JCB 2cx vs 1 ton dumper

[Mikey]

Evening all.

I have a few jobs to do up at my brother in law's "farm" that he recently purchased. Adding new foul drains, re-instating flags, that kind of thing. All short runs so easy hand dig, yes, that is a thing.....haha.

He also wants a hard standing in front of the barn and some drainage on a track leading to it.

We were discussing the logistics and it turns out he has a JCB 2cx at his business which only gets used to clear the snow so his delivery trucks and vans can keep working. He's suggesting having it moved to the farm to move the muck out and aggregate in. I'm guessing one of us would be driving it with no previous experience, should be a laugh. I'm just wondering how much more they can shift than a 1 ton dumper.

The main access road isn't overly wide, a 20 ton tipper slipped of the lane and got stuck in the field, had to use a machine to empty it before recovery could pull him out.

Just after some thoughts really

 

[Steve]

If you are hand digging/ loading then the 2 cx will be easier to load than a 1 tonne dumper.

 

[Mikey]

If you are hand digging/ loading then the 2 cx will be easier to load than a 1 tonne dumper.

The handing digging is a barrow job round to the front, pile it up and shift it later. There's no way I'm spooning muck up into a dumper.
The dumper/2cx dilemma is for the hardstanding.

 

[Smiffy]

a 2cx should hold slightly more than a 1t skiploader but the biggest difference will be turn around times. A 2cx front bucket will be a lot quicker to load from a pile than a dumper regardless of how you load the dumper.
You can also use the back actor at any chance you get to reduce hand digging

 

[Mikey]

a 2cx should hold slightly more than a 1t skiploader but the biggest difference will be turn around times. A 2cx front bucket will be a lot quicker to load from a pile than a dumper regardless of how you load the dumper.
You can also use the back actor at any chance you get to reduce hand digging

The jcb is an airmaster so no backactor. I'll have my tb108 on site for some narrow work but hand digging because of oil pipes, burns off the red wine too.

Any spoil will be dumped in a field and levelled off, it's a bit boggy in places, how do they compare in the soft stuff?

 

[JD450A]

burns off the red wine too.

From 1/4/2022 you will be permitted to run on white wine only. Unless doing forestry, agriculture or horticulture

 

[Mikey]

From 1/4/2022 you will be permitted to run on white wine only. Unless doing forestry, agriculture or horticulture

It's on a farm so red wine will be fine, I empty my tank many times a day anyway.

 

[6feetdown]

It's on a farm so red wine will be fine, I empty my tank many times a day anyway.

Can't do more than flush it through after the red is used

 

[pettsy]

The jcb is an airmaster so no backactor. I'll have my tb108 on site for some narrow work but hand digging because of oil pipes, burns off the red wine too.

Any spoil will be dumped in a field and levelled off, it's a bit boggy in places, how do they compare in the soft stuff?

Airmasters are heavy beasts, I’d travel through some light bog but they haven’t got the biggest of tyres.

 

[Mikey]

Airmasters are heavy beasts, I’d travel through some light bog but they haven’t got the biggest of tyres.

This is my concern, if it gets stuck it'll be a pain to get out.

I've never used either but i'd be much more confident on the dumper i think.