Hi Folks,
Looking for a few thoughts.
I have bought my very first telehandler. Always been tractor and loaders on our farm, and decided on a JCB 538-60. Finished the deal in February, promised delivery end of June, beginning of July, and got it mid September, but glad to see it arrive.
As the grain handling work had been finished for the season, and because we moved onto field work the handler wasn't used for a few days. But we noticed the machine when standing behind it, leaning to the left. Upon further inspection we discovered a spacer plate, wedged between the black axle and yellow chasis on the right, but nothing on the left hand side.
At this stage we hadn't used the grain bucket, and mentioned to the dealer, who immediately removed the plate and suggested it was added in error at the factory. The handler immediately levelled up, and we were happy.
Unfortunately the machine had to go back to the dealer for some time on a separate issue, but was returned this week. I went to fill a lorry with some grain today using the bucket for the first time and discovered the bucket as shown in the photo. This was checked several times to rule out levels on the shed floor. I immediately took to and out the spacer plate back in place, as we still had it, and the bucket is now level, but the handler is again leaning.
Has anyone else had a new machine, or any JCB machine, delivered with such a spacer plate? The spacer is approx 10mm. My initial thought is that the chasis has twisted when welded, but I am wondering if this is a common thing with JCB?
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.