Dman2
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- Location
- Durham, UK
Have a John Deere 3800 which is getting a bit long in the tooth
What is a good replacement?
JCB 320?
What is a good replacement?
JCB 320?
pivot steer telehandlers
- Thread starter Dman2
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- Location
- Cumbria
If your wanting pivot steer, maybe Weidemann ?
www.weidemann.com
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Jd Everytime
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- Location
- lanarkshire scotland
Schaffer 8620 some tool
puntabrava
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- Location
- Wiltshire
Would be nice if a machine you want can be sourced from a UK manufacturer if the quality is comparable and I think the pivot steer JCB’s are probably better than the German offering judging by my customers machines and the hours put on them.
Dman2
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- Location
- Durham, UK
Spoke to someone yesterday with a 8620.
Said he liked the machine but parts took weeks to arrive
- Location
- E Yorks
We run a Manitou MLA533 and are very pleased with it 3.3T to 5m so a true alternative to the JCB320S good power and lift and goes well. Had abit of bother with the electrics initially but can't fault Dealer and Manitou UK moved heaven and earth and got it sorted and has behaved since, and yes I would have the same again no worries
ollie989898
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Kramer? Theirs isn't a pivot?
ollie989898
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Kramer do a centre boom machine but it doesn't bend in the middle, it's 4 wheel steer instead.
- Location
- north lincs
Jcb320s here, we have had very few issues and latest one does 50k on the road
iaincr
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Don't know of a pivot steer with more reach, very limited on boom length with it being infront of the cab
ACEngineering
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- Location
- Oxon
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ollie989898
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Pivot steer with more reach you saythey didnt catch on
Looks an absolute beast. Are they no good then?
Of course the biggest win of any centre boom machine is the view over each corner and their cabins are a lot nicer place to spend the day than any side boom machine.
iaincr
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That looks like something that would get abusedPivot steer with more reach you say
TM320s here replaced a TM300 that replaced a TR250 that replaced a Teleram.
Before we bought the TM300 we demod JD3800 (broke down twice on demo, lacked performance, visibility like the pre facelift tr250)
Manitou pivot - nice to drive but lacked reach when high up - the back plate was level with the axle instead of front of tyres when at max height. Bit plasticky, not as much ground clearance
Terex - all the bad bits of the Matbro with a Sanderson joystick
TM ate the lot for breakfast
This time round I was offered a demo of the new Manitou pivot. What's that gearbox all about? Nah not for us.
TM impresses every time you drive the thing
I can get corn as high with the TM as I can with the 541/70 - reach and height are different things.
4 bale spike sorted high stacking of straw.
Before we bought the TM300 we demod JD3800 (broke down twice on demo, lacked performance, visibility like the pre facelift tr250)
Manitou pivot - nice to drive but lacked reach when high up - the back plate was level with the axle instead of front of tyres when at max height. Bit plasticky, not as much ground clearance
Terex - all the bad bits of the Matbro with a Sanderson joystick
TM ate the lot for breakfast
This time round I was offered a demo of the new Manitou pivot. What's that gearbox all about? Nah not for us.
TM impresses every time you drive the thing
I can get corn as high with the TM as I can with the 541/70 - reach and height are different things.
4 bale spike sorted high stacking of straw.
Looks like that will be handy in a fold yard.....Pivot steer with more reach you say
Reinforced under pants required on sidling ground.Pivot steer with more reach you say
ollie989898
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Pivot steers don't have a good time on slippery ground IME, mind side boom machines aren't much better. It is in that kind of situation that a tractor and loader will manage better but they are so numb by comparison.
I may have used sidling, not sliding, but I meant sloping ground!
My Weidemann is very light on the front , will lift if you turn slightly on this ground!