Claas Scorpion

If its the earlier Kramer machine the boom and headstock pivots are exposed to the muck so want to be greased religiously. If they have been run dry Id expect a lot of wear. The hoses for the third service hang down and are exposed so check for wear to them too.

Also there is a solenoid on the headstock and little hydraulic bundle there they are a bit exposed and can be damaged or buried in the scunge too. Check the third service and hydraulic locking pins work.

Check handbreak engages and disengages fine.

Im sure the one I drive is hydrostatic as it slows to a halt itself so not much brakes needed, best to press on them gently when changing direction or I could see they might suffer from merlo disuse syndrome?

Mirrors are also prone to being hit but thats the same on most. 7045 will be a beast of a thing. The 7030 I drive a bit is the best handler Ive ever used and the best handler ever where it lives and they have had a multitude of other machines.

Newer model Kramer has less view over the bonnet but herculean hydrualic performance and the controls are effortless.
 
Location
Cleveland
I’ve hired one a few times and I didn’t like it....no left hand reverser and needed revving all the time to get them to move....didn’t like the joystick either, I wouldn’t rush away from jcb for one
 
yes tried it today much better to see out of than our JCB 531-70. have no hills and don't tow trailers but liked it a lot

I have driven a lot of different telehandlers and the Claas makes them all look daft.

The nature of the transmission means you can inch them with precision and no need to hold on the brakes all the time. The engine and hydraulics in the newer style Kramer is insanely potent and the controls are so light you can see how driving one for 12 hours would be a doddle compared to the competition.

No left hand reverser but everything on the stick makes that old anyway.

I think the newer shape scorpions have a different transmission setup but im not sure. Might even be CVT rather than hydrostatic. Machine feels very surefooted and stable too but is probably heavier than it looks.
I would make sure any used machine has been serviced by the book.

Apparently the Claas has been cheaper than the nearest JCB model both times as well.
 
Location
N Yorks
I had a 7030 and now a 7055, which is the slightly larger chassis

I liked the 7030 but the 7055 is on another level!! Any new users here, including various groundworks contractors, etc all comment how impressed they are.

My biggest dilemma will be when we change it in a few years, since Claas are not marketing the Kramer. Class backup is also excellent, on a par with Fendt
 

Renaultman

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Arable Farmer
Location
Darlington
I had a 7030 and now a 7055, which is the slightly larger chassis

I liked the 7030 but the 7055 is on another level!! Any new users here, including various groundworks contractors, etc all comment how impressed they are.

My biggest dilemma will be when we change it in a few years, since Claas are not marketing the Kramer. Class backup is also excellent, on a par with Fendt
I drive the Kramers a lot and really rate them. Leibher build the new Claas they didn't look a lot different at YAMS interesting conversations with both .
 

HarryB97

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Mixed Farmer
Apart from the terrible visibility out the cabin and the hundreds of mirrors and lights that are asking to get nocked off on the right hand side it is a fantastic machine and miles ahead of JCB & Manitou etc. Definitley an arable machine though rather than a stock one
 

d williams

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yes tried it today much better to see out of than our JCB 531-70. have no hills and don't tow trailers but liked it a lot
7035 here left jcb 536/60 wouldn’t go back to jcb but you have to make your own mind up another story of a friend working on a estate as summer students they nearly be fighting over who had the class to go stack bales
 
Apart from the terrible visibility out the cabin and the hundreds of mirrors and lights that are asking to get nocked off on the right hand side it is a fantastic machine and miles ahead of JCB & Manitou etc. Definitley an arable machine though rather than a stock one

The mirrors can all be unbolted. I believe they are there because of the new safety regs?

What it wants really is a couple of cameras to the side and rear.

No complaints with the rest of the view.

Why the heck anyone would buy a JCB except if they wanted a pivot I will never know.
 

Renaultman

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Arable Farmer
Location
Darlington
The mirrors can all be unbolted. I believe they are there because of the new safety regs?

What it wants really is a couple of cameras to the side and rear.

No complaints with the rest of the view.

Why the heck anyone would buy a JCB except if they wanted a pivot I will never know.
I've often thought of fitting car type parking sensors to the blind side and rear, one day I might get round to it.
 

aidan

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Location
Ireland
Apart from the terrible visibility out the cabin and the hundreds of mirrors and lights that are asking to get nocked off on the right hand side it is a fantastic machine and miles ahead of JCB & Manitou etc. Definitley an arable machine though rather than a stock one

why would you say more suitable for arable than stock, is it all the mirrors or some other feature
 
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