The prestigious international ‘Tractor of the Year’ is awarded every year by a jury of 23 agricultural journalists. The 2013 winner was the Claas Axion 850. The Axion 800 CMATIC, meanwhile, won the large tractor category in the ‘Machine of the Year’ awards, presented every two years by the technology editors of the Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag publishing house for the best innovations in agricultural technology.
The CMOTION operating lever, which operates the stepless transmission, is one of the most ergonomically efficient controls on the market, explained the judges. “We particularly liked the simple engine/transmission management system. The easily-adjusted engine torque function for various types of operations lowers fuel consumption and increases economic efficiency.”
The new Axion 800 series was launched at the SIMA trade fair in Paris in February 2013, and the first machines fitted with the ‘Hexashift’ transmission are now on the market. The range was extended with the launch of the new stepless transmission version of the Axion 800 CMATIC at Agritechnica in November.
