Claas announces four new forage harvesters from the Jaguar 1000 series, which enable throughput capacities of up to 480 tonnes per hour with the widest crop flow on the market, new front attachments and pioneering driver assistance.
Based on the highest expectations, many years of development and practical tests have resulted in a series that impresses with far more than just its engine power: The convincing arguments include the widest crop flow on the market, fully hydraulic pre-compression, uncompromising and homogeneous chop quality, the large corncracker, the drive concept with two independent variable front attachment drives, new high-throughput Pick Up and Orbis front attachments, leading driver assistance systems, maximum comfort, contemporary connectivity, the new Nutrimeter and a strong chassis with a high-traction and ground-protecting drive. For maximum performance and pioneering overall efficiency.
New 910 mm wide V-Flex chopping cylinder: Equipped for maximum throughput.
In 2024, Claas introduced the innovative V-Flex chopping cylinder for the Jaguar 900. Thanks to its 910 mm width, the unit now offers even more space and inertia for maximum throughputs and continuous crop flow even at the highest swath thicknesses – for example in the harvest of whole crop silage. The crop is cut even more efficiently thanks to the steep knife angle of 10 degrees. This is not only noticeable in the excellent chop quality, but also in the reduced noise level. The V-Flex chopping cylinder can be fitted with full and half knife sets as well as half-section knives, enabling a uniquely wide chop length range. The knives, fastened from above with three screws, are fixed in the drum stars and automatically aligned. Setting the knives to the shear bar and readjusting them is not necessary.
New Multi Crop Cracker XL: Powerful conditioner in all lengths of cut.
Throughput levels of up to 480 t/h require effective centre punching and residual plant processing in silage maize harvesting. The Jaguar 1000 is ideally equipped for this thanks to The Multi Crop Cracker XL. Available either as the MCC XL Classic with a sawtooth profile with various teeth and a 40 per cent speed difference or as the MCC XL Shredlage with a 50 per cent speed difference, it offers a very large contact surface between the rollers with a 310 mm roller diameter, ensuring excellent conditioning across the entire available chop length range and even at the highest throughput capacities.
The chop quality analysis in Claas connect presented at Agritechnica 2023 can be used to easily determine the processing score (CSPS Corn Silage Processing Score) via smartphone in the field: Take a photo of the chopped material and send it directly to the cloud via Claas connect. Within a few minutes, the AI-based programme determines the CSPS and transmits the result back to the smartphone. This saves time and enables the optimum setting of the corncracker for the respective conditions of use as the basis for maximum forage quality and efficiency.
Powerful throwing accelerator, variable discharge chute concept.
The throwing accelerator has also been adapted to the increased output of the Jaguar 1000. Whether for chopping with a wide, concentrated throw or for short transfer distances to transport vehicles travelling alongside: the hydraulically adjustable gap of up to 60 mm by moving the accelerator towards the back panel allows the throw to be adjusted easily and increases the efficiency of the Jaguar.
The discharge manifold concept is also new: by simply swapping the manifold end piece, the length can be optimised for the respective front attachment from grass to maize and vice versa. The end piece can be folded hydraulically for maize harvesting with Orbis 10500 and maximum manifold length to enable safe road transport.
New Orbis generation: Wide front attachments with independent variable drives.
In maize harvesting, the new Orbis series with working widths of 9.00 m and 10.50 m (12 and 14 rows) is impressive. Another new feature here is the independent variable drive of the knife and transport discs as well as the feed drums for the best chopping quality in all harvesting conditions and lengths of cut. From the comfort of the cab, the operator can use Cemos Auto Header to adjust the speeds of the crop flow elements in harvesting mode to the length of cut and the driving speeds.
The unique ground tracking is achieved with the well proven Auto Contour system for all working widths. Three sensors detect uneven ground and adjust the preselected working height. For even more precise ground tracking, the Orbis 10500 uses actively controlled stabiliser wheels that ensure quick and smooth adjustments so that the ideal working height is always maintained regardless of the topography and forward speed. Thanks to the integrated automatic transport protection and transport chassis, safe and legal road transport below 3.0 m (Orbis 9000) or 3.30 m external width (Orbis 10500) is possible without lengthy set-up times.
After attachment, only the electronics and the multi-coupler for the second independent variable drive are connected to the JAGUAR on all front attachments – a matter of a few simple steps. And in combination with the JAGUAR’s robust tilting frame, all front attachments – even those with large working widths – are carried safely and reliably, even on very uneven surfaces.
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