On Test: Claas Trion 730 combine – Refined harvesting performance

Timeliness is often key in short and challenging harvesting windows, but can a rotary combine offer greater harvest capacity over its straw walker counterparts while retaining straw quality when needed? We take the Claas Trion 730 on test to find out more

James Huyton
Machinery and Farm Technology Specialist
clock • 9 min read
The Claas Trion 730 uses the manufacturer's hybrid threshing system, claimed to offer rotary output while retaining straw quality.
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The Claas Trion 730 uses the manufacturer's hybrid threshing system, claimed to offer rotary output while retaining straw quality.

The Trion was launched in 2021 to rebalance Claas' product mix and provide an indirect successor to the Tucano range. The Trion is an extensive range of both five- and six-walker variants alongside...

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