JCB Excavators Old & New

[Martyn Henley]

I had 6 months on JS220 Groundworker spec awhile back .. could not fault it in any way ...a great machine...and Joe, you are lucky, i hear some sites wont allow radios to be played in the machine

Martyn

[Joes1989]

yeh radios are getting banned all over the place.....its another thing that H&S has gone mad with!

[IBH]

Some promo shots:

[mini78]

Fantastic post. Love the pictures of old machines, especially JCBs. Here are a few shots of an old girl still earning her keep near Hyden in out back West Australia.

[Mark.Rive]

Superb pic'c of one of my fav machines, spent many a happy hour wedged in behind the drivers seat of one of these way back in time. looks in great condition too, oh for a temperate climate. Thanks Mark

[TullyveeryClassicJCB]

Its my favourite track machine of them all. Its in great order but badly needs red paint!

[essexpete]

Strewth mate! it looks in bedder nick then the gutta!

[Martyn Henley]

I have to say there is something about the early tracked JCB ... to be honest i have never been in one, the nearest i got to it was the 5C and that was a great machine....
I agree with you William, total lack of red, but weren't the later 6D's all yellow ?

Love the air filter

Martyn

[Basilbrush]

Good pics, cheers IBH.

Apologies if this has been covered before! Anybody know if there was a reason why early JCB 360's had the cab mounted on the right hand side?

My guess would be that was because the JCB 7 which was the first 360 they built was based on an American Warner & Swasey design and the latter models all seamed to follow suite including; 5C, 6C, 6D, 7B, 7C, 8C and 8D.
From the outside appearance only the 5C and 7B above looked different to the original JCB 7, I would guess it would of been the early 80's when the cab changed to the left hand side?

Jeremy

Good to see the JCB 8D getting a mention Jeremy, I had one new in about 1974 when I worked for Phillips Plant Contractors. It was a beautiful machine to work with once it has loosened up a bit from new.

I've searched for photos of one, I've contacted the JCB Archives & short of coming up with a picture of a 7C I've had no luck, they didn't even have a record of the machine at all which I found hard to believe. I'd be great if someone could find a phohot of an 8D & post it on here.

BB

[Basilbrush]

Glad you found an old stick IBH..... the JCB 8D is a rare photo ..and i cant remember who it was that was looking for a photo of one

And as for the 805B ..well that reminds of something i should be doing now

Martyn

It was ME Martyn. Thank you very much for posting the picture of the JCB 8D IGH, I'm so pleased to have come on here tonight & found this photo. I'd love any more if people have them around.

BB