CLAAS TRAC Magazine - Spring 2020

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Tractor Model Giveaway

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Young agriculturists, start filming now!

You could win our Limited Edition LEXION Merchandise pack containing a bucket hat, cap and an insulated water bottle, specifically produced for the launch of the new #LEXION.

All you have to do to enter is: In a short 1-minute video, we would love to hear what you’ve been up to recently.

Your video must be no longer than one minute and 30 seconds long.

10 sets of LEXION goodies to be won. claas.co.uk

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Once you’re happy with the final film, upload it to Instagram, Facebook or YouTube and tag CLAAS UK in your post. Use the hashtag #claasyourminute.

On May 31st, we will announce the winners on Facebook. Good Luck. instagram.com/claas_uk

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SAXHAM, CLAAS UK

DISSEN, GERMANY

Responsible for the distribution and sale of all CLAAS machinery and spare parts across the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

CLAAS E-Systems develop IT know-how for agriculture.

OMAHA, USA

HAMM, GERMANY

Omaha is the assembly site for North America’s LEXION combines.

Our central Parts Logistics Centre is located in Hamm, supplying CLAAS customers all over the world with 195,000 different spare parts.

LE MANS, FRANCE

METZ, FRANCE

BAD SAULGAU, GERMANY

The home of CLAAS tractors. Up to 13,000 tractors are developed and built here annually.

At the CLAAS factory in Metz, balers are produced for farmers and contractors all over the world.

Our green harvest machinery and front attachments for the JAGUAR are manufactured at Bad Saulgau.

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CLAAS around the world PADERBORN, GERMANY

CLAAS are represented in numerous countries around the world, either through the production of our product range or through sales companies and other services. Visit www.claas-group.com/the-group/locations to find out more about CLAAS in Germany, Europe, America and Asia.

Paderborn supply drive technology and hydraulic systems.

GAOMI, CHINA CLAAS produces various harvesting machines here, mainly for maize and wheat harvest, at two main sites in Gaomi and Daquig.

KRASNODAR, RUSSIA CLAAS is the first large-scale manufacturer of agricultural machinery with its own production facility in Russia.

HARSEWINKEL, GERMANY This is the main CLAAS factory with four high tech production plants for the LEXION, TUCANO, JAGUAR and XERION.

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TÖRÖKSZENTMIKLÓS HUNGARY

CHANDIGARH, INDIA

In Törökszentmiklós, CLAAS cutterbars and drum mowers are manufactured. It’s the country’s biggest agricultural manufacturer.

The CROP TIGER is produced here for rice harvesting. The harvester is compact and light with rubber tracks - ideal for rice paddies.

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r e m r a f a e m o c e B ! m r a f n w o r u o y and manage Animals to tend to...

Filled with exciting farm activities...

Crops to harvest...

And drive the impressive line up of over 35 machines from the CLAAS product range!

VISIT: https://www.farming-simulator.com to download. claas.co.uk

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It’s all about the soil Can we create more soil?

It is impossible to create more soil. The world population is expected to increase to 9.8 billion by 2045. The demand for food will multiply putting increased pressure on farmers to produce higher yields. Farms are increasing in size and the time windows for cultivation and harvesting are becoming even shorter. At the same time, machines are getting bigger, more powerful and, therefore, also heavier. Soil compaction is the result.

What are CLAAS doing to help farmers protect the soil?

This is why our research and development teams have been addressing these challenges for over 30 years. Every day, our research engineers attach great importance to soil protection, starting with measures taken during the machine development process.

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Drawing on the company’s wide experience, gained over more than two decades of rubber track development with CLAAS LEXION combines, we have now also launched the TERRA TRAC system on our JAGUAR forager and AXION tractor.

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TERRA TRAC history 1987

1985 CLAAS developed their first rubber track prototype with Caterpillar.

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The first series-production combine on full rubber tracks was launched at the Farm Progress Show in the United States.

CLAAS started TERRA TRAC trials with a MEGA combine harvester.

1997 2004 2006

The track was suspended on the axle by rubber blocks to increase comfort and stability. GEN II.

The first TERRA TRAC was launched on a LEXION 450 which was attached rigidly to the axle. GEN I.

TERRA TRAC had a reinforced structure due to a one-piece cast frame to meet the demands of the increased weight of the machines.

2019 The AXION TT is the first half-track tractor with full suspension. The large footprint prevents the tractor from sinking into the ground in wet conditions.

2011 The new hydropneumatic suspension provided a high level of driving comfort in the field and on the road. This system is still fitted today. GEN III.

2018 The JAGUAR TT is the first forage harvester with tracks and sets new standards for soil protection. When turning at the end of the field, the JAGUAR TT automatically reduces the contact area of the crawler tracks by one third.

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One of Rachel Butcher’s amazing drawings.

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Art CLAAS —Arty Animals In this issue we are going to get arty with animals, our featured artist is Rachel Butcher who specialises in portraits of animals.

We asked Rachel: How did you become an animal portrait artist?

“Coming from a shooting and horses background I have always loved drawing animals from a young age. Sketching mostly horses on any spare piece of paper I had handy. Even while at school and college I was asked to draw portraits of peoples pets, dogs, cats and horses.

In the early days I was using pastels and watercolours.

“After studying Graphic Design in Colchester and then Epsom School of Art, I worked full time as a graphic designer which involved mainly working at a computer and my fine art took a back seat.

“After starting a family 10 years ago I just didn’t seem to have the time to get back into my art, but then one half term holiday I picked up a pencil again and started sketching!

“Now with Polychromos coloured pencils, my chosen medium, and working from photographs I am loving drawing again, and with every portrait I try to bring out the character of the animal as well as creating a true likeness. I am also starting to extend my portfolio with wildlife drawings. I love talking to my customers about their pet, and sometimes get to meet them to take photographs to work from, which all helps with bringing out the character of the loved animal.”

See more at facebook.com/ rachelbutcherart

Your turn!

Why not have a go at drawing or painting your pet from your favourite photograph and send in your work.

Send us a DM (direct message) on our Facebook or Instagram pages or email trac.uk@claas.com

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“Meltalicious” ice cream 5. Cut the vanilla pod open lengthways and scrape out the seeds with the back of a knife, then add to the cream and milk.

You will need 4 free-range eggs, yolks only 100 g / 3½ oz golden caster sugar

6. Heat the cream and milk until just below boiling. Slowly pour the hot cream and milk onto the eggs and sugar, whisking as you go.

1 tsp cornflour, optional 300 ml / ½ pint double cream 300 ml / ½ pint full-fat milk 1 vanilla pod Large Bowl Whisk Saucepan Knife Freezer Proof Container Take care with knives and the oven, and get an adult to help you.

Make sure you have plenty of space in the freezer.

7. Sieve the custard into a clean pan, and set it over a very low heat. Stir the custard constantly with a wooden spoon, paying special attention to the corners of the pan, until it is steaming and has thickened slightly. The custard is ready when you can draw a clear line through it on the back of the wooden spoon. This can take up to 10 minutes.

8. Tip the custard into a large, shallow, freezer-proof container, and allow to cool to room temperature (you can speed this up by sitting the tub of custard in a large bowl of iced water).

9. Once at room temperature, place a lid on the custard and chill in the fridge overnight.

Method 1. First, separate the eggs, placing the yolks in a large bowl.

2. Add the sugar to the egg yolks and whisk until pale and really thick.

3. Add the cornflour (if using) and whisk well to incorporate into the egg yolks.

4. Put the cream and milk into a medium saucepan.

10. Once chilled, transfer the custard to the freezer and take it out every hour, for three hours, to whisk it with an electric handheld whisk. This will disperse the ice crystals and keep it smooth.

11. Then leave the ice-cream in the freezer for a final freeze, until it is solid.

12. Take the ice-cream out of the freezer a few minutes before you want to serve it.

13. Scoop the ice cream into bowls or cones and enjoy.

This recipe came from www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/how_to_make_ice_cream_97157 claas.co.uk

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Experiment with flavours Boil, grate or mash some fruit and mix it in. You could try: Strawberry

Blackberry

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How did your ice-cream turn out? We’d love to see a photo of your cool creation. Why not send us a picture to trac.uk@claas.com

#backbritishfarming • British farmers produce all the tasty ingredients to make your favourite ice-cream. Here are some interesting facts about the animals that produce your milk, cheese, yoghurt and ice cream.

• Milk is 90% water and helps to rehydrate the body • There are 1.84 million dairy cows in the UK • It takes a cow between 50 to 70 hours to turn grass into milk • British dairy farmers could fill 78 million bath tubs with the milk they produce every year.

• 5 billion litres of milk is sold for drinking each year – that’s enough to fill 2000 Olympic swimming pools or if we were to drink a glass of a milk a day for 54 million years.

These stats came from www.countrysideonline.co.uk

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Engineer Your Career To apply for a CLAAS Apprenticeship please email your CV and cover letter to: cukapprenticeships@claas.com or call Kerry Peck, Apprenticeship and Placement Coordinator 01284 763100.

I’m challenged everyday, everything is always changing and evolving with technology.

Will Harvey, 20 Service Engineer

With CLAAS you progress because you start as a Service Engineer and work your way through to Master Mechanic to Master Technician.

You grow as a person, your confidence goes through the roof, you learn new things all the time and your always out and about.

Training through CLAAS is so thorough and all the qualifications that I get and the amount of opportunities CLAAS offer is really helpful.

CLAAS value you as an individual.

They genuinely look after you, they want you to stay, put you through all the training courses and all the different licenses that you need.

I really enjoy working for CLAAS as a company.

James Walsh, 26 Service Engineer

I was given the chance to work in New Zealand which was a really good opportunity for me.

I had never been on a plane on my own before.

Joe Klopper, 21

You don’t need to have an agricultural background to come into this trade.

If you’re interested in engineering, it’s a good way to get into it.

Service Engineer

The people that I work with are really good blokes, they are more of a group of friends rather than work colleagues.

To work for CLAAS is awesome. You’re not worrying about money, you are earning and learning at the same time.

CLAAS helped me progress massively, they provide excellent training and supported me through college. claas.co.uk

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ROLLANT 540 Baler

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The redesigned roller bearings, roller crop press, the continuous axle and bigger tyres are HEAVIER The frame alone is

We dismantled the baler into individual parts to find out where this extra weight comes from...

THICKER Our customers can look forward to

MORE THROUGHPUT, IMPROVED BALES and a LONGER SERVICE LIFE for the baler! • Higher bale density

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• More power and torque can be transmitted through the machine as average tractor power is increasing

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Be our next featured pin-up We are always taking lots of photos and videos at CLAAS UK of our fantastic machinery range, to publish on social media.

If you think you have a great shot please send it in via trac.uk@claas.com or send us a DM. And you might see it as our next featured pin-up.

Photo by Marcus Short, Age 12.

Marcus captured this amazing photo of his dad’s AVERO 240 combining as the sun set over Cambridgeshire.

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How to play Solve the crossword style clues above to fill the grid, writing one letter per square. The last letter of each answer is the first letter of the next answer. These have been written in for you, along with the first and last letter of the whole puzzle.

Wordsearch – jobs in agriculture Apprentice Buyer Engineer Farmer Grower Herdsperson Manager Marketing Operator Stockman Technician Can you find the above words in the grid on the right? They can appear forwards or backwards, vertically, horizontally and diagonally.

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Welcome to CLAAS KIDS! COMPETITION WINNERS Congratulations to our cardboard competition winners from the Summer edition!! We love all of the entries that you send in so make sure you enter our fantastic Spring competition for your chance to win some CLAAS goodies.

Tom Wilson Made the Titanic out of cardboard and won this LEXION combine model.

Leo Newman Won a LEXION combine model for his cardboard Dragon Costume Henry & Jack Cooke William Brookham sent us this fantastic Thank You Picture.

We cant play football today!

Future Tractor By Neil Seed

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Our Spring Competition is to make a lovely lamb.

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You can use whatever you like to make him or her and be as original as you can. They could be any colour and made from anything from a woolly hat, a sponge, card, moss or good old cotton wool. Whatever you choose be sure to send us pictures of your entries.

We can’t wait to see them!!

Take a photo of your final creation

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Send us a DM (direct message) on our Facebook or Instagram pages.

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Or post your entries to: Jackie Cooke CLAAS UK LTD, SAXHAM, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6QZ email your entries to jackie.cook@claas.com instagram.com/claas_uk

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Picture Sudoku

Add up the animals to find the missing number.

ANIMAL ADDITIONS

Draw the farm animals in the blank grids so that each row, column and box contains only one of each picture below.

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Using the codes below colour in the picture to reveal a farm scene.

What animals can you see?

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1 Spring has finally arrived on the farm and Aly and his friends are busy getting ready for the sheep to come home to give birth to their lambs.

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Aly rushes down the lane to get the trailer when CRUNCH! He wasn’t concentrating and drives into a huge rock and bends his front wheel.

Joey the JAGUAR is the boss of the farm. Joey instructs Aly to fetch the sheep from the field down the road and move them back home.

Oh no!

“What am I going to do? My wheel is hurt!”

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The sheep will have to lamb all by themselves with no food or bedding.

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Joey quickly thinks to call a CLAAS Service Engineer because he knows that CLAAS engineers will always be able to fix the problem.

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It is Emma the Engineer in Dan the Van. Emma is trained and has all the tools and skills to fix Aly as good as new.

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Aly continues his journey to collect the sheep and take them back to the farm. Lots of little lambs are born safely in the shed.

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The sheep are so thankful to Aly and Joey, but they couldn’t have done it without Emma the Engineer. claas.co.uk

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ENTRIES & WINNERS Willow Allen – WINNER Sheep by the Stream

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Isabel Short – WINNER Tractor and Trailer

Congratulations to our Competition Winners from the Summer Edition!!

We love all of the entries that you send in so make sure you enter our fantastic Spring competion for your chance to win some CLAAS prizes.

MPETITION O C E RAL COLLAG Steven Evans Hughes

Ariela Leithall Mouse

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A huge thank you to everyone who entered the competition! Your collage pictures were amazing,

WELL DONE!

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Tractor and Trailer

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Boaz Leithall Hedgehog

Caleb Leithall Rooster

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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

The new Parts Warehouse at Saxham is now open and our parts team have been busy putting all the parts away. There are 5 differences between these two pictures. Can you spot them?

Solutions on the back page.

Cuddly Toys from CLAAS

Available to order from your local CLAAS dealer or visit: collection.claas.com claas.co.uk

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Build your own Model Tractor Not for the faint-hearted, it’s more difficult than it looks!

We have 500 models to give away on a first-come-first-served basis.

HOW DO I GET ONE? Please PM us your postal address* and we’ll get your tractor model on the way to you. Or email us on trac.uk@claas.com *Available to UK and Ireland adresses only. One model per postal address.

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