We are looking to upgrade our 15500 hour 544e loader. looking at a size larger like a 938 624 721 ect. I ran across a nice 2005 jcb 436 with low hours. How do they compare with a cat deere and case. Cat komatsu volvo are a lot more expensive but maybe theres a reason for that. our application is farm use, sand and gravel, snow removal, lifting (fork work) and just general stuff you do around a farm. SOOOOOO...... who has ran a jcb and how did you like it and how does it compare to others?
The funny thing about JCB is that their wheel loaders is one of their better products! You get a bulletproof cummins engine, zf transmission and if I'm not mistaken Gomaco axles. Lot of operators beat the sh#t out of them and they seem to survive well.
The only negative I have herd was the fittings they use are British pipe thread (bspt) or somthing like that. But if you have a dealer close by. That isn't a problem either.
BSPP British standard parallel pipe thread. It is a PITA to find. Nothing like shutting a machine down for two days because you have to wait on parts. If you have a good dealer in the area it should be no problem. That has been the biggest downfall in my dealings with JCB. In Austin there is no support. We have dealers to the south and north two hours of us.
How do they perform compared to cat komatsu case and deere? i just dont want to be disapointed in my investment.