Manufactured in 2000, the telescopic loader, made its way to the Harz mountains via the former distribution partner CLAAS Derenburg and was used on an almost daily basis. In addition to loading manure, straw and feed, its main tasks also included various types of construction work as well as the handling of grain and silage. "Even in the beginning it was already working up to 2,500 hours in a year," recalls Lothar König, technical director of the agricultural production cooperative which farms around 1,100 hectares, on which they grow crops as well as raising 1,100 cattle. The 105 h.p. telescopic loader is used for a wide variety of purposes. Lothar König also now uses the loader for smaller "age-appropriate" tasks in the barn passages and around the site of the business operation.
"CLAAS has been working with Telescopic Forklift technology specified for agricultural use for over 22 years but 30,000 operating hours is unparalleled," emphasises Norbert Täufer, telescopic loader product manager for the CLAAS distribution company, “this is rarely accomplished by a telescopic loader still on its original engine." Lothar König explains that other parts of the RANGER have been updated in the interim, including new axles and gears, and the windscreen and doors were also replaced. However, the loader's core has survived the 30,000 operating hour marathon.
