Which loading shovel?

[Whynot]

At the moment we’re running a Claas 5.5t 7m telehandler. Looking to change and new ones around 90k. How would loading shovel price compare? Also, how do Volvo work, do they have Ag dealers or through the industrial route?

 

[holywell farmer]

They all have differant weight loaders so to say the others are too heavy is rubbish, if they are heavier than JCB it's because they put in the steel where it's needed. As for power I had a 416 s which was 10 ton and 150 hp , it could just about keep grass away from two wagons , now I have the komastu 270 which is 15 t and 200 hp and it has no problem compacting the grass from 3 or 4 wagons . A JCB 435 would match it for output but they are €25,000 more expensive than the komastu. It's a no brainer really

Do use the shovel for some of your construction jobs james

 

[Chae1]

Volvo & Komatsu are a proper loading shovel in a totally different class to JCB, it just depends on your workload and expectations - depreciation on JCB LS will be substantial - as any serious Industrial user would not consider one new, but for used maybe Doosan worth looking at or Hyundai - will be better put together than JCB latest offerings IMO. JCB will do any Farm Job - its easy work compared to Quarries and other applications which sets the men from the boys

Probably changed in 20 years! But Hyundai on farm i used to work on was awful.

We used to do shifts between Volvo's and Hyundai because nobody would drive the Hyundai all day!

Tbose were L120c L90c. Showing my age! The L70c was a pocket rocket.

 

[james ds]

Do use the shovel for some of your construction jobs james

Yes it does a good bit of other loading work including loading a lot of peat for bedding

 

[Landrover]

A farmer close by has a Volvo loading shovel (L50 ?) He bought it secondhand with 5000hrs on and has had it for 20+ years I'm sure it has 18000hrs + on it now and he has never had to replace a hydraulic pipe or go into engine or transmission, he keeps it well greased and changes oil regularly and it will mainly be used around muck, a telehandler type machine would not last that long !