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Could any of you fellas tell me if the front loader arms on my JCB 3C2 are the same distance apart as 3cx’s by any chance? I’ve got a standard bucket on the 3c2 and wouldnt mind a 4in1 or similar in the future, so it would be good to know if later buckets even quickfit backplates maybe? would fit.
Cheers boys.

I have a feeling that the buckets are interchangeable but perhaps someone with a a 3CX might be able to have a quick measure for you. You will need a third service. On our first 1970 Mk11 the 4in1 spool looked like an addition albeit from new. The single lever was used on the normal double spool plus a separate lever for the 4in1. Not the easiest layout to use. The Mk 111 had three separate levers on a triple spool.

Simon I asked on one of the farming forums for you. One reply that said ther dimensions are different.

Thanks Pete for taking the time to do that, and for your info on the 3rd service. It looks like I’ll have to think again eh!?

Well it might not be so bad if you could find a triple spool from a breaker but I guess by the time you pipe it up and buy a half decent bucket it would be expensive.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1968-JCB-3C- ... 2921787441

1970 Mk 2 looks similar in the cab with 2 levers to our first one.