What a great vid of a job well done, thank you For sharing this, brings me back again to those good old days Kurt, first digger I learnt to drive was one of the early JCBs then went on to an MF 50, that was 25 years ago🤔
Hi lord of the jcb. I like your digger I spent lots of time as 10 year old sitting in one with my farther he had a brand new one the same year as yours I still remember the smell of the paint and fumes. Before that he had one based on fordson major Mk????. He is sadly no longer with us but like you loved jcbs. Keep up the good work!!!!
I always popped the front loader off to do an engine swap, 4 pins and a few pipes, well worth it for work space. A great machine to work, newer models got too light for heavy work.
That’s the great thing about the Build 5’s you can get round the bloody things to work on them ! The previous tractor based skid units were a pain and so yes, dropping the loader would make a big difference.
Hi Kurt first digger I bought in 1989 was a jcb 3cmk11 1977 it ran long enough to establish my new business and upgrade to a full spec ford 655 special looking round your mk111 brought back some memories, thanks
Nice to see the jcb running again my dexta is in a similar situation in that it’s just had it’s engine rebuilt and I’m now waiting for the ground to dry up enough to do a days sub soiling with it to bed everything in nicely so it’s ready for the ploughing match later in the year
Kurt your broken lug on the manifold is a prime target to clean up and build up with either bronze brazing or if it will weld cast rods and then machine and dress it back to how it should be ! thats the kinda work i like ! Looking good and sounds great :)
Good to see her running again! Was using mine (3c mk2) during the week, and had a frost plug rust through. Could be an original one, if so it's lasted about 40 years!
Lord Muck I would expect no less on a professional rebuild! Mine was the plug behind the injector pump, wouldn't come out so got drifted in with an appropriate 3/8 drive sockets.....
Thanks for the update, thats the one we been waiting patiently for on the old girl, she runs real sweet now. I see some primer 5 gallon of JCB yellow, a gallon of post office red, and some ford tractor grey in your future now. You kinda buggered the I don't want to paint it look with that shiny motor L.O.L. You now know that when you do the cab you'll want to do the rest, Thats going to be the problem with mine the cab needs a couple bottom bits doing, and unless i paint it a mat finish white the rest of the machine will need painting to make it look right . I need to get on ebay and find the motor/ transmission mount bushings as mine look worse than those did, and the whole lot bounces around a bit. Looking forward to some more work on this one. Take care.
I used to have a 3D111 power train... OLG 920V larger back actor, rear wheels, 4 in 1 front bucket....had it for 17 years! It was a great piece of kit for its age, like yours had cab rot but repaired all that and re sprayed her......good luck with yours love to see it if you restore it....👍
Good job, you got a good man on the job helping you he will have it sorted for you. Your maybe not as far away from me as I thought if Steve is your spanner man. 👍🏻
Hi Kurt enjoyed watching this video I love old Diesel engines, I’ve just done a load of work on my 200tdi Defender engine hoping to get it back in the truck as soon a I get the gearbox back. Also thanks for subscribing to my channel much appreciated 👍 Andy.
I bought an old 3cx white cab two wheel drive of vicory plant just over a year ago they told me was a good old machine i bought it over the phone and true to thier word they got a guy to deliver it to manchester i could not believe it even the bloody brake lights worked i drove it from manchester to a job in whitchurch no bother to it thank you vicory plant decent guys
Too bad we could have gotten some video of what that engine looked like when they tore it apart. I always like to see what condition the insides look like. It surely ran well when you got it back! Thanks for the video.
Was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice I have a zetor 6911 the issue is when I put it in gear it barley moves unless I rev the guts out of it and when it is moving doesn’t take much for It to stop it could almost hold it back with your hands, it doesn’t grind at all when putting it in or out of gear and same for the P.T.O that works as it should, I think it may be the clutch release bearing but unsure as I’ve never encountered this problem before, what’s the best way of going about and finding the issue. Thanks all
Lord Muck I shall open the inspection plates later today when I was under it last time I noticed on one of the inspection plates the previous owner has had it off and then sealed it back up with what appears to be a universal squirty bottle gasket also there is a sponge inside the housing of the push rod from the clutch pedal I’m pretty sure the sponge needs to be soaked in oil, when I saw it a couple of days ago it was bone dry so not sure if that has anything to do with it
Lord Muck good to hear Kurt made to last. My boss had one same shape but can't remember what model it was.. But all the same still a great bit of kit...
Hey lord muck! I have just took my engine out of my 3D MK3, did you set the engine back in with the tourque converter attached to the fly wheel of separate torque and re fit? Cheers
Nice work kurt, thanks for sharing! Have used Vicary a few times since you told me about it a while ago, top bunch of blokes. Choker chains, where did you get them?
Hi Mate , did you managed to refit the engine with torque converter on ? And did you had to drop the gearbox/transmission to get it to fit together? Cheers.
i always popped the front loader off to do an engine swap, 4 pins and a few pipes, well worth it for work space. A great machine to work, newer models got too light for heavy work.
i have a 1978 JCB Backhoe and i want to replace the engine as its in not so good shape. The Bottom block has a hole in it from I believe overheating issues. How would i be able to find an engine that is newer and similar? Thanks in Advance
Great video Kurt👍looking forward to seeing more videos of the 3C🙂 I remember in my younger days in the early 90's there was a 1975/76 Hymac 370C next door to me and they used the Leyland 272 skid unit although I'm still puzzled on the R plated one why it said Leyland 384 on the serial plate ? but it had the 4/98NT engine on it, from what I remember if anyone's used to driving Leyland tractors gearshift pattern's or 3C's, I think? ( can't remember now ) they'll find that the Hymac's gear pattern is in reverse because of the high platform and the gear lever was mounted platform and pivots on the floor with some kind of joint working opposite of each other to normal with those units 😊 I don't see hardly any Hymac's 370C's anymore I suppose it's mainly because of the popularity of JCB 3C's, but I thought I saw once a 370C on a Ford until?, if you do find one could you do a comparison video of your JCB vs Hymac? ( Leyland engineed ) Could you Kurt please ? 🙂
Great !👍it would defiantly make a interesting comparison, from what I remember of the Hymac it was soooooo heavy and the engine was sooooo under powdered back then 🙂 but they did the job back then and daresay to an extent still can, make sure you get the Leyland engine'd one to make it a fare test🙂, Thanks Kurt 👍
To be honest I think if we are lucky enough to find one, we’ll just have to take it whatever engine it has and to be honest, that’s the whole point - if they thought Ford gave them the edge then that’s the comparison of the day.
Howdy! I also need help with information! I have a JCB 3C Mk2 Backhoe from 1968. The hydraulic pump broke and I can't find another one, because I don't have its original code anymore. Can you please find me the original code for this pump? Thank you very much!
I had one in a gen set back in the 80's that I built to run a workshop ran with just regular oil changes until I moved out of the workshop in 2002. Was still running then and was only just beginning to use a bit of oil having been run at least eight hours a day six days a week. Whatever people said about other Leyland products they made good diesels.
I have 2 Leyland s as part of my fleet, a 262 synchro and a 272 crash box , they just keep on going. Like the items you talk about, greetings from Ireland
Lord Muck oh yeah I know. I’m a big fan of sealey because of the lifetime guarantee. There’s no point spending so much on snap on when you can have a perfectly good tool that if it does break they will replace it.
The heart of the beast lives lovely job can’t wait to see her in use great job lord muck 👍
prrroaaapppperrr job Mucka!! Looking forwards to seeing her do some work great video:)
What a great vid of a job well done, thank you For sharing this, brings me back again to those good old days Kurt, first digger I learnt to drive was one of the early JCBs then went on to an MF 50, that was 25 years ago🤔
Hi lord of the jcb. I like your digger I spent lots of time as 10 year old sitting in one with my farther he had a brand new one the same year as yours I still remember the smell of the paint and fumes. Before that he had one based on fordson major Mk????. He is sadly no longer with us but like you loved jcbs. Keep up the good work!!!!
The fumes are still the same !
Cracking video it’s always great to see these old girls getting looked after
The engine went in easy and sounds great , nice job.
I always popped the front loader off to do an engine swap, 4 pins and a few pipes, well worth it for work space. A great machine to work, newer models got too light for heavy work.
That’s the great thing about the Build 5’s you can get round the bloody things to work on them ! The previous tractor based skid units were a pain and so yes, dropping the loader would make a big difference.
That sounds great! Good job keeping the old iron going
Hi Kurt first digger I bought in 1989 was a jcb 3cmk11 1977 it ran long enough to establish my new business and upgrade to a full spec ford 655 special looking round your mk111 brought back some memories, thanks
Great video i enjoyed it very much thanks for posting it Cheers !
Nice to see the jcb running again my dexta is in a similar situation in that it’s just had it’s engine rebuilt and I’m now waiting for the ground to dry up enough to do a days sub soiling with it to bed everything in nicely so it’s ready for the ploughing match later in the year
Kurt your broken lug on the manifold is a prime target to clean up and build up with either bronze brazing or if it will weld cast rods and then machine and dress it back to how it should be ! thats the kinda work i like !
Looking good and sounds great :)
I’ll send it over David....
Lord Muck I’m only down in Suffolk :) always glad to help !!
Drop me a message and we’ll sort something
Great vid - Glad she's up and running!
Great vid glad you managed to get it done be good to see it working sometime
Good to see her running again! Was using mine (3c mk2) during the week, and had a frost plug rust through. Could be an original one, if so it's lasted about 40 years!
Replaced them on this also
Lord Muck I would expect no less on a professional rebuild! Mine was the plug behind the injector pump, wouldn't come out so got drifted in with an appropriate 3/8 drive sockets.....
Thanks for the update, thats the one we been waiting patiently for on the old girl, she runs real sweet now. I see some primer 5 gallon of JCB yellow, a gallon of post office red, and some ford tractor grey in your future now. You kinda buggered the I don't want to paint it look with that shiny motor L.O.L. You now know that when you do the cab you'll want to do the rest, Thats going to be the problem with mine the cab needs a couple bottom bits doing, and unless i paint it a mat finish white the rest of the machine will need painting to make it look right . I need to get on ebay and find the motor/ transmission mount bushings as mine look worse than those did, and the whole lot bounces around a bit. Looking forward to some more work on this one. Take care.
Love the inserts make me real crack up thats for the info on the company for JCB will be really helpful for me with my 806c
That's a view (under bonnet) I haven't seen and a sound I haven't heard, for a good number of years. Lovely!
Great job, I bet you are pleased with that engine job, very quick to start indeed!!
Yes it was certainly quicker to start than I thought it would be !
Wow the old girl lives to work another day or more, nice one.
Great video Kurt !
Good to see old 3c run cut teeth on 3c mk2 many years ago
Nice one! We got a JCB 3D in one of the fields! Needs restoring really!
Looked good and sounded good. Should last for years.
I hope so Mike !
I used to have a 3D111 power train... OLG 920V larger back actor, rear wheels, 4 in 1 front bucket....had it for 17 years! It was a great piece of kit for its age, like yours had cab rot but repaired all that and re sprayed her......good luck with yours love to see it if you restore it....👍
Good job, you got a good man on the job helping you he will have it sorted for you. Your maybe not as far away from me as I thought if Steve is your spanner man. 👍🏻
It’s all second nature to Steve. He’s clean in his work and thorough.
Lord Muck yes he is a very good lad. Used to work with him a few years ago at a local MF dealer.
Hi Kurt enjoyed watching this video I love old Diesel engines, I’ve just done a load of work on my 200tdi Defender engine hoping to get it back in the truck as soon a I get the gearbox back. Also thanks for subscribing to my channel much appreciated 👍 Andy.
Pleasure.
Lovely machine and nice video
I bought an old 3cx white cab two wheel drive of vicory plant just over a year ago they told me was a good old machine i bought it over the phone and true to thier word they got a guy to deliver it to manchester i could not believe it even the bloody brake lights worked i drove it from manchester to a job in whitchurch no bother to it thank you vicory plant decent guys
Simon and co are brilliant 👍
Very nice pal.
great job mate
Such a great vid LM To see new life into that ole girl love it!! ;-)
Glad you enjoyed it Pard !
Too bad we could have gotten some video of what that engine looked like when they tore it apart. I always like to see what condition the insides look like. It surely ran well when you got it back! Thanks for the video.
I’ll be tearing down a Willy’s Jeep engine soon Mark so we can take a good look at how good/bad that is.
Lord Muck ----Thank you that would need cool!!!!
Dad gum that ol girl started right up.. she must be ready to go to work
Used to work for a JCB dealership. That bought back memories of different parts on the machine. Trying to remember part numbers - sad I know!
nice video kurt you dont see many older mk3 about that are running
Great job
Blimey that started quick after a rebuild..
Awesome
i like this kind of videos :)
Hi nice video
Was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice I have a zetor 6911 the issue is when I put it in gear it barley moves unless I rev the guts out of it and when it is moving doesn’t take much for
It to stop it could almost hold it back with your hands, it doesn’t grind at all when putting it in or out of gear and same for the P.T.O that works as it should, I think it may be the clutch release bearing but unsure as I’ve never encountered this problem before, what’s the best way of going about and finding the issue. Thanks all
Split it Mike unless you can get a bar into an access plate to make sure the clutch is moving freely
Lord Muck I shall open the inspection plates later today when I was under it last time I noticed on one of the inspection plates the previous owner has had it off and then sealed it back up with what appears to be a universal squirty bottle gasket also there is a sponge inside the housing of the push rod from the clutch pedal I’m pretty sure the sponge needs to be soaked in oil, when I saw it a couple of days ago it was bone dry so not sure if that has anything to do with it
Job well done. So where did the metal slivers come from ? I am guessing the gear train.
where does the rocker cover breather go mate ? mine just covers engine box in a mist of oil
Excellent vid Kurt she sounds sweet.
So far so good Kevin
Lord Muck good to hear Kurt made to last. My boss had one same shape but can't remember what model it was.. But all the same still a great bit of kit...
Hey lord muck! I have just took my engine out of my 3D MK3, did you set the engine back in with the tourque converter attached to the fly wheel of separate torque and re fit? Cheers
T/C still on flywheel
Nice work kurt, thanks for sharing! Have used Vicary a few times since you told me about it a while ago, top bunch of blokes.
Choker chains, where did you get them?
We use a supplier who makes them to our spec and certifies them
It's alive!!
Cool. Is the same happening to the rest of the machine?
Doubt it. I’ll sort the cab out but that’s about it.
Hi Mate , did you managed to refit the engine with torque converter on ? And did you had to drop the gearbox/transmission to get it to fit together? Cheers.
Lowered transmission onto blocks and removed engine.
i always popped the front loader off to do an engine swap, 4 pins and a few pipes, well worth it for work space. A great machine to work, newer models got too light for heavy work.
Had it of been a Mk2 we would have done but the build 5 is easy to work round with the separate engine/powertrain.
I have an old 3cx
what were you using to lower the engine in, sounds like a 360!!
The bedford probably
i have a 1978 JCB Backhoe and i want to replace the engine as its in not so good shape. The Bottom block has a hole in it from I believe overheating issues. How would i be able to find an engine that is newer and similar? Thanks in Advance
you need a Leyland 4/98
Yes one old jcb Massy’s before joining up and driving AEC Knockers millies and the best of all the good old stalwarts
Old is bold lol
Great video Kurt👍looking forward to seeing more videos of the 3C🙂 I remember in my younger days in the early 90's there was a 1975/76 Hymac 370C next door to me and they used the Leyland 272 skid unit although I'm still puzzled on the R plated one why it said Leyland 384 on the serial plate ? but it had the 4/98NT engine on it, from what I remember if anyone's used to driving Leyland tractors gearshift pattern's or 3C's, I think? ( can't remember now ) they'll find that the Hymac's gear pattern is in reverse because of the high platform and the gear lever was mounted platform and pivots on the floor with some kind of joint working opposite of each other to normal with those units 😊 I don't see hardly any Hymac's 370C's anymore I suppose it's mainly because of the popularity of JCB 3C's, but I thought I saw once a 370C on a Ford until?, if you do find one could you do a comparison video of your JCB vs Hymac? ( Leyland engineed ) Could you Kurt please ? 🙂
I’ve driven 2 Hymacs over the years and both were Ford Based.
Yes I’d love to do a comparison vid.
Great !👍it would defiantly make a interesting comparison, from what I remember of the Hymac it was soooooo heavy and the engine was sooooo under powdered back then 🙂 but they did the job back then and daresay to an extent still can, make sure you get the Leyland engine'd one to make it a fare test🙂, Thanks Kurt 👍
To be honest I think if we are lucky enough to find one, we’ll just have to take it whatever engine it has and to be honest, that’s the whole point - if they thought Ford gave them the edge then that’s the comparison of the day.
Fair enough 👍
Ive seen a leyland one too, great high cab on it and loader beams stick right out as well
Get work Lord M. On average could you give a price guide for engine rebuild please as I would like to restore a 3c?
Yourself or have someone do it ?
Someone do it, as you did?
I've done both ways.
Roughly £1500 yourself or £2250 to have done but that's fully rebuilt as a zero timed engine not a bodge job.
can i dig a hole with it to dispose of some scrap
Howdy! I also need help with information! I have a JCB 3C Mk2 Backhoe from 1968. The hydraulic pump broke and I can't find another one, because I don't have its original code anymore. Can you please find me the original code for this pump? Thank you very much!
Contact vicaryplant.com
Thanks
hat was u smoking while lowering in ? a big cigar?
King Edward
Purrs like a kitten!
Where do you buy parts please?
vicaryplant.co.uk/ 👌🏼
Just need a decent op now
Just like you, you massive transexual
Lord Muck no no no I can’t operate one of them
No, but you need an op...
Best get your work knife out then
Is that a Leyland 4/98 engine.
Yes
I had one in a gen set back in the 80's that I built to run a workshop ran with just regular oil changes until I moved out of the workshop in 2002. Was still running then and was only just beginning to use a bit of oil having been run at least eight hours a day six days a week. Whatever people said about other Leyland products they made good diesels.
We ran a Leyland 272 back in the 80’s and it was a bloody good tractor.
I have 2 Leyland s as part of my fleet, a 262 synchro and a 272 crash box , they just keep on going. Like the items you talk about, greetings from Ireland
Great video. Do you have a favourite tool brand ?
Hand tools ? Clarke Pro, Draper etc. Lifetime guarantee and you can buy an entire set for the price of a pair of Snap-On pliers...
Lord Muck oh yeah I know. I’m a big fan of sealey because of the lifetime guarantee. There’s no point spending so much on snap on when you can have a perfectly good tool that if it does break they will replace it.
She lives again to fight a other umteen years. Hopefully she every things that you won't her to be 🙂