JCB X Series

[holywell farmer]

Thats a fair comment but they improve massively the bigger they get
Nick...

It's like farmers tend to buy jcb js series of diggers because there dirt cheap on second hand market

 

[PostHarvest]

thwaites never made diggers.

It seems that you never came across the Thwaites digging dumper that was made in the 1960's. Unfortunately I worked for a land drainage contractor that had one, Biggest problem was that it couldn't dig a big enough hole to lose itself. Kubota and Takeuchi had nothing to fear.

 

[BertyTEF]

It seems that you never came across the Thwaites digging dumper that was made in the 1960's. Unfortunately I worked for a land drainage contractor that had one, Biggest problem was that it couldn't dig a big enough hole to lose itself. Kubota and Takeuchi had nothing to fear.

Wasn't there a thwaites alldig?

 

[stan68]

we run jcb 145s for loading our self propelled muck spreaders. theres nothing quicker and we have tried most makes. Two and a half minutes to load 22-23 ton aint to shabby.

 

[nick...]

Wasn't there a thwaites alldig?

Yes there was but it was never similar to anything jcb built.
Nick...

 

[Hesston4860s]

I keep looking around for a 13 tonner and have driven js130’s, which are quick and I find smooth to drive. But I hear to many tales of issues with JCB’s, mainly electrical faults. As much as I would love to support JCB, I’ll more than likely go with a Volvo or hitachi when I get round to it.

 

[nick...]

I’m a volvo user and I’ve had 4 of them but really not that keen on the 14 ton model.the case is way ahead of anything I’ve used in that weight.dont really understand why everyone rants about hitachi,they are good machines but not massively better than anything else either
Nick...

 

[TripleSix]

Wasn't there a thwaites alldig?

I had chance of a really tidy one a couple of years back for £1500.
Bargain but I let it get away.
Dammit.

 

[Hesston4860s]

I’m a volvo user and I’ve had 4 of them but really not that keen on the 14 ton model.the case is way ahead of anything I’ve used in that weight.dont really understand why everyone rants about hitachi,they are good machines but not massively better than anything else either
Nick...

Is the case a rebadged Sumitomo like the JCB’s where back in the day ?. I quite fancy a go on a New Holland as well tho, think there in with Kobelco.

 

[Thomas5060]

Is the case a rebadged Sumitomo like the JCB’s where back in the day ?. I quite fancy a go on a New Holland as well tho, think there in with Kobelco.

Aye Case is just a Sumitumo and an NH is a kobelco

 

[holywell farmer]

we run jcb 145s for loading our self propelled muck spreaders. theres nothing quicker and we have tried most makes. Two and a half minutes to load 22-23 ton aint to shabby.

Don't get me wrong there are some good jcb machines

 

[nick...]

But alot that are shite
Nick...

 

[BertyTEF]

But alot that are shite
Nick...

Junk Constructed Badly

 

[nick...]

Hopefully the new ones will be massivly better.really hate hire machines that are gutless compared to the competition.im sure alot of companies turn the pumps down.last 8080 i had did not have enough power to lift tye tracks to turn
Nick...

 

[6290]

I’m a volvo user and I’ve had 4 of them but really not that keen on the 14 ton model.the case is way ahead of anything I’ve used in that weight.dont really understand why everyone rants about hitachi,they are good machines but not massively better than anything else either
Nick...

In the twenty or so years I’ve been on diggers I don’t think anything comes close to Volvo upto there 8t machine. Never been on a bigger Volvo so couldn’t comment. I too can’t understand the hype about hitachi’s, been on a fair few of them and not one was a nice machine to grade with

 

[d williams]

we run jcb 145s for loading our self propelled muck spreaders. theres nothing quicker and we have tried most makes. Two and a half minutes to load 22-23 ton aint to shabby.

I'd have a job to believe that!!!
In fact I don't but I'd be happy to be proved wrong if you want to put a Video up
22ton off floor into a spreader no way maybe a f**king big shovel On concrete

 

[holywell farmer]

With jcb and fastrac I assume next range be 9000 series

 

[stan68]

I'd have a job to believe that!!!
In fact I don't but I'd be happy to be proved wrong if you want to put a Video up
22ton off floor into a spreader no way maybe a fudgeing big shovel On concrete

I dont lie bud. we have buckets that carry 1and a half plus tones of sewage cake at a time. As long as you have plenty of material in front of you and dont waste time scraping the ground clean until the spreader has gone it quite easy. feel free to come to hampshire and see a proper digger driver work!!!

 

[d williams]

I dont lie bud. we have buckets that carry 1and a half plus tones of sewage cake at a time. As long as you have plenty of material in front of you and dont waste time scraping the ground clean until the spreader has gone it quite easy. feel free to come to hampshire and see a proper digger driver work!!!

That's a cycle time of just over 10 seconds if sat up on a heap you may have a chance not off the floor and not all day filling spreaders I don't need to travel to Hampshire to see any proper drivers there's plenty about that don't talk sh!t!

 

[stan68]

That's a cycle time of just over 10 seconds if sat up on a heap you may have a chance not off the floor and not all day filling spreaders I don't need to travel to Hampshire to see any proper drivers there's plenty about that don't talk sh!t!

ok mate