Claas в хронологічному порядку

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On 6 December 1969, the go-ahead was given for the development of a completely new generation of CLAAS combine harvesters – and a pilot run of 100 machines of the new model was ready for action already for the 1970 harvest. The name said it all: DOMINATOR. CLAAS officially launched the DOMINATOR 80 in the five-straw walker class in 1971, followed by the DOMINATOR 100 in the six-straw walker class one year later. The 1.32-m-wide threshing drum in the DOMINATOR 80 (1.58 m in the DOMINATOR 100) opened up the possibility of new dimensions of power and productivity. The DOMINATOR 80 was initially driven by a 105-hp, six-cylinder diesel engine. Unusually, the engine was located directly behind the cab, with the corn tank behind the engine. This had the advantage of keeping the distance between the engine and the threshing drum, as the unit with the highest power requirement, as short as possible. For the DOMINATOR 80, a hydrostatic ground drive system was available as optional equipment. This was a new development in combine harvester construction, where the infinitely variable V-belt variator was still the norm.

Along with annual facelifts, more substantial improvements and enhancements were carried out at longer intervals, across the entire model range. These were indicated with changes in the last digit of the model number: The 5 series began in 1975; the first 6 model appeared in 1979, and from 1982 the 8 series was on the market. The DOMINATOR model series held its position on the market for an unusually long period, and for many years was Europe’s biggest-selling combine harvester model.

Self-propelled forage harvester with a 120 hp Perkins-Diesel engine.

Self-propelled forage harvester with a 217 hp (160 kW) 8-cylinder or a 240 hp (177 kW) 10-cylinder engine. A three- or four-row maize header, a four-row maize picker, a 3.3-metre mower unit and a pick-up unit could be attached.

Self-propelled forage harvester with a 150 hp (110 kW) 6-cylinder or a 175 hp (129 kW) diesel engine.