As an Engineer at JCB here in uttoxeter, seeing you guys appreciate our product (a product I had the pleasure to work on for a few months), fills me with a lot of pride. great review, great handover from tyler there too, BLOW MY MIND
JCB is the heart and sole of our specialized excavation company. we do septic systems, natural gas, propane mains and underground lines. Water mains underground water lines, geothermal, heat fusion repairs. JCB is king, thank you sir for your work at JCB
Just discovered your channel. Good job. With regards to the JCB product line. Like you, I was somewhat skeptical when I first came across a JCB CTL a few years back. A short time latter, I had the opportunity to operate one of their skid-steers at a friends job site. Within a half hour, I was so impressed with it that within 3 weeks, I leased my own. I now own 3 JCB teleskids. I also own 2 JCB site dumpers and just recently purchased their new 100C-2 (10 ton) excavator with the new 4 way push blade. With it's off-set boom and that new blade, it's a dream to operate. I find that for some reason, JCB is kind of the construction industry's best kept secret. I'm an out spoken advocate for the JCB product line. Most of the time, when I chat with someone who trash talks JCB, they've never operated any of their equipment. Theirs is truly an uninformed opinion.
Years ago I worked for an earth works company in Adelaide Aust.. Backhoes mostly. We had Massey's John Deer, Case, Cat & JCB. The JCB's just keep going. Hard to break em. All the other brands spent time in the fixit shop, Cat was the worst offender. The mechanics new Cat inside and out, they spent so much time on them. When a JCB finally came in with a broken pin, the mechanics fixed the pin & spent the rest of the day familiarising them selves with it in case they ever had to do extensive repairs. They had an incredible performance record over 30 years ago.
Blow my mind! JCB has been growing on me for the past few years, always been a cat man but these days more people are releasing higher quality things. More options is always a good thing keeps making machines better for the operators!
"Blow my mine!" I've been a JCB fan for about 10 years due to running one of their skidsteers on a jobsite. The side entry door was a big game changer for me on the skid steer. Then they came out with the teleskid and that was another game changer! Now I'm in the market for an excavator and JCB is top of my list!
I have been running JCB for over 32 years. Had a few issues but always had excellent customer service & a great re sale price . Wouldn't look at another brand for our ops
That's great, I've run komatsu and cat for 16yr and have had the chance to run a jcb mini in the last couple years, and haven't been disappointed! I started with the same instinct as you and can't find much negative to say. From operator or mechanical pov. I think they're a real contender
JCB have really stepped up their game with the new X series. But then so have CAT so they were due an upgrade. They get a lot of bad press but my experience is they run fast and the backup is very good if you do get an issue. So cant complain really. Good review. We need more honest reviews of plant on youtube.
Great review, would be cool if you had went through serviceability and the engine also would be cool if they let you demoed one of their backhoes with vertical stabilizers to do a comparison to the style the cat uses. JCB is one of my favorite construction companies. Congrats on the new truck, Blow my mind
Watching from Scotland. JCB excavators are the most common machines in the UK. Great improvemens with the X-Series compared to the older JS-Series previous. It is also availible in a 14 tonne excavator. Check out the JCB HYDRODIG wheeled excavators
Little bit late but, blow my mind :) Hello from Finland. I just found your channel and it is very interesting to a digger man. This JCB video was very good info for me too. I have always been skeptical these JCB machines, but last year i test drive JCB 145 wheeled excavator and it was the best wheeled excavator that i ever driven. Planing to replace my Kobelco sk 230 to a new machine and thinking JCB 245 X is one option. Just wondering, how the hydraulic will work with tiltrotator. Here in Finland you dont see any excavators like under 30 tons without tiltrotations. Tooth bucket is also history, i used my own like 4 years a go. Really happy that you tell important specs from a machines like a fuel economy, because for me its means a lot. Starting this weekend to view these videos.
Just found your channel. Great vid. Nice to hear good things about JCB's. For some reason they seem to get a bad rap in North America which I find astonishing. They are brilliant machines..
I follow a few farming channels down in the US where they have demo JCB teleskids, seem like nice units as well. Would love to see you demo a JCB 4CX-15 SUPER backhoe. I think they look badass. If I win the Lottomax I'd get one and just dig holes at my cottage for fun.
Blow my mind....that JCB was more impressive than I thought as well,never been in one & never really cared to either but they seem to have a put some thought & quality in their design( must of had an operator design the cab & controls not an engineer lol) like to see a review of a Case machine pop by Brissons' place off the hwy & talk him into loaning you some equipment for a bit lol! Or was he the reason you couldn't post the clip of the Case stuff awhile ago? Cheers!
JCB will be a touch better in most areas but hitachi running the Isuzu engine is a key point. Even though the JCB engines have been great for us we never touch the Isuzu engine!
Blow my mind! Its nice to try new equipment...im used to a bobcat. Since my dads a dealer lol worked monster jam and arena cross and they had me in a brand mew cat....jesus like a million times better but still found some flaws...keep em.coming bro!
We have a 20 year old JCB 940 rough terrain forklift that still runs great. Have heard some people gripe about JCB quality and the electronics failing but our old fork has been 100% reliable. Blow my mind.
First 2 minutes!! Taylor I have been watching since like the first video I think. I can’t wait for my merch to come! Taylor if you see this how long have I been subscribed for? Edit: Blow my mind!
Great Channel, I only do demolition work. Depends on what State and County you are working in when it comes to landfills. Some landfills will take everything. Farther you get from civilization the more they will take. I found areas that do not even recycle.
Blow My Mind! Our fleet is all JCB which we lost in hurricane Ian . We are currently rebuilding the fleet and adding this machine due to the amount of demo we now have contracted to do.
The bigger JCBs have been good for a while, driven plenty of 130s and 220s and they've all been really nice to drive, reliable, fuel efficient etc. I think a lot of the bad reputation comes from the smaller stuff, they've made some junk mini diggers.
Blow my mind, I have heard from others that their engines don't last long and their dealership/parts service is bad, that is what I heard in the states
They started production of the 4.4L around 2006. The very first ones had Delphi fuel pump that the gear slipped on the shaft putting timing off. Was a pretty simple fix but time consuming. As soon as Delphi realized there was an issue they fixed it and JCB stood behind the ones that were already in machines. It has replaced the Perkins 4.4L. The JCB has much better cold starting and low end torque. And has had way better longevity. The 4.4 is up there with the Komatsu and Isuzu for longevity.
Working on it right now. Lots of improvement with buttons fancy screen and wee fridge. But whats most important for an operator is a comfy seat and room in a cab. Less room for a legs even fully back the cab is smaller im on 14tonner. The top of the seat os weirdly bent backwards so to rest your head jou need to bent yoir neck back. Just wander if any of designers try spend 10h in it.
Blue my mind interesting machine what is the service period on it you missed that top off that you should open engine compartment and show us the connectors pipes engines little technical a part of that pretty good content and video thanks
I like the layout of the cab the Volvo ec480el that I run. It is a pain in some areas like the a/c. Still haven't been able to figure out how to get cold air and a lot of regeneration problems. Blow my mind
The jcb is my best machinery. The way they look and Operate and the colour gose very well I think jcb is the best machine going I could watch them all day and not get bored well done jcb and the head quarters for building a great Machine
you didn't mention the quick hitch override feature nor the fact if you push the excelarator dial down it gives you more power, also the seat has cooler as well as heated function. did that blow your mind.
@@KenWhiteConstruction thank you very much for replying, something else about the x series machines you can adjust the levers there is a screw on the front left of the seat that raises and lowers them by two inches.
I definitely have to agree with you. We just bought a JCB Teleskid this spring and I absolutely love the color. And it's a beautiful machine to run. Edit: "Blow my mind"
How is the boom power? We just got a 150x lcd and everything is fast and powerful except the book. It lags behind everything, cant even lift the machine up to clean the tracks. Barely lifts a heavy 1 yard bucket
I can't speak to the excavator lines but I know their skid steer lines tend to have issues and are cheaper made. Their backhoes are not on the same level as their competitors.
That's an odd statement,Jcb backhoes outsell all of their competitors put together. If they are poorly put together then surely people would purchase the competition. They have been market leaders in backhoes for the last 50years. Sounds like you are salesman for CAT.
@@ggale2721 hah! It depends on what side of the world you are from. JCB here in the States has the reputation of "Junk Company of Britain." They are poorly built and generally perform worse than their competitors. The side boom skid is popular with older farmers because it's easy to get into the cab but they perform terribly in real jobsite conditions. Their backhoes are incredibly underpowered and product support is pretty lacking. Are you a JCB salesman? Just kidding. That's just the facts here in the States. I know they are far more popular in Europe.
I actually test drove one last summer. Not bad but not great. Small things cup holder totally wrong spot... Pattern changer good luck finding it... Tiny switch in fuse panel. Next dealer network is very small in Canada and parts aren't always available...resale value isn't there much rather a Volvo
Mr Churchill My Dad just replaced his 257 Cat with a 190T JCB. His reason was for the side entry cab. The visibility is better than others,almost like what you get in a front end loader. The only knock is you have to lean forward to see your attachment close to the ground.
I purchased a JCB 3CX14 backhoe a few years ago...it was a very nice hoe, but i went through 5 DEF head sensors...I had to fight with them to cover the 4th and 5th DEF heads that failed because it was no longer under any warranty, but they eventually admitted that the DEF heads have been faulty and replaced them under warranty. I like their products but i probably wouldn't buy one again unless they ironed out that issue.
It looks very Volvoish it even seems as smooth as a Volvo. Which is good because Volvo excavators are the best on the market. I would be curious to see how it compares to a volvo 220.
Just get a tiltrotator already! Increase productivity and versatility 😅 Also when talking social media and reach. People are looking at tiltrotors on social media, not regular excavating. People buy TR's based on what they've seen on social media. The Dirt ninja got big on youtube after getting a tiltrotator. I personally run tilt rotators and i watch tiltrotators online. I'd watch your material on youtube more if you had one. Seeing excavators without TRs is just annoying.
