JAGUAR History

In June 1973 CLAAS began the production of the legendary JAGUAR 60 SF of which 500 units were produced until the end of 1975.

Until the end of 1983, an additional 2,700 self-propelled forage harvesters left the production line. These machines instantly became a leading product in this field.

New standards in foraging technology were set in 1984 with the JAGUAR 675, 680, 685, 690, 695 MEGA and 682.
 The 6,800 machines that were built brought CLAAS world leadership with over 50% of the market share in Europe.

In order to satisfy market demand and to increase customer satisfaction, the models JAGUAR 820, 840, 860, 880 were introduced in 1993.

By 1994 the magic 10,000 threshold had been broken in terms of the number of JAGUARs produced. To mark the occasion, the marketing team created a jubilee machine.JAGUAR

At the end of 1998, the 15,000^th JAGUAR came off the production line.Over a thousand customers a year have chosen JAGUAR foragers, putting themselves and CLAAS in the pole position.

The march of progress does not stop with the JAGUAR either. The 900 generation of machines serves to prove this: With a further increase in power, improved chop quality and greater driver efficiency, CLAAS has once again succeeded in satisfying customer requirements.

Success 20,000 times over – CLAAS JAGUAR
A limited edition of 20 machines is being produced in Harsewinkel with a special outfit.

2005 is the year of the JAGUAR GREEN EYE. A number of technical innovations to again improve productivity and efficiency.

With ORBIS 750 and ORBIS 600, CLAAS is introducing two series-independent corn headers onto the market which will provide completely new levels of efficiency in your corn harvest.

The JAGUAR 900 Series from CLAAS is much more than the culmination of several years’ experience: generations of globally successful forage harvesters are the result of our consistent and practical development work.

Signed by Helmut Claas across the rear side panel, this commemorative machine represents the leader in Forage Harvesters.