JCB are the world's largest manufacturer of backhoe loaders - many are made in the UK, but the company also has a huge backhoe loader factory in India. Inventors of the backhoe loader in the 1950's, JCB have remained the number one choice for site operators in the UK even though they have started to call them 'Excavator Loaders'. The popular 3CX backhoe has been in production for more than 40 years and is still going strong today. Read more about the history and current model lineup below.... More Details...>
JCB are almost as famous for their mini-diggers in the UK as they are for their famous backhoe loaders. This means that there are always lots of used JCB mini-diggers for sale at PlantPages. in fact there are usually more JCB mini-diggers for sale here than from any other manufacturer. JCB made their first 801 mini-excavator as far back as 1989, hitting the 100,000 units mark in 2016. Their current range starts at just 0.8 tonnes and goes to 10 tonnes - you may find some of the larger machines over 8 tonnes in our 'tracked excavators' category. Check out the model naming for conventional tail-swing (CTS) and zero tail-swing (ZTS) models.... More Details...>
A common site on building sites and here on PlantPages, JCB Site Dumpers are always in demand. JCB manufactures Site Dumpers with payloads of 1 tonne, 3 tonnes, 6 tonnes, 7 tonnes and 9 tonnes - so a 1T has a payload of a tonne etc. Higher up the weight range, the site dumpers go from simple roll over protection bars (ROPS) to the option of a full cab (6T onwards). Check out the 'F' in the model name 7FT, for example. Check out the High Tip (HT in the model name) for those job that need that bit more reach. Other specials to look out for are the Hi Viz versions.... More Details...>
JCB Telehandlers have been on sale in the UK since launch back in 1977 with the JCB 520 telescopic handler. This is the precursor to the Loadall range of telehandlers from JCB. There have been many models of JCB telehandler over the years, with the 525 appearing in 1979 - just two years after the initial launch. JCB make the bold claim that the Loadall range is the world's best selling telehandler.... More Details...>
JCB usually compete with Hitachi for the position of most common tracked excavator for sale at PlantPages. This means you will usually find a great choice of used JCB tracked excavators for sale here. The JCB tracked excavator range starts at 11 tonnes - everything smaller, the company classes as compact, or mini-excavators. Expect to find some machines from 8-11 tonnes here in the tracked excavator category as we don't include these in the mini- category. The top-weight machines go right up to 37 tonnes and have two ranges - teh JS (JZ for zero tail swing) and the new X Series. Most of the machines you will find advertised at PlantPages are the JS ranges with the JS131 and 220 the most popular. As usual, the 'LR' in the model number stands for Long Reach boom.... More Details...>
If you work at JCB then you might call these a 'JCB Wheelie' but we prefer advertising JCB Wheel excavators for sale at Plant Pages. The range comes in two main model lines - the one we are all familiar with, the 'JS' range and the new Hydradig range which, JCB claim, is the first purpose designed wheel excavator, as opposed to a tracked version being modified. These modern looking machines could well be the future for the 'JCB Rubber Duck'. There are specialist material handler versions of the JCB wheel loaders - these have an 'MH' at the end of the model number, (unless it's a hydradig then it's called a 'Wastemaster'). You will find these in their own materials handler category at Plant Pages.... More Details...>
As a hugely popular machinery manufacturer on the UK, you would expect there to be a wide choice of JCB wheel loaders (wheeled loaders) for sale at PlantPages - and you'd be right. JCB wheeled loaders are usually the most common brand of front end loader on the site. Launched back in 1969, JCB has had more than 50 years of experience of wheel loader manufacturing. Popular with farmers and waste management companies alike - there is a special 'Wastemaster' version and an 'Agri Farm Master' version - JCB loading shovels, as they are also known, are identifiable by their '400' series model numbering. The current model lineup numbers 21 different examples, from the smallest 2.5 tonne 403 up to the 20 tonne 457 with stage V engines. Many of the mid-sized loaders benefit from JCB's tie up...... More Details...>
