JCB Telehandlers

Construction Equipment - June 1, 2006

Larry Stewart
Executive Editor

Reach Replaces Some Skid-Steers

JCB's 520-40 measures just 61 inches wide and 78 inches high, which puts a machine with the ability to raise 4,000 pounds over 13 feet high in areas that only some skid-steer loaders can access. Capacity at maximum forward reach (8 feet 4 inches) is 2,000 pounds. JCB has emphasized tool-carrier versatility in its line, building only three models — the 506C, 506CHL and 508C — in the traditional pick-and-place configuration with high boom mounts and chains to extend the third boom section. The 550-170 is a three-section tool-carrier that extends to nearly 55 feet without use of chains or cables.

Number of models: 10

New models: TLT 35D

Product-line features: The new TLT 35D Teletruk — not actually a telehandler, but a counterbalanced industrial forklift on traction tires with a telescopic boom in place of the mast — will lift 7,000 pounds 14 feet in the air and extend 3,750 pounds 6 feet 6 inches out in front. Width over tires is just 4 feet 2 inches.