JCB open day

[Thomas7740]

Just a thread to say well done to Dennison JCB for an excellent ole day/night. Only made it up tonight for an hour before dark and got to see the last dancing digger show.

In the demo area I got to drive a new 8026 CTS and jcb have come along way. The JCB mini I have most experience on is a 2014 8035ZTS and it was awful, but this 8026 was lovely and smooth to drive, can’t comment on power as I was only digging through sand with a foot bucket. Biggest let down is a lack of a proper “180”.
The new series of midi diggers look like quality machines, altough I’m not sure how competitive they are price wise with other brands? £55000 seems a lot for a 5.5 ton machine

 

[TiltyShaun]

£55k for a 5.5tonner!!! I had a zero tail swing on hire earlier this year on hire for a week.....it was a very long week....never been a fan of ZTS and this was able to reinforce my views!! At that price I am happy to stick with my old Kx71-3.

 

[Thomas7740]

The 8026 is 26000 give or take depending on spec etc and a new 130 is 71k and 85 for a hydradig going to price a 1.8-2ton soon so will see what they say

 

[CPS]

Would have liked to have gotten to this today but been a busy week!

 

[Gunners]

I paid £22k for my 8026 back in 2015. They were list price £24k so there are deals to be had. I know I've banged on about it before but the 8026 is a real dark horse in the JCB mini lineup. I'm looking at potentially replacing it soon and having checked it out against the specs of other machines it has a breakout force of a 4t Kubota and Takuchi. Not bad for a 2.7t machine.

 

[Brendan]

I paid £22k for my 8026 back in 2015. They were list price £24k so there are deals to be had. I know I've banged on about it before but the 8026 is a real dark horse in the JCB mini lineup. I'm looking at potentially replacing it soon and having checked it out against the specs of other machines it has a breakout force of a 4t Kubota and Takuchi. Not bad for a 2.7t machine.

What will you be changing to?

 

[Gunners]

What will you be changing to?

No idea, I really like my JCB but at nearly 4 years old its starting to develop some niggles that really shouldn't be happening on a well looked after machine. The radio for example doesn't work now when you start it up for some reason, then will randomly come on and work fine for the rest of the day. The roof light glass panel has developed a crack and I'm sure I haven't hit it. That now leaks water right onto the seat. Paint is flaking off (been doing that since 6 months old) and there's a couple of spec options I'd like to have on my next one. Mechanically she's good, really tight in the pins still.
The other reason is I'm seriously considering going down the tilty route and the 8026 is already on the limit weight wise to tow with buckets on the trailer. I've been researching if any of the others in this class are a bit lighter so I can still tow with the tilty on. But as I've discovered they are all well down on power which isn't ideal.
Also I bought it outright so have quite a bit of cash tied up in the machine and would like to release some of that, there's some good finance deals out there, some at 0% so its free money essentially. But you have to buy new of course.

 

[Brendan]

No idea, I really like my JCB but at nearly 4 years old its starting to develop some niggles that really shouldn't be happening on a well looked after machine. The radio for example doesn't work now when you start it up for some reason, then will randomly come on and work fine for the rest of the day. The roof light glass panel has developed a crack and I'm sure I haven't hit it. That now leaks water right onto the seat. Paint is flaking off (been doing that since 6 months old) and there's a couple of spec options I'd like to have on my next one. Mechanically she's good, really tight in the pins still.
The other reason is I'm seriously considering going down the tilty route and the 8026 is already on the limit weight wise to tow with buckets on the trailer. I've been researching if any of the others in this class are a bit lighter so I can still tow with the tilty on. But as I've discovered they are all well down on power which isn't ideal.
Also I bought it outright so have quite a bit of cash tied up in the machine and would like to release some of that, there's some good finance deals out there, some at 0% so its free money essentially. But you have to buy new of course.

A few small issues if your going down the tilty route will you be looking at something in the 2t range?

 

[Grahams]

Interesting to hear prices.
Graham

 

[Left hooker]

£55k for a 5.5tonner!!! I had a zero tail swing on hire earlier this year on hire for a week.....it was a very long week....never been a fan of ZTS and this was able to reinforce my views!! At that price I am happy to stick with my old Kx71-3.

priced up the eurocomach 6 tonner with quick hitch 3 buckets va boom and 6 way dozer blade at just under 50k and my zx55 couple years ago was 45k

 

[Monkeybusiness]

priced up the eurocomach 6 tonner with quick hitch 3 buckets va boom and 6 way dozer blade at just under 50k and my zx55 couple years ago was 45k

My TB260 with extras (s40 hydraulic QH, cab guards, wide steel tracks, immobiliser) with 4 hose Rototilt, 5 buckets and timber grab came in around £50k plus vat new in 2016.
I recently priced up a 4 hose TB225 with tilty, selection of buckets and new Ifor Williams trailer and the whole lot would (just!) come in under 3.5 tonnes at a total price of under £35k.

 

[Furniss]

Interesting thread for me as im after another 2.5t - be going on back of a little 7.5t hookloader so weight isnt too much of an issue - would be trying to find a machine come with 2 prop rollers - so are plug n play ready for a tilty .... apparantly the kub u27 can be found with that spec ??

 

[TiltyShaun]

I certain forum owner has a tidy Kx71 on ebay. Doesn't have 2 prop rollers but I have the basic Engcon fitted on mine which would give a decent value set up!! I am biased. I have fallen in love with my old Kubota and Engcon set up.....as I only work part time I find the prices of all these new set ups rather scary!!

 

[Geoffdiggerman]

We were there on Friday too. Thought Dennison's have done good for their first outing. Great setup with a fine yard and a demo area Was talking to a couple of people and were well impressed.
Hats off to everyone at Dennison's