CLAAS JAGUAR 1200 Forage Harvester Sets World Record

Nov 13, 2025

The CLAAS JAGUAR 1200 — the highest horsepower model of the new JAGUAR 1000 series — set a new official world record, harvesting 4,515 tons of whole crop wheatlage in 12 hours. The record, set in June, more than doubled the 2001 World Record. The machine also achieved unmatched efficiency, consuming only 0.117 gallons of fuel per ton of harvested crop.

The idea for the record attempt came from Matt Jaynes, JAGUAR Product Manager at CLAAS of America, Ty Rankin of Lonestar Ag and Todd Poling of P.M.S. Harvesting. Reflecting on the 2001 World Record of 2,058 tons harvested in 12 hours, they decided it was time to raise the bar. Their goal was straightforward — to see what the new 1,110-horsepower JAGUAR 1200 could do under real-world, demanding conditions over a full day in the field.

On June 2, after months of planning, all signs were a go. Jaynes, the operator for all 12 hours, set the chop length to 17 mm, activated the CEMOS AUTO PERFORMANCE and AUTO FILL assistance systems and set the GPS PILOT CEMIS 1200 steering system to "Center Pivot Mode."

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