Innovative Iron Awards 2016: JCB’s Growing Compact Excavator Lineup
The Coolest and Most Creative Compact Equipment of 2016
The bad news: Future growth in construction and landscaping will require increased skills and productivity to stay competitive. The good news: Manufacturers from Cat to Yanmar are creating cutting-edge equipment to help machine owners reach that ever-increasing goal for more efficiency. With a serious shortage of skilled workers, contractors are specifically searching for the most innovative machinery (the toughest skid steers, most productive excavators, safest wheel loaders, most versatile tractors) to help offset workforce woes and increase production and performance. Well, search no more. To expedite the process, we just went ahead and gathered together that list for you, highlighting the most inventive off-highway equipment, diesel engines, hand tools and OEM services and systems released to the market in 2016. We were challenged with picking the best of the best, but that just makes the honor of inclusion that much more impressive.
A Complete Offering
Customers must have options, and JCB aims to give them mini ex options. Building on the successful introduction of its next generation 6-, 8-, 9- and 10-ton compact excavators released in 2015, JCB released three additional models in February with operating weights from 10,000 to 12,500 lbs. These latest JCB compact excavators are available in conventional and zero tail swing configurations to meet the requirements of customers across the world. Super cool key features include: 500-hour greasing intervals; improved cab instrumentation; 18 percent increase in the 57C operator’s cab capacity; 11 percent improvement in visibility; 9 percent boost in bucket breakout; 5 percent additional dump height; and 2 percent more powerful bucket breakout force.
