Exactly three years after launching the Nexos 200 Comfort specialised tractors, Claas unveiled a revised version with a new four-pillar cab, updated design and enhanced comfort and automatic functions at the Italian agricultural machinery show EIMA which took place on 6-10 November in Bologna, Italy.
Positioned above the Nexos Trend, the Nexos 200 Comfort range from Claas currently includes four model series with engine outputs from 85 to 120hp, optional sprung Proactiv front axle and external widths from 1.0 to 1.55 metres.
A 3.6-litre four-cylinder FPT engine with Stage V Scr exhaust gas aftertreatment system and 600-hour oil change interval ensures a powerful, efficient drive and ample torque reserves even on steep slopes.
Furthermore, a 100-litre fuel tank (Nexos S: 75l) provides sufficient reserves for the most challenging tasks on long working days, whether in vineyards, hopyards, orchards, tree nurseries or for municipal work.
The new, larger cab is the highlight of the Nexos 200 Comfort. The four-pillar construction with wide-opening doors provides an outstanding all-round view and ensures a high level of comfort and safety when stepping up and down from the cab.
The ergonomic control elements in the right-hand console are still in their usual place, as are the control indicators on the steering wheel instrument panel.
However, the steering column with high-quality, anti-slip leather steering wheel is new to the Nexos – more usually found in the larger Claas tractor series up to the Xerion 12 and Claas Jaguar forage harvesters or Claas combine harvesters.
In line with the new cab look, the Nexos Comfort also features stylish new LED rear lights, LED side-marker lights and LED indicators as well as higher powered LED work lights.
A further substantial boost to comfort is provided by the optional Dynamic Steering function. Once activated, only 1.5 turns of the wheel are needed to go from one steering lock to the other when performing turning manoeuvres in narrow orchards – two fewer than in normal steering mode, which is also used for road travel.
Operators who normally perform several hundred turning manoeuvres a day will particularly appreciate this function.
Drive without depressing the clutch pedal – thanks to Smart Stop, Revershift and the Clutch Button. The Twinshift transmission with five gears in three ranges, two powershift speeds and clutchless reverser provides 30 finely tuned forward gear ratios and 15 reverse, while the mechanical reverser has 30 reverse gears. The top speed of 40km/h is reached at a quiet and fuel-efficient 1,650 rpm.
The Smart Stop function now offers more comfort and safety. The transmission disengages automatically when the foot brake is depressed, and gently re-engages when the brake is released. This greatly simplifies stopping and starting on slopes or at junctions, and when attaching implements and trailers. And since you can shift between ranges simply by pressing the clutch button on the shift lever and change direction electrohydraulically with the Revershift, it is now possible to drive the Nexos Comfort entirely without using the clutch pedal.
