JCB 320 door

[Headless chicken]

accidentally added the always on air con package to the jcb today. Anyone had any sensible prices for doors or any secondhand ones about? Dealer wants nearly a grand

 

[IOW91]

I believe @Bald Rick had similar issues with his 420.... Last I seen on here it was still using the permanent air con option.... Definitely the cheapest way forward....

There looks to be second hand ones on eBay with glass for £750ish.

 

[Bald Rick]

I have recently learnt that JCB have put an electric wire in the boom side glass. If you break it, the machine shuts down and is unusable.
Now whilst I sort of understand the safety aspect … which chuffing moron thought that was a good idea? Do they not realise that dairy farmers have infinite ways of destroying glass?
Jeez

 

[Bald Rick]

BTW, new door for a loadall is north of £2k fitted from a dealer.

Ask me how I know …

 

[vantage]

I believe @Bald Rick had similar issues with his 420.... Last I seen on here it was still using the permanent air con option.... Definitely the cheapest way forward....

There looks to be second hand ones on eBay with glass for £750ish.

He should have speccd it with the open frame option!

 

[vantage]

I have recently learnt that JCB have put an electric wire in the boom side glass. If you break it, the machine shuts down and is unusable.
Now whilst I sort of understand the safety aspect … which chuffing moron thought that was a good idea? Do they not realise that dairy farmers have infinite ways of destroying glass?
Jeez

Boom side glass? You gogs in the habit of headbutting it, as I can’t honestly see a way to break it, never managed it on the Manitou.

 

[Bald Rick]

Boom side glass? You gogs in the habit of headbutting it, as I can’t honestly see a way to break it, never managed it on the Manitou.

We haven’t … yet.

But eminently possible (likely)

 

[Cotlandfarmer]

Can you not claim on your insurance?

I think I claimed when I carried out a door delete on my old 310s.

 

[ACEngineering]

Boom side glass? You gogs in the habit of headbutting it, as I can’t honestly see a way to break it, never managed it on the Manitou.

I broke one once smacked it while removing main lift ram

 

[George Mitchell]

Can you not claim on your insurance?

I think I claimed when I carried out a door delete on my old 310s.

NFU mutual, for all the bashing that they get on here have been decent for glass cover

 

[tractorsandcows]

BTW, new door for a loadall is north of £2k fitted from a dealer.

Ask me how I know …

A heavy waterproof coat and a hat a much cheaper option

 

[Bald Rick]

A heavy waterproof coat and a hat a much cheaper option

Not when you've borrowed the machine

 

[Headless chicken]

I have recently learnt that JCB have put an electric wire in the boom side glass. If you break it, the machine shuts down and is unusable.
Now whilst I sort of understand the safety aspect … which chuffing moron thought that was a good idea? Do they not realise that dairy farmers have infinite ways of destroying glass?
Jeez

I often wonder if engineers come out in a cold sweat when thinking of their designs being abused by dairy farmers.

Can you not claim on your insurance?

I think I claimed when I carried out a door delete on my old 310s.

Yes I could but trying not too as it’s amazing how often we end up with a little claim here and there. The bonnet has been cracked too so it maybe a case of having to inspect it properly.

Atleast it’s not as bad as it could’ve been. I only stopped because the tractor man shouted. Could’ve been a new wagon and jcb otherwise

 

[Bald Rick]

I often wonder if engineers come out in a cold sweat when thinking of their designs being abused by dairy farmers.

If they even had a modicum of sense, they'd give a machine to a dairy farmer for six months with the instruction to find any faults.
I'd really like to meet the wally who thought it was a good idea to locate the fuel filler on a skid just behind the offside rear wheel ....

 

[john 650]

If they even had a modicum of sense, they'd give a machine to a dairy farmer for six months with the instruction to find any faults.
I'd really like to meet the wally who thought it was a good idea to locate the fuel filler on a skid just behind the offside rear wheel ....

If they engineered the kit strong enough to deal with dairy farmers, no one could ever afford to buy them....

 

[Bald Rick]

If they engineered the kit strong enough to deal with dairy farmers, no one could ever afford to buy them....

Good Point ........ seems us dairy boys have to carry the schoffel gillet & pink trousers wearing arable boys

Such is the burden of the proper working farmer

 

[George Mitchell]

If they engineered the kit strong enough to deal with dairy farmers, no one could ever afford to buy them....

Most issues arent about strength, its location of fillers/filters, routing of harnesses and pipework with sensible joints so when you do have to do something you dont have to strip half the machine down for something simple. Engineers should be thrown out in the field in a mechanics van for a few years before being let loose with a pencil

 

[IOW91]

Good Point ........ seems us dairy boys have to carry the schoffel gillet & pink trousers wearing arable boys

Such is the burden of the proper working farmer

But by the looks of that filler cap doesn't come off that often.....They must have done the research into the fuel efficiency well

 

[Bald Rick]

But by the looks of that filler cap doesn't come off that often.....They must have done the research into the fuel efficiency well

Pffft ..... fuelled every other day. Skid does well over 1200 hrs a year and is a key tool (like the main driver)

But I am mighty annoyed with having to get a bit of paper out every time I go to fuel because some wally with a CAD thought that was the best place for the cap. Well, sunshine, I have a remarkably good place for the fuel nozzle too .... so think on

 

[Dman2]

Just claim on your insurance, that`s what you (presumably ) pay it for