Claas Jaguar E foragers: When E stood for Engine

The Claas Jaguar 'E' trailed forage harvesters were engine-drive conversions built by Claas importer J. Mann & Sons at Saxham in Suffolk. Simon Henley tells the story

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At a time when 75hp would have represented a large tractor on most farms, the idea of bolting on a six-cylinder engine to a trailed harvester, potentially allowed farmers to retain a smaller tractor for...

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