JCB INTRODUCES FIRST AERIAL LIFT PRODUCTS

TractoPart | Mar 1, 2017 | 0 comments

JCB introduced its first nine products to signal its entrance into the aerial lift market. By the end of the year, the company will have 27 machines in its new JCB Access lineup: Nine electric and three diesel scissor lifts from 15 to 45 feet Five telescoping articulating boom lifts from 49 to 81 feet

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JCB TO BUILD 1,600 ROUGH TERRAIN FORKLIFTS FOR US ARMY

TractoPart | Jan 5, 2017 | 0 comments

JCB has started 2017 by winning one of the biggest single orders in its 71-year history – a $142-million deal to supply the United States Army with a fleet of machines. The company announced today that the U.S Army is to take delivery of more than 1,600 light-capability rough terrain forklifts for deployment on tasks

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JCB 540-140 TELEHANDLER ADDED TO HI VIZ LINEUP

TractoPart | May 23, 2016 | 0 comments

The 540-140 Hi Viz telehandler is the fourth in the range, with a maximum lift capacity approaching 8,500 pounds The 540-140 Hi Viz telehandler is the fourth in the range, with a maximum lift capacity approaching 8,500 pounds. Maximum lift height is 44.2 feet; 45.2 feet with stabilizers. The boom is mounted 9.25 inches lower

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JCB Debuts the Hydradig

TractoPart | Apr 28, 2016 | 0 comments

Bauma 2016 saw the debut of the Hydradig, which according to the company is the first true wheeled excavator designed for purpose, from the ground up. “The vision from the outset of the project was to design and engineer the most innovative solution in response to five key challenges facing customers in today’s construction sector,”

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JCB 3CX BACKHOE ADDS OPTION FOR PILOT CONTROLS

TractoPart | Mar 7, 2016 | 0 comments

JCB’s entry-level backhoe, the 14-foot 3CX, is now available with optional pilot controls. JCB’s entry-level backhoe, the 14-foot 3CX, is now available with optional pilot controls. Customers have recently asked the company to develop pilot controls for the 3CX, which traditionally has been offered only with manual controls. The addition of pilot controls to the

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JCB CELEBRATES 100,000TH COMPACT EXCAVATOR

TractoPart | Jan 8, 2016 | 0 comments

JCB celebrated the production of its 100,000th compact excavator on January 6. JCB’s first compact excavator—an 801 model weighing 3,307 pounds—rolled off the production line in 1989, a year when the global manufacturer produced just over 450 machines. By 1992, JCB’s compact excavator range had expanded to four models with 1,000 units produced annually. Its

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JCB ADDS TINGLEY HARVEST CENTER TO NORTH AMERICAN DEALER NETOWORK

TractoPart | Nov 30, 2015 | 0 comments

Tingley’s Harvest Center, headquartered in Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada, is partnering with JCB, at their North Battleford and Lloydminster locations, as Tingley’s JCB. The dealership now carries JCB’s articulated telehandlers, wheel loaders, excavators, agricultural and compact Loadalls, Fastrac high-speed agricultural tractors, and skid steer and compact track loaders. Tingley’s Harvest Center was founded in 2002 by

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HANEY JCB JOINS JCB DEALER NETWORK

TractoPart | Nov 18, 2015 | 0 comments

Haney Equipment Company Inc. opened a dedicated JCB equipment dealership, Haney JCB, in Cullman, Ala. The dealership now carries JCB’s articulated and compact wheel loaders, material handling, agricultural and compact Loadall telehandlers, fixed mast rough terrain forklifts, Fastrac high-speed agricultural tractors and skid steer and compact track loaders. Haney JCB also offers a parts department

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JCB PREPARES TO GET RID OF 400 UK JOBS

TractoPart | Oct 1, 2015 | 0 comments

JCB is set to axe up to 400 of its UK jobs due to an increasing downturn in the construction equipment market, reports World Highways. JCB says it briefed employees about the staff positions at risk in the UK, although it will attempt to minimize the impact by considering voluntary redundancies. “Market conditions in

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Vermeer’s Silver Series drill rod is composed of S135 common grade steel and is threaded in the same facility as the company’s Firestick drill rod with the same column wall thickness. The Silver Series drill rod is available in four sizes: 1.66-inch, 1.9-inch, 2.06-inch, and 2.375-inch, for use on the D7x11 through the D24x40

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