636 RZ | 
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| Claas Ares 656 RC | 132 hp (98 kW) | ||||
| Claas Ares 656 RZ | 132 hp (98 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 657 ATZ | 125 hp (93 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 696 RZ | 146 hp (109 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 697 ATZ | 140 hp (100 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 715 | 154 hp (115 kW) | ||||
| Claas Ares 725 | |||||
| Claas Ares 735 RZ | |||||
| Claas Ares 816 RZ | 164 hp (122 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ares 826 RZ | 181 hp (135 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Ares 836 RZ | 205 hp (153 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 410 | 100 hp (75 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 420 | 110 hp (82 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Arion 430 | 120 hp (89 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 430 Industrial | 120 hp (89 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 510 | 105 hp (78 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 520 | 115 hp (86 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Arion 530 | 125 hp (93 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 540 | 130 hp (97 kW) | John Deere |
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| Claas Arion 540 Kommunal | 130 hp (97 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 550 | 163 hp (122 kW) | ||||
| Claas Arion 610 C | 115 hp (86 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 620 | 130 hp (97 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Arion 620 C | 130 hp (97 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 630 C | 140 hp (100 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 630 Cebis | 140 hp (100 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 640 | 150 hp (110 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 640 Cebis | 150 hp (110 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Arion 640 Kommunal | 150 hp (110 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Arion 650 | 2013- | ||||
| Claas Atles 836 TZ | 200 hp (150 kW) | ||||
| Claas Atles 926 RZ | 232 hp (173 kW) | Deutz | |||
| Claas Atles 936 RZ | 256 hp (191 kW) | Deutz | 
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| Claas Atles 946 RZ | 275 hp (205 kW) | Deutz | 
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| Claas Axion 810 | 163 hp (122 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Axion 810 Cebis | 163 hp (122 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Axion 810 CMATIC | 163 hp (122 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Axion 820 | 183 hp (136 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Axion 820 Cebis | 183 hp (136 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Axion 820 CMATIC | 183 hp (136 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Axion 830 | 196 hp (146 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Axion 830 Cebis | 196 hp (146 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Axion 840 | 205 hp (153 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Axion 840 Cebis | 205 hp (153 kW) | John Deere |
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| Claas Axion 840 CMATIC | 205 hp (153 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Axion 850 | 255 hp (190 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Axion 850 (new) | |||||
| Claas Axion 850 Cebis | 255 hp (190 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Axion 9XX | prototype of 900 series | ||||
| Claas Axion 920 | 2011- | FPT | |||
| Claas Axion 930 | 2011- | FPT | |||
| Claas Axion 940 | 2013- | FPT | |||
| Claas Axion 950 | 2011- | 410 hp (310 kW) | FPT | 
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| Claas Axion 950 CMATIC | 2011- | 410 hp (310 kW) | FPT | ||
| Claas Axos 310 | 75 hp (56 kW) | Perkins | |||
| Claas Axos 310C | 75 hp (56 kW) | Perkins | 
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| Claas Axos 310CL | 75 hp (56 kW) | Perkins | |||
| Claas Axos 310CX | 75 hp (56 kW) | Perkins | 
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| Claas Axos 320 | 87 hp (65 kW) | Perkins | |||
| Claas Axos 320C | 87 hp (65 kW) | Perkins | |||
| Claas Axos 320CL | 87 hp (65 kW) | Perkins | |||
| Claas Axos 320CX | 87 hp (65 kW) | Perkins | |||
| Claas Axos 330 | 92 hp (69 kW) | Perkins | |||
| Claas Axos 330C | 92 hp (69 kW) | Perkins | |||
| Claas Axos 330CL | 92 hp (69 kW) | Perkins | |||
| Claas Axos 330CX | 92 hp (69 kW) | Perkins | 
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| Claas Axos 340 | 102 hp (76 kW) | Perkins | |||
| Claas Axos 340C | 102 hp (76 kW) | Perkins | |||
| Claas Axos 340CL | 102 hp (76 kW) | Perkins | 
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| Claas Axos 340CX | 102 hp (76 kW) | Perkins | 
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| Claas Celtis 426 | 75 hp (56 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Celtis Farming 426 | 72 hp (54 kW) | ||||
| Claas Celtis 426 RA | 75 hp (56 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Celtis 426 RC | 75 hp (56 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Celtis 426 RX | 75 hp (56 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Celtis Farming 436 | 80 hp (60 kW) | ||||
| Claas Celtis 436 RA | 84 hp (63 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Celtis 436 RC | 84 hp (63 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Celtis 436 RX | 84 hp (63 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Celtis 436 RZ | 84 hp (63 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Celtis Farming 446 | 90 hp (67 kW) | 
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| Claas Celtis 446 RA | 92 hp (69 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Celtis 446 RC | 92 hp (69 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Celtis 446 RX | 92 hp (69 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Celtis Farming 456 | 100 hp (75 kW) | ||||
| Claas Celtis 456 RA | 102 hp (76 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Celtis 456 RC | 102 hp (76 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Celtis 456 RX | 102 hp (76 kW) | John Deere | 
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| Claas Celtis 456 RX Plus | 102 hp (76 kW) | John Deere | |||
| Claas Ceres 336 | |||||
| Claas Challenger 35 | 175 hp (130 kW) | Caterpillar | built in USA by Caterpillar | 
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| Claas Challenger 45 | 200 hp (150 kW) | Caterpillar | built in USA by Caterpillar | 
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| Claas Challenger 55 | 225 hp (168 kW) | Caterpillar | built in USA by Caterpillar | 
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| Claas Challenger 65E | 310 hp (230 kW) | Caterpillar | built in USA by Caterpillar | ||
| Claas Challenger 75E | 340 hp (250 kW) | Caterpillar | built in USA by Caterpillar | 
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| Claas Challenger 85E | 375 hp (280 kW) | Caterpillar | built in USA by Caterpillar | 
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| Claas Challenger 95E | 410 hp (310 kW) | Caterpillar | built in USA by Caterpillar | 
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| Claas Challenger MT700 | Caterpillar | built in USA by Caterpillar | 
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| Claas Challenger MT735 prototype | 185 hp (138 kW) | Caterpillar | built in USA by Caterpillar | 
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| Claas Challenger MT765 prototype | 255 hp (190 kW) | Caterpillar | built in USA by Caterpillar | 
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| Claas Dionis 110 | 52 hp (39 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas Dionis 120 | 60 hp (45 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas Dionis 130 | 67 hp (50 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas Dionis 140 | 76 hp (57 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas Elios 210 | 72 hp (54 kW) | FPT | built in Italy by Carraro | 
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| Claas Elios 220 | 78 hp (58 kW) | FPT | built in Italy by Carraro | 
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| Claas Elios 230 | 88 hp (66 kW) | FPT | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Ergos 446 | 
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| Claas Ergos 466 | 
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| Claas Ergos 466 | |||||
| Claas Etrion 400 | 2011- | electric | |||
| Claas Fructus 110 | 52 hp (39 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas Fructus 120 | 60 hp (45 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas Fructus 130 | 67 hp (50 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas Fructus 140 | 76 hp (57 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas HSG Trac | 1970-? | looks like Mercedes-Benz MB-Trac | 
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| Claas Huckepack | |||||
| Claas Nectis 217 | 56 hp (42 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 217 VE | 56 hp (42 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 217 VL | 56 hp (42 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 227 | 68 hp (51 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 227 F | 68 hp (51 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 227 VE | 68 hp (51 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 227 VL | 68 hp (51 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | 
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| Claas Nectis 237 | 79 hp (59 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 237 VE | 79 hp (59 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | 
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| Claas Nectis 237 VL | 79 hp (59 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 247 | 82 hp (61 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 247 F | 82 hp (61 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 247 VL | 82 hp (61 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 257 | 90 hp (67 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 257 F | 90 hp (67 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | 
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| Claas Nectis 257 VL | 90 hp (67 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 267 | 101 hp (75 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 267 F | 101 hp (75 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nectis 267 VL | 101 hp (75 kW) | Iveco | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nexos 210 F | 72 hp (54 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | 
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| Claas Nexos 210 VE | 72 hp (54 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nexos 210 VL | 72 hp (54 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nexos 220 F | 78 hp (58 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nexos 220 VE | 78 hp (58 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nexos 220 VL | 78 hp (58 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nexos 230 F | 88 hp (66 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nexos 230 VE | 88 hp (66 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | 
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| Claas Nexos 230 VL | 88 hp (66 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | 
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| Claas Nexos 240 F | 101 hp (75 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | 
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| Claas Nexos 240 VE | 101 hp (75 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Nexos 240 VL | 101 hp (75 kW) | Fiat | built in Italy by Carraro | ||
| Claas Pales 210 | 52 hp (39 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas Pales 230 | 67 hp (50 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas Pales 240 | 76 hp (57 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas RB 130 | 67 hp (50 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | 
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| Claas RB 140 | 77 hp (57 kW) | built in Italy by Carraro | |||
| Claas Talos 120 | built in South Korea by LS Tractors | ||||
| Claas Talos 130 | built in South Korea by LS Tractors | 
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| Claas Talos 220 | built in South Korea by LS Tractors | ||||
| Claas Talos 230 | 2013- | 87 hp (65 kW) | FPT | built in South Korea by LS Tractors | 
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| Claas Xerion 2000 | |||||
| Claas Xerion 2500 | 250 hp (190 kW) | ||||
| Claas Xerion 3000 | 335 hp (250 kW) | ||||
| Claas Xerion 3300 | 335 hp (250 kW) | Caterpillar | |||
| Claas Xerion 3300 Trac VC | 330 hp (250 kW) | Caterpillar | 
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| Claas Xerion 3500 | |||||
| Claas Xerion 3800 | 344 hp (257 kW) | Caterpillar | 
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| Claas Xerion 3800 Trac VC | |||||
| Claas Xerion 4000 Trac VC | 2013- | ||||
| Claas Xerion 4500 | 483 hp (360 kW) | Caterpillar | |||
| Claas Xerion 5000 | 524 hp (391 kW) | Caterpillar | 
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Combines[]
A Claas Lexion 580 Terra-Trac combine on rubber tracks
The front view of a Claas Lexion 580 Terra-Trac
The straw chopper fitted on a Claas Lexion combine
- CLAAS Avero
- CLAAS Columbus
- CLAAS Dominator
- Claas Lexion range
- CLAAS Lexion 560-510
- CLAAS Lexion 580-570
- CLAAS Lexion 600
- (USA)Lexion 595R/590R
- (USA)Lexion 585R/580R
- (USA)Lexion 575R/570R
- (USA)Lexion 560R
- (USA)Lexion 570
- (USA)LEXION 560
- (USA)LEXION 600
- Renault Lexion
- CLAAS Matador
- CLAAS Medion
- CLAAS Mega
- CLAAS Mercury
- CLAAS Senator
- CLAAS SF
- CLAAS Tucano
- Claas Tucano 470
- Claas Tucano 560
- Claas Tucano 570
Forage Harvesting Machinery[]
A Claas Liner 350S hay bob, rotary rake
A Claas Scorpion 7040 plus Varipower Telescopic handler, fitted with pickup hitch
A Large Claas self propelled forage harvester
A Claas Variant 360 round baler
A Claas Volto 770 rotary rake unit
- Balers: Round and big bale
- Forage Harvester: Jaguar
- Loading:
- Mowers: Disco, Corto, Cougar
- Swathing:
- Tedding: Trailed and self powered Volto
- Telehandler: Claas Scorpion
See also[]
- List of Tractor Manufacturers
- Caterpillar Inc. for Cat model range
- Caterpillar Engines
- Lexion - Claas & Cat combines
- Agricultural Machinery
- Glossary Index
References[]
- Classic Tractor Magazine
- Claas in Argentina
- The Worlds Greatest Tractors, by Michael Williams, Pub by Paragon, ISBN 1-40544-731-1
External links[]
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