JCB Leccy Loadall (525-60E) on-test

LandPowerTV

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Now then everybody. This week (Oct 2021), we are trying out JCB's new electric-powered Loadall, the 525-60E. But before we get stuck into the machine, have you got any questions, or would like to know anything about the machine?
As you can imagine, we've got a shed load of questions with this machine; can it perform, how long does the battery last, how long does it take to charge, what do you need to charge it, the list goes on. So if you've got any questions like that, just let us know and we'll see what we can do. Then as we get stuck into the machine over the next week, we'll try and answer your questions.
The full review video, hopefully with a few questions answered, will then be out in a few weeks time on landpowertv.com
Cheers.

 

ACEngineering

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Oxon
I see that as a very limited tool but for certain jobs it will probably be ideal. Chicken sheds for example, but for most farms it would not be suited to do everything a similar sized engine driven one does but thats fine if the farm can afford a normal machine as well.

Probably be ideal for animal parks and zoos etc too.
 

nonemouse

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I see that as a very limited tool but for certain jobs it will probably be ideal. Chicken sheds for example, but for most farms it would not be suited to do everything a similar sized engine driven one does but thats fine if the farm can afford a normal machine as well.

Probably be ideal for animal parks and zoos etc too.
It is just the same, spec wise, as the equivalent ICE version. (Which I have) they are pretty poor when taken off a hard surface and road speeds not great anyway, so i suspect its not going to be the type of machine to be miles away from its charging point anyway.
 

sjt01

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North Norfolk
Why is it that the JCB, the Faresin and the Merlo electric could do a good job on our farm if they had sensible ground clearances, but they all have fitted such tiny wheels that you would get stuck in any straw yard, or a couple of inches of mud?
 

Jackov Altraids

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Devon
Without engine noise, are you likely to 'leave the ignition' on and if you do, how much drain does it put on the battery?

How much is a replacement battery and how soon I'm I likely to need one?
 

ACEngineering

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Why is it that the JCB, the Faresin and the Merlo electric could do a good job on our farm if they had sensible ground clearances, but they all have fitted such tiny wheels that you would get stuck in any straw yard, or a couple of inches of mud?

Larger wheels will take more power to drive.

JCB'S answer to the bigger machines is hydrogen, which looks like they have it sorted, all bar it's not viable for refuelling on farm/site yet.
 

holwellcourtfarm

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Larger wheels will take more power to drive.

JCB'S answer to the bigger machines is hydrogen, which looks like they have it sorted, all bar it's not viable for refuelling on farm/site yet.
Hydrogen has to be the better answer for heavy draught machines imho. Ultimately we could have our own on-farm fuelling system using renewable electricity generated on farm to hydrolise water to create our own liquid fuel.

Fuel autonomy. What's not to like?
 

sjt01

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North Norfolk
Larger wheels will take more power to drive.

JCB'S answer to the bigger machines is hydrogen, which looks like they have it sorted, all bar it's not viable for refuelling on farm/site yet.
Larger wheels take less power to drive, more torque, just select a better diff ratio. The rolling resistance of a small diameter tyre is greater than a large diameter.

Running on hydrogen, either fuel cell or combustion, is not difficult. Making green hydrogen, compressing it, storing it and holding it on a tank on the tractor is the problem. The CNH methane tractor can only store 4 hours worth of fuel, that is with tanks on the front linkage. Hydrogen is less dense, much more prone to leakage, and a real issue to keep in a tank at a high enough pressure to store a decent quantity of energy. Looking at hydrogen fuel cell cars, they fit hydrogen tanks everywhere they can find a hole.
Getting green hydrogen from electricity through to driving the wheels is about a third efficient as using a battery, so you need three times as much energy. Hydrogen might be a good stop gap, but new battery technologies being worked on at present (solid state for one) will make it obsolete in 10 - 15 years time.
 

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