robin banks
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- Ireland
Friend of mine is looking at 2012 js130 what should he be looking out for. Are they good machine. He is just using it for bits and pieces on the farm nothing too taxing. Just wondered have they any know faults
2012 jcb js 130
- Thread starter robin banks
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Hesston4860s
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- Nr Lincoln
Nice n smooth to drive and a nice place to sit. But the one I drove liked to fall apart a lot plus all kinds of computer errors and electrical problems.
Buy a Volvo if you want the best !.
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
Volvo great machine tough as old boots
Zetor
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- Northumberland
Common rail Isuzu engine has issues but the JCB engines In the later machines are ok.
I suspect the same Isuzu engine will be used in the Hitachi, Case and Kobelco excavators
I suspect the same Isuzu engine will be used in the Hitachi, Case and Kobelco excavators
massey765
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- nr clitheroe lancs
Not often you here a statement like that. ....most folk knock jcb cos there made here
Derky
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- Bucks/oxon
Good machines, i prefer the jcb to a hitachi. think its smoother to grade with,.
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
Zebbedee
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- Scotland in the best bit
Nothing much wrong with a jcb Hitachi do seem to be much dearer than anything else but never having owned one cannot comment on them but as I have no complaint with jcb why would you not buy from a British company. I have a js digger, a 3cx backhoe and a loadall along with 3 Land Rover products and think they are all excellent products
Zetor
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- Northumberland
If you scratch away at the surface you'll find the JCB shares many of the same components as the Hitachi and Case.
Mr scratch
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We have an old 2007 js130 an she just keeps plodding along.
Zebbedee
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- Scotland in the best bit
As do many machines we all use But still a British company, and that's as good as it gets most of the time now. and there are getting fewer and fewer of them about sadly
Zebbedee
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- Scotland in the best bit
2007 ain,t exactly old ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Mr scratch
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It is when it was owned by a building/demolition company before we got our hands on it!! Lol
Takeuchi supposed to be good?
General-Lee
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- Devon
8 tonner and under I've used have been very good only thing missing is climate what I was used to on Hitachi's.
@BAC 's crew had a new 13 ton Takeuchi last year/year before I believe.
Zetor
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- Northumberland
Yes, very just had a 8t JCB on hire i was very disappointed with it glad to be back in the Takeuchi however I do rate my JS130's.
Zetor
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- Northumberland
If it was a 2008 you wouldn't be saying that, is it for sale??
lloyd
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- Herefordshire
Komatsu pc130 nice to drive and well built
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