Claas Scorpion opinions

[D14]

Looking at a few of these 7030, 7040, from 2008 to 2012 as they look not bad value from £25,000 to £30,000 with around 6000 hours on the clocks. Any user opinions please as I’ve never seen one in the flesh. Normal tasks such as loading grain, loading straw and hauling a straw trailer occasionally. Bit of construction type work such as loading a concrete crusher with bricks on occasions. Will be doing 300-400 hours per year. Got a great local white van mechanic but he doesn’t know anything about them and is more a jcb man, but I can’t find anything jcb that’s not knackered.

 

[Wheatland]

Good loaders, Kramer built in the age range you mention, 7045 is the model to get if you can find one but physically there is little difference between 7030/40/45 but the bigger models have more power and higher output pump.

 

[D14]

Good loaders, Kramer built in the age range you mention, 7045 is the model to get if you can find one but physically there is little difference between 7030/40/45 but the bigger models have more power and higher output pump.

The 45 are obviously later but ones 5000-6000 hours are another £10,000 at least so out of budget really due to the low hours it will be doing.

 

[Wheatland]

I had a 2010 7045 which I regret selling a few years ago. You’ll be ok as long as it’s been maintained well, avoid the smaller capacity gear pump models I’ve been told

 

[D14]

I had a 2010 7045 which I regret selling a few years ago. You’ll be ok as long as it’s been maintained well, avoid the smaller capacity gear pump models I’ve been told

Thanks. Do you know which models they are as I know nothing about them. It the prices that caught my eye which spurred the interest really. I can’t find anything online about a timeline and specs of models either.

 

[TomB]

Have a 2012 7045. It’s getting a bit tired now, but has been fairly good, cheaply bought in the first place. Nice to use. Bought in 2016 with 2500 hours and been doing just over 1000 hours a year of dairy work.

 

[D14]

Have a 2012 7045. It’s getting a bit tired now, but has been fairly good, cheaply bought in the first place. Nice to use. Bought in 2016 with 2500 hours and been doing just over 1000 hours a year of dairy work.

If you don’t mind me asking how much was it at 2500 hours?

 

[Wheatland]

Thanks. Do you know which models they are as I know nothing about them. It the prices that caught my eye which spurred the interest really. I can’t find anything online about a timeline and specs of models either.

I’m not an expert on this but I think it’s varipower (vp) or vp+. I also think 120hp is standard and a 7045 has 140hp

 

[TomB]

If you don’t mind me asking how much was it at 2500 hours?

32,000. Second hand kit was cheep in 2016, the £ was quite strong which limited exports I think. No bargains about at the moment.

 

[ACEngineering]

Looking at a few of these 7030, 7040, from 2008 to 2012 as they look not bad value from £25,000 to £30,000 with around 6000 hours on the clocks. Any user opinions please as I’ve never seen one in the flesh. Normal tasks such as loading grain, loading straw and hauling a straw trailer occasionally. Bit of construction type work such as loading a concrete crusher with bricks on occasions. Will be doing 300-400 hours per year. Got a great local white van mechanic but he doesn’t know anything about them and is more a jcb man, but I can’t find anything jcb that’s not knackered.

The first thing you want to do is make sure you have someone local your happy with that can fix it when it breaks. Very few independents will know anything about them as there not common.