At a press event in Germany last week, Claas unveiled its new Scorpion 848 with its Varipower Plus drive and 156hp engine. The new model closes the gap between the 756 and 960 models. The new move sees Claas extend its telehandler product range to nine models.

The first Scorpion telehandlers developed and built in collaboration between Claas and Liebherr were unveiled at Agritechnica 2017. Since then, the product range has continuously expanded. The new Scorpion 848 features a high load capacity of 4,800kg with a lifting height of up to eight metres.

Engine

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Claas have chosen a Deutz four-cylinder engine with 156hp to power the Scorpion 848. During loading and stacking, Claas notes that Dynamic Power automatically adjusts the engine speed relative to the position of the joystick and thus to the desired lift and loader speed.

When the telescopic arm is lowered without load, the engine speed is automatically reduced, which reduces fuel consumption.

In addition, Claas notes that the reduced transport speed of 1,600 rpm at 40 km/h ensures energy-efficient repositioning.

The manufacturer says that thanks to Dynamic Cooling, the fan speed automatically adjusts to the required cooling demand, which saves fuel and guarantees more power reserves under challenging operating conditions.

Transmission and new arm

The Scorpion 848 is equipped with the fully automatic, stepless, hydrostatic Varipower Plus drive as standard. In addition to the Varipower wide-angle hydrostat with a 45° pivot angle, a second variable displacement motor with a 32° pivot angle is used here.

Together with the standard differential lock, Claas says this ensures that sufficient thrust, tractive force and traction are always available working areas.

The current 756 model shares the same DNA with the 848, such as the Spicer axles, the cab and the driveline, but the 848 benefits from a newly designed telescopic arm.

Claas notes that the articulation point of the telescopic arm is positioned low on the chassis for more stability. It says lengthy overlaps between the telescopic elements guarantee torsional rigidity and stability even with the heaviest loads.

A lateral support integrated into the frame increases safety. An optional fine control further increases precision and safety, especially when stacking heavy loads at heights. The 848 comes with the standard boom suspension for the telescopic arm to prevent the machine from bouncing during fast loading manoeuvres.

The combination of hydraulic control with electronic pilot control, offers operators Smart Loading functions such as automatic bucket return, automatic bucket shake and automatic retraction of the telescopic arm.

Hydraulics

With a hydraulic capacity of up to 187 l/min and 270 bar working pressure, the load-sensing hydraulic system ensures that fast-loading cycles are no problem, even with heavy loads. Additional control circuits for attachments and a choice of single or double-acting connections can be fitted at the rear to round off the Scorpion 848’s equipment.

Range

Claas now offers nine Scorpion telehandlers, which are all produced at the Liebherr plant in Telfs, Austria. The product range extends from 3,300-6,000kg load capacity and from 6.23 to 9.75 m maximum lifting height.

All telehandlers are powered by four-cylinder engines of 143 or 156hp, and fitted with the continuously variable hydrostatic Varipower ground drives and load-sensing hydraulics.