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With thousands of entries submitted, five lucky winners received the trip of a lifetime for them and a guest with the CLAAS Ultimate Experience Giveaway.

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Last fall, thousands of growers entered the CLAAS Ultimate Experience for a chance to win an opportunity of a lifetime. Five lucky winners were offered a VIP trip for two to Germany to experience CLAAS at its finest.

Germany is home to so many notable landmarks and is notorious for its lively festivals, local fare and libations and breathtaking scenery. Harsewinkel also happens to be home to CLAAS world headquarters. As part of the CLAAS Ultimate Experience, contest winners were awarded a first-rate trip that featured cathedrals, castles, and an exclusive look at CLAAS’ state-of-the-art facilities.

Roger Walter of Walter Brothers Dairy in Plummer, Minnesota, just so happened to be one of those fortunate few. In total disbelief, he actually had to persuade his wife Janel that they won.  Walter had been thinking about trading in his harvester for years, but he wasn’t ready to make the change. They were able to get an up-close look at the intelligent processes and practices used by the agricultural technology giant at the CLAAS factory. Once he toured the CLAAS factory, any reservations he had were quickly put to rest.

“It was cool to see the robots moving, and how everything was made,” Walter said. “I also saw the shipping facilities. It was all very impressive and gave me the confidence that any parts I would ever need would be available.”

Along with the six-day, five-night excursion, contest winners were also granted an extensive on-farm demo with the machine of their choice from CLAAS’s long line. The broad CLAAS line includes JAGUAR forage harvesters, LEXION combines, XERION tractors, and CLAAS balers and hay tools. This unique opportunity allows the recipients a hands-on trial of a CLAAS machine with an experience that is customized to each individual, working specifically with their harvesting schedule.

Walter demo’d a JAGUAR 850. “It took my CLAAS dealer 10 years to get me into a JAGUAR, but it was the easiest sale he ever made.”

Walter also joked to his wife that the new JAGUAR was a gift for their 40th anniversary.

 

Visit experience.claas.com for a chance to be one of the 2019 CLAAS Ultimate Experience winners.

Submit your entry by September 30, 2018

Get ready, adventure is calling!

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