“New” JCB 803

Quattromike

Quattromike

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Looks tidy, probably worth more then what it cost new 😆
 
Gunners

Gunners

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I know there is little we agree on in this forum, but the 803 is universally held in high esteem by all I believe from previous discussions we have had.
Maybe there is something else we can all agree on..... Its nice but not work £15k! 😆

And somethings not right about it. Buckets have done more that 300hrs of work, as has the blade... Yet the track frame looks brand new. Scratches on the counterweight that look to have been painted. The plastic bonnet obviously hasnt seen the sun as they all fade, but the yellow knob on the blade leaver has. It's very tidy but I'm not sure the hours are genuine?
 
Shovelhands

Shovelhands

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It’s tidy, but something isn’t right about it. I don’t remember them having black corner weights?
Yes it’s too much for what it is, surely?

And it’s only a Plus model, although I don’t know if they even did a Super in that shape cab?

Agreed @Gunners , buckets done more than that! And I’m only looking on my phone
 
Furniss

Furniss

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I agree not quite right and a bit early to be worth 15k even if it was.
 
JD450A

JD450A

Feral as Fk 🐾
10k machine that. It's had 300 odd Hard hours of being driven by a fuckwit. Lovely and at 10k i'd add it to my fleet, but 15k is steep.
 
GazCro

GazCro

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Every rubber part be it hose o ring is over 20 year old. Sometimes things can suffer for not being used. So even if hrs are correct or even still very low you could work it hard and all sorts could go wrong could pi** oil out of anywhere. At 15k you could get something a lot newer, admittedly with more hours.
Museum pieces are to look at and its too much for an ornament imho.
 
Gunners

Gunners

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GazCro said:
Every rubber part be it hose o ring is over 20 year old. Sometimes things can suffer for not being used. So even if hrs are correct or even still very low you could work it hard and all sorts could go wrong could pi** oil out of anywhere. At 15k you could get something a lot newer, admittedly with more hours.
Museum pieces are to look at and its too much for an ornament imho.
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Gaz, you have inadvertently slagged off most of @Shovelhands fleet here. We think Rorys fleet is old, but its actually James who is secretly running plant, from the 80's every day! 😆
 
Jimbo69

Jimbo69

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Regy53 said:
I did see this and thought it looked wonderful
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So did I at first but as others have said some things didn’t add up. The post said the dozer blade was like new with the paint still on it but it clearly wasn’t 🤔
 
Stubota86

Stubota86

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JD450A said:
10k machine that. It's had 300 odd Hard hours of being driven by a fuckwit. Lovely and at 10k i'd add it to my fleet, but 15k is steep.
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there’s 3 or 4 on eBay for 8-9k mark at the mo, not as clean though obviously

Is everyone thinking used plant prices still seem pretty inflated?
 
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