All new Jcb owners

[Surgery]

Please check your yellow paint in the following places , took delivery of a new machine a month ago and was shocked by the following areas

main frame under the boom by the red ram stop , white undercoat showing in small circles due to as I see poor cleaning in between undercoat and main yellow spray

main side plates welded to the above , more paint on the outside than the inside , you can feel the paint smother on one side and rough on the other side

under the boom where the pipes run , not painted properly inside boom wear plates , not painted above the main and secondary ram mounts on the boom

main bushes and main pin on the back , not painted in hard to reach areas

several large areas on the machine where you can only describe the paint as having an orange peel effect , not enough paint end of



our machine has gone back to be sorted in some fashion , what yet we have not agreed.

in the mean time another new machine is on farm to use , I have found the exact same issues on this one.

speaking to a mate with a 4 month old machine he bought paint himself to tidy up same areas.

jcb Is supposed to be the premium machine , wtf is going on.

 

[bobk]

Got a new to me 13 reg 526 , paintwork is ok on the body , the guard on the boom has not primer , hence no paint , another job to sort

 

[ACEngineering]

Please check your yellow paint in the following places , took delivery of a new machine a month ago and was shocked by the following areas

main frame under the boom by the red ram stop , white undercoat showing in small circles due to as I see poor cleaning in between undercoat and main yellow spray

main side plates welded to the above , more paint on the outside than the inside , you can feel the paint smother on one side and rough on the other side

under the boom where the pipes run , not painted properly inside boom wear plates , not painted above the main and secondary ram mounts on the boom

main bushes and main pin on the back , not painted in hard to reach areas

mount amchine has gone back to be sorted

in the mean time another new machine is on farm to use , I have found the exact same issues on this one.

speaking to a mate with a 4 month old machine he bought paint himself to tidy up same areas.

jcb Is supposed to be the premium machine , wtf is going on.

"jcb Is supposed to be the premium machine" who told you that rubbish

 

[bobk]

"jcb Is supposed to be the premium machine" who told you that rubbish

British though m8 , they all fail one way or another ,

 

[DRC]

British though m8 , they all fail one way or another ,

Spent the money on the golf course instead

 

[bobk]

Spent the money on the golf course instead

Petty cash when you see the machines coming out every day .

 

[ACEngineering]

British though m8 , they all fail one way or another ,

Exactly its embarrassing when they cant get very basic things right like a bit of paint. it not like its a new problem they had paint issues for years and years now.

 

[bobk]

Exactly its embarrassing when they cant get very basic things right like a bit of paint. it not like its a new problem they had paint issues for years and years now.

As I say the paint on the main body on mine is fine , the paint on the boom hose guard is shite , clearly out sourced .
It will be mentioned when we visit on friday

 

[Surgery]

Exactly its embarrassing when they cant get very basic things right like a bit of paint. it not like its a new problem they had paint issues for years and years now.

Not on yellow paint thou

 

[ACEngineering]

As I say the paint on the main body on mine is fine , the paint on the boom hose guard is shite , clearly out sourced .
It will be mentioned when we visit on friday

Paint has been crap on them for the last 20 plus years, mostly the panels and the black.

 

[Surgery]

As I say the paint on the main body on mine is fine , the paint on the boom hose guard is shite , clearly out sourced .
It will be mentioned when we visit on friday

Please do , ask for the number of the guy on telehandler complaints , until I spoke to him f**k all was coming from our dealer although the rep give him his due was pushing hard

 

[ACEngineering]

Not on yellow paint thou

mostly the panels and the black are the problem, frames are normally ok though i give you that.

 

[ACEngineering]

Please do , ask for the number of the guy on telehandler complaints , until I spoke to him f**k all was coming from our dealer although the rep give him his due was pushing hard

have you checked for the spacer plate under front axle and that the bucket is level on the ground

 

[bobk]

Paint has been crap on them for the last 20 plus years, mostly the panels and the black.

Take it your not a fan ?

 

[bobk]

Please do , ask for the number of the guy on telehandler complaints , until I spoke to him f**k all was coming from our dealer although the rep give him his due was pushing hard

I think , because so many machines go for export they don't think it necessary to over kill the paint job , wrong , but there you go

 

[Surgery]

"jcb Is supposed to be the premium machine" who told you that rubbish

have you checked for the spacer plate under front axle and that the bucket is level on the ground

All ok

 

[ACEngineering]

Take it your not a fan ?

not a fan of shoddy no.

 

[Lakesdigger]

I like how you title this thread "all new jcb owners" as for any older jcb owners there's nothing they don't already know here.

 

[PSQ]

not a fan of shoddy no.

You'd think for a global manufacturer they'd go out of their way to sort the paint issues out, but apparently the 'Quality Control' department allow this "shoddy" workmanship to go out the door as an acceptable standard. It's pi$$ poor, JCB hear it every day from their dealers, so why are the QC inspectors not picking up on it?
It's a failure at the heart of the business, someone isn't pulling their weight. It's P45 time.

 

[Lofty1984]

have you checked for the spacer plate under front axle and that the bucket is level on the ground

@Ducati899 can vouch for that one