Jcb 3cx sitemaster plus manual vs powershift

[jimbo mac]

Hello all
Just looking for opinions on manual or powershift.What is the better of the two.More reliable.Its a 94 3cx sitemaster plus

[topkit]

I personally prefer manual shuttle gearboxes, although there are lots of powershifts around, i think it really depends on what you are doind if its lots of roadwork the the powershift is nice, but if you are just on a smallholding you would not see much benefit, i have had manual boxes and my last machine was a Case 590 poweshift which took some getting used to it was smooth and had a fair bit of speed you could drive it like a car it even had kick down on the accelarator, The solenoids can play up which cause problems but they are not too expensive to replace. Its down to personal choice

[essexpete]

Not used either machine but judging by the info on some of the farming forum the power shift boxes can be a problem and very expensive to repair. I think at the age you are looking at I would go manual. My telehandler is about as basic as you can get in the transmission dept. It is an '04 with a four speed manual syncro with a dump button on the stick. Easy to use. The only clutch packs and solenoids are for the forward and reverse. A guy with a lot more knowledge than I have suggested it as a model to have.