JCB Teletruck - anyone got one?

[Adam@Rumen]

I'm thinking a JCB Teletruk could be quite handy with the 4wd option and a boom to load lorries from one side.

Anyone got one or know much about them?

They're certainly strong money...

Cheers

 

[KB6930]

Our local coal and aggregate merchants run a few and the seem to go well but as usual rough or soft ground does limit them a bit as I've seen them spin a wheel when the ground is uneven and like most things send all the power to 1

 

[startinghandle]

A local feed and coal merchant has one and is ok but another local feed
merchant also has one but had engine problems while still under warranty but JCB were only prepared to fix problem and nothing else which is understandable but the owner insisted
having a complete new engine fitted
and he had his way in the end and I
remember asking him how much would it have cost him if it went wrong outside warranty his reply was
£5000
We have finished farming so have no need to go there anymore but I remember when he was loading pallets and tote bags the engine was
continually running fast .... perhaps it
Was driver at fault and not tele truck

 

[MontyK]

Where i used to work had 2, great little machines, so handy for loading pallets, only 2wd so no good on rough, don't know what 4wd is like.

 

[ACEngineering]

I'm thinking a JCB Teletruk could be quite handy with the 4wd option and a boom to load lorries from one side.

Anyone got one or know much about them?

They're certainly strong money...

Cheers

Little manitou MT420? still strong money slightly wider but will cope with slightly rougher ground i would think

 

[How much]

I dont have one now but have had 3 of them 1 used one and 2 new ones all where 2.5 ton diesels one was the heavy lift version all where two wheel drive , you can get one with a diff lock also that our last one had .

They are a great tool , the number of places I go where they would benefit from one sided loading and unloading like you can do with teletruk is amazing , yes they are bit more costly than a standard fork truck but my god what a tool.

ours was as i said only 2 wheel drive if you have level'ish concrete or good solid hardcore yards you would be surprised what they can do, you can push the boom out when empty to transfer weight to the drive axles if traction was limited , we used our with a snow plough and could clear 6 inches of snow from the yard and a pretty steep entrance without to much of an issue

allot are used in recycling and i suspect a few will suffer head gasket problems because of blocked radiators so look out for that other than that used wise its just standard fair , look for worn axle bushes piviot pins etc.

one of the biggest advantages over a standard industrial truck is the fork rotation for being able to pick up damaged or badly stacked pallets if you uses a standard telhandler that is no big deal but for normal industrial trucks that time and damage that saves is huge but etc we even had tow tip bucket for it and could load the highest tri axle ejector trailers with shredded PVC windows and would take about 50 mins to put 30 ton on the trailer , for a machine so small it was amazing. We also had a bale clamp for it that we would handle big bags with rather than use the loops.

highly recommended if you are buying used try the JCB network first used forklift dealers are worse than horse traders in my opinion great with a tin of paint , not so good with the truth !!!!! There are exceptions to every rule obviously but treat them with caution. I think JCB have some good finance deals on new curently

 

[PhilipWatkinsLtd]

We are on our second one. We do around 1000 hours per year. 3.5 tonne 4x4 . First one did 5000 hours very few issues. Current one has about 4000 on it now and has been fairly good as well. Very capable machine on concrete or rougher farm yard. We have matbro head with integral side shift so attachments are interchangeable with other loaders on site. Don’t think there is anything else to come close to it for performance in such a small package. It will push a 12 tonne cultivater Up the ramps onto a lorry.

 

[Pan mixer]

Welker farms reviewed one, I had never seen one before, looks nice but not good for me as not enough reach etc, I bet it was some money though.

 

[H200GT]

Great on concrete, crap on anything else.

Good builders merchants / agricultural merchants machine, they take a fair amount of abuse.

Wouldn’t consider one for anything other than working on hard standings

 

[TripleSix]

Welker farms reviewed one, I had never seen one before, looks nice but not good for me as not enough reach etc, I bet it was some money though.

The Teleskid is a different machine to the Teletruk

 

[PhilipWatkinsLtd]

Great on concrete, crap on anything else.

Good builders merchants / agricultural merchants machine, they take a fair amount of abuse.

Wouldn’t consider one for anything other than working on hard standings

Would disagree with this as ours is 4x4 and on pneumatic tyres, brilliant on uneven ground. Have been into field on a few occasions

 

[Andyfeed]

We have 2, one 2001 2wd one 2009 4wd waste spec we use them primary as forklifts we also use them to load grain lorries using tow tip buckets also using a flat 8 to stack hay and straw in the barn also handles a quickie haylage grab. The 4wd has just had solid tyres put on it and it was bad off road before it’s now terrible. Our agricultural engineer hates it as it’s really hard to work on no major problems except a new computer on the 2wd just out of warranty. They are great for loading lorries from one side but massive blind spots.

 

[Bongodog]

Local builders merchants have three, part concrete yard, part rough ground, haven't seen one stuck yet. The yardmen are hard on machinery but they don't seem to have many breakdowns. Big advantage is that the reach allows them to always load you properly. With conventional forklifts you always ended up with the load either over the wheels one side, or right at the back with the front wheels nearly off the ground. Also the reach allows pallets to be lifted from the 2nd row without clearing the bottom of the 1st row

 

[ollie989898]

I have never driven a teletruck but it must be dead handy to be able to put a bucket on it or a grab and reach for things etc whereas a forklift is just a one way wonder?

 

[Adam@Rumen]

Great information, cheers guys