JCB 2CX street master & JCB 2cx air master

[Devil's advocate]

I've spent enougth this year.

But enjoying watching various JCB 2cx's on the Ritchie Auction @ Maltby.

I know they have limitations but look really useful for the money they will likely sell for.

Air masters a bit obsolete now with peckers on mini diggers & hydraulic breakers. What else can the air be used for? Is it possible to use normal small workshop tools from a tractor mounted compressor like air drills, nibblers, ratchets. or is there too much air?

 

[Dog&stick]

I'd be interested in compressor unit, for clean down kit, & small shot blaster.
Not really suitable for small air tools imo.

 

[Wellytrack]

I have one. Well not an Airmaster, nor a Streetmaster. A Groundsmaster and yes, it has limitations but for what it is, it’s brilliant. Can barely get my dad prised off the seat since I got it.

 

[Devil's advocate]

I'd be interested in compressor unit, for clean down kit, & small shot blaster.
Not really suitable for small air tools imo.

So you can't blow your tyres up then or use a hand held air drill to quickly drill though a gate post, shame that, but thanks.

 

[Devil's advocate]

I have one. Well not an Airmaster, nor a Streetmaster. A Groundsmaster and yes, it has limitations but for what it is, it’s brilliant. Can barely get my dad prised off the seat since I got it.

Is that the one with the cat 1 three point linkage? Not many of those built, might be a collectors item one day, 50K in 10 years time.

 

[Lakesdigger]

So you can't blow your tyres up then or use a hand held air drill to quickly drill though a gate post, shame that, but thanks.

Can't see why not tbh

 

[GingerGenius78]

So you can't blow your tyres up then or use a hand held air drill to quickly drill though a gate post, shame that, but thanks.

Yes you can, just got to be sensible they are designed to run hi flow air so like to run more continuously smaller air tools may make them offload more frequently than say a pneumatic drill or blow lance but for odd jobs perfectly fine have used road tow compressors for this with no issues if sensible !

 

[manfromhill]

What weight can they lift then

 

[Wellytrack]

Is that the one with the cat 1 three point linkage? Not many of those built, might be a collectors item one day, 50K in 10 years time.

Plus 540 pto (@1700) and a double spool valve. Incidentally the previously mentioned 3 point linkage is also double acting.

 

[Devil's advocate]

What weight can they lift then

One ton but not very high. Short loader arms to give the lift.

 

[Wellytrack]

I’ve lifted 1.5 safely enough (375 urea x4). Regularly lift 900kgs to full height stacking bales 3 high.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

I have a road-tow compressor.
This gives me a nice steady 100cfm if needed, particularly good for a pneumatic breaker or air-picking soil for ground-works.
This serves many tools, the best being my orbital sander. Not forgetting being able to spray paint, blow up a tyre, use an air impact driver, drill and the plethora of other air tools.
I think the max pressure it will give is 80psi so nothing compared to a purpose built workshop compressor and receiver.
I have a pressure regulator, oiler and separator on the wall of the workshop for the hand-tools. The pipe plugs in here.
Why can’t the JCB not operate all the above?
SS

 

[daveydiesel1]

I have one. Well not an Airmaster, nor a Streetmaster. A Groundsmaster and yes, it has limitations but for what it is, it’s brilliant. Can barely get my dad prised off the seat since I got it.

Did you look for 1 of them for long before getting it?

 

[daveydiesel1]

I've spent enougth this year.

But enjoying watching various JCB 2cx's on the Ritchie Auction @ Maltby.

I know they have limitations but look really useful for the money they will likely sell for.

Air masters a bit obsolete now with peckers on mini diggers & hydraulic breakers. What else can the air be used for? Is it possible to use normal small workshop tools from a tractor mounted compressor like air drills, nibblers, ratchets. or is there too much air?

Are they sold yet? Couldnt see them on thier site, would you have a link

 

[Party Pete]

What size is the compressor on them ? Would it blow out slurry pipes?

 

[daveydiesel1]

What size is the compressor on them ? Would it blow out slurry pipes?

Id imagine so as the mf compressor on a 30e was the weapon of choice for lots of slurry contractors back in the day

 

[Devil's advocate]

Are they sold yet? Couldnt see them on thier site, would you have a link

2004 models made £5,500 each for the air master & £16,000 for the street master backhoe loader.

https://www.rbauction.co.uk/heavy-equipment-auctions/maltby-gbr-2024155?industries=backhoe-loader&refreshSearch=true

Brother only lives half a mile from the sale site, when I've saved up we will go look around together.

 

[Wellytrack]

Did you look for 1 of them for long before getting it?

Sort of, had been looking for the farm master model of it for a good while then seen it for sale and was on it like a car bonnet.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Sort of, had been looking for the farm master model of it for a good while then seen it for sale and was on it like a car bonnet.

So whats a farm master

 

[Blue.]

What size is the compressor on them ? Would it blow out slurry pipes?

Pto speed is wrong for them,rotation is right for front pto but needs gearing up to engine speed,1600-2000 rpm.