19.03.2010

JCB launches a raft of new machines

JCB launched numerous new compact machines and following an £80 million investment, a new JCB Ecomax T4 4.4 litre Tier 4 engine yesterday.

The 515-40 is the smallest telescopic handler ever produced by JCB. And by using its off-set, single spine chassis it has been able to reduce its height to just 1.8 metres, lengh to 2.97 metres and weight to less than 3.5 tonnes. Like its Miniscopic the spine chassis allows a spacious cab with easy access.

JCB says the 515-40 has been purpose built to improve productivity for the construction sector using different attachments to handle a range of materials such as aggregates and palletised loads.
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The 515-40 is the smallest Loadall telescopic handler from JCB

The JCB 515-40 features 4-wheel drive, 4-wheel steering and a hydrostatic transmission. Powered by a 50hp Deutz engine, it can handle a 1,500kg payload at a four metre lift height and can be specified with a compact Loadall or skid steer Quickhitch.

Two other new telehandlers have been added to the range - the compact 527-58 Loadall, and the high capacity 550-80 Loadall.

The side-engined 527-58 is just two metres wide and two metres high and has a maximum lifting capacity of 2.7 tonnes, with a lift height of 5.8 metres. Even with a full three metres forward reach, the 527-58 can still handle a useful 1.25 tonnes offering ‘larger telehandler’ performance.

Power is supplied by either the 85hp (63 kW)or 100hp (74 kW) JCB Dieselmax engine, and drives through a hydrostatic transmission giving travel speeds between 25 and 40 km per hour depending on tyre and transmission combinations.
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The side-engined 527-58 is just two metres wide and two metres high

The 550-80 is JCB’s highest capacity Loadall, specifically designed for bulk handling operations in waste and industrial sectors. The 550-80 offers a lift height of eight metres and a maximum lifting capacity of five tonnes. Powered by either a 100hp (74 kW) or 130hp (97kW) engine the machine boasts 140 litres per min Variflo hydraulics and Hiflow pipework for optimised cycle times and auxiliary service performance.

Designed to work equally well with forks or in a shovel configuration, it has the capacity to operate with 3.5cu m high capacity buckets. With servo controls as standard and the option of a seat mounted servo, the operator benefits from low lever efforts and excellent ergonomics, all increasing efficiency. JCB’s proven Smooth Ride System offers improved load retention and increased comfort in load and carry operations.

It also comes with a Z-bar bucket linkage to provide high dump and roll-back angles. The low boom line also contributes to excellent all-round visibility, which is essential in a rapid cycle loading situation.

EN15000 legislation calls for the introduction of a longitudinal load moment limiter on all European telescopic handler machines produced from September 2010. JCB has developed an innovative progressive cut-out that prevents the operator exceeding the machines longitudinal stability capabilities. Significant effort has gone into the design of the system to ensure impact on machines productivity is not affected.

Quick Specifications 527-58
Gross power (kW/hp) 63/85 optional 74/100
Operating Weight (kg) 5,500
Lift capacity (kg) 2,700
Max lift height (mm) 5,750 - 5850*
Height over cab (mm) 1950 – 2150*
*Dependant on wheel and tyre combinations


Major engine investment

JCB has made one of the biggest investments in its history - £80 million - to develop what it claims is the off-highway sector’s cleanest engine in readiness for incoming emissions legislation.

The company has researched and developed a new combustion system for the new JCB Ecomax T4 4.4 litre engine - the latest generation of JCB Dieselmax engine. The investment has delivered an industry-first solution which eliminates the need for any exhaust after-treatment and delivers cost savings for mid-range customers.
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The result of £80 investment - the Ecomax T4 4.4 litre engine

The engine is now undergoing full in-field testing before going into production in 2012 to meet Tier 4 interim/Stage 3B legislation.

JCB says the keys benefits are reduced fuel consumption, reduced cost of ownership, improved reliability, better packaging and no compromise of machine design.

Alan Tolley, JCB’s director of engine programmes, said: “Meeting Tier 4 emissions legislation is a massive challenge but also a huge opportunity for innovation; an opportunity to come up with a solution that has real advantages for our customers. We believe the result is not only the off highway sector’s cleanest engine, but a first for our industry.”

“The expectation for the first part of Tier 4 interim/Stage 3B legislation was that to achieve these really low particulate levels you needed to fit a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF). But when you look at that technology for our particular part of the market, namely mid-range construction equipment, we see there are some real disadvantages with that solution, in particular increased fuel consumption through increased back pressure to the engine. Also, in many applications load cycles are light and the DPF doesn’t self regenerate so you have to force it to do so and it needs fuel to do it.”

“Our strategy therefore has been to meet Tier 4 interim emission standards without a DPF but also to achieve this without any exhaust after-treatment. We focused our research and development efforts on a high efficiency combustion system; in other words we don’t create the pollutants to start with rather than try and deal with them later. This approach also gives us very low fuel consumption levels.”

“One of the advantages we have as a company that makes machines and engines is that we can come up with a final machine product which is better optimised.

“The real end user benefits come in the shape of reduced cost of ownership and reduced fuel consumption and better reliability. We see DPFs as a significant reliability risk; that has certainly been the experience in the automotive sector. We knew the emissions limits were very challenging but we always had the belief and objective of achieving it without putting the onerous burden on our customers.”

Since its launch in 2004 the JCB Dieselmax engine - which powered the JCB Dieselmax car to a world diesel landspeed record of 350mph on the Salts Flats in Bonneville, USA, in 2006 - has undergone continual development. More than 100,000 engines are now working in the field globally. The latest developments will see the Dieselmax engines cleanly past the Stage IIIB/Tier 4 Interim legislation that will come into effect for engines of this size in 2012.



New compact telescopic boom loaders

The two new compact telescopic boom wheel loaders - the TM200 and TM220 - further expand JCB’s range of wheeled loading shovels and telescopic boom materials handling solutions.

The TM200 has a lift capacity of 1,800kg with pallet forks, while the larger TM220 has a capacity of 2,200kg. The boom tower is mounted as low as possible to maintain excellent visibility from the cab to the working area.

This results in a maximum pallet loading height of 4,466mm for the TM200 and 4,571mm for the TM220. Maximum forward reach is 2,571mm and 2,684mm respectively.

Tipping the scales at 5.3 tonnes and 6.1 tonnes, the two loaders are powered by a Tier IIIB compliant Deutz D2011 engine, naturally aspirated in the TM200 and turbocharged in the TM220. In the smaller model this offers 62hp (46kW) of power and 190Nm of torque. For the more powerful TM220 the engine produces 75hp (56kW) and 250Nm of torque.

Both loaders drive through a Rexroth hydrostatic transmission with two speed ranges with a standard top speed of 20km per hour with an optional 30km per hour travel speed available on the TM200 and a 40km per hour “shift on the fly” option on the TM220. Drive is to both axles for constant four wheel traction. Optional limited slip differentials are also available on front and rear axles.