The JCB JS130 LC tracked excavator is the most common model in the used 13-tonne excavator market in the UK. It helps to be able to be transported by a 26-tonne, 3-axle truck, rather than relying on a low loader to get to site. There are typically more JS13 LC advertised here than any other model of JCB. At the 13-tonne operating weight, this comes as no surprise as they are as welcome on the farms as they are on the contraction sites of the UK. The 81kW engine in the latest models is the JCB EcoMAX 444 TCA. This engine is claimed to be 10% more effiecnt than the Tier 3 unit it replaced in the earlier model. JCB no longer market the JS130 – it has been replaced by the 131X LC. The fully-welded X-frame construction of the undercarriage lends long-term durability with the turret welded to both the upper and lower undercarriage frame.
There’s a stack of Mecalac site dumpers heading through the regular Malcolm Harrison Prees sale on the 3rd February. There are 6 tonne straight tips with full cabs from 2021 and 3-tonne straight tip models from 2018 and 2018. These are joined by older Terex,Thwaites and JCB dumpers. So, if it’s a dumper you are...>
If you are looking for a 13 tonne excavator and a heavy haulage truck to transport it around, then both items on this week’s front cover could suit you down to the ground – both heading through the GPSV sale on 24th January. The excavator is a 2013 JCB JS130LC-4 and has just come off...>