Lovely to see some old JCB tackle
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I'm up in the Staffordshire Moorlands, quite close to the factory and every farm around here appears to have an old wheeled or tracked example.
The contractor i first started with had a 5c for loading muck spreaders and she could happily consume more hydraulic oil than diesel in a full shift!!
The water consumption was also quite alarming, nearing a 5 gallon drum per spreader at the death.
I know it wouldn't hold 5 gallon, but there was no cap on and you just sloshed the lot in the general direction of the rad and loaded another spreader.
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Happy Days!
If i remember the camera i'll take a few shots of my current mount, it's an 89 JCB 814 super Grey Cab that i actually used to own.
It has done some serious work but is still in reasonable condition and could actually be a really nice example with very little work.
Before you all start it, it only leaks a little from the dipper ram and even the powerslide works!
After a real variety of machinery driven this year, the old girl always brings a smile to my face and shows how an older machine can still turn out some serious work for very little cost.