the squeaky steering is usually where the steering column goes through the rubber boot on the cab floor. just poke a screwdriver down the inside of it and give er a squirt of oil/grease.
Thanks for the ride along 👍 looks like spring is on its way there like here in Idaho USA... although you are maybe ahead of us here... you have a nice touch on the controls of that JCB...👋 some people are so sad and opinionated (drama queen s ) we call em... Be safe on those roads LM... Da Swede
hello my good buddy I totally agree some comments are just silly and done to rag someone down they should have better control over them but we all get them at some point jealous people take care my good friend regards Hawkeye love that name lord muck wicked
Very true on the basement dwellers, there is so much great channels on TH-cam to learn new stuff on. I don't know why people need to be negative. Do all those JCBs have squeaking steering columns ? Or just the way it was designed on that model?
When using the forks are you able to see the ends for going into pallets etc? I built a set for our old backhoe that attach by tilting the bucket but you can't see the forks past the bucket. Makes loading difficult
Yes Don because you open the clam so you can see the forks right in front of you when you roll the bucket forward (back blade is flat/horizontal and the clam/forks are at 90 degrees to this)
+Lord Muck maybe I'll have to try when I'm verge cutting or hedge cutting! definitely wont try it when I'm lambing gets a bit stressful then! nice chatting to you. I'm off to the pub now!
I was being really picky Cynthia, in all honesty it is a great machine but I guess I was spoiled with the Contractor model. Take care and thanks for watching !
So other than you have to change gear, it's slow, noisy, with a squeaky steering wheel, everything's ok lol. Could be worse, you could have bought it Kurt.....always a bright side :)
Yes totally understandable. Yet 30odd years ago, if someone had given you that to use other than what was available at the time, you'd have been over the moon.
I really wanted to but he was on Oregon time and it was 3am in the morning here ! I'll catch up with it on vidja though. Would loved to have joined in.
To be honest David once she warmed up a bit on the road she settled down a lot. She's not a bad machine and I rather like it but I miss the road speed.
I have to run material from one part of the site to another, move between jobs etc and with a 25 mph road speed that's no bother but any less becomes a chore.
This jcb reminds me of the old project 12 I mentioned I had a brief stint on, noisy and slow, manual shift too lol, I'd be right at home except for the joy stick control and I'll wager the ac works! Could you do a vid on the cab view when using the pallet forks, I've always wondered how easy/clumsy these are to use and not operating for long I never needed to try them. I know on sites I've worked on most operators are reticent to lift anything with the forks but this could be out of laziness rather than an actual awkwardness/difficulty of actually using the forks.
How dare you offer your opinion? And on your own channel as well! We all tend to get spoiled with the creature comforts! You pretty much spelled it all out. Price point. The manual gearbox draws less power from the engine, so they are able to spec a smaller engine to propel it. The manual gearbox is generally cheaper as well.You said yourself that the backhoe portion works fine, so they have provided sufficient horsepower to run the main hydraulic pump which powers that end fine.So for a contractor that is using the unit say at one site or is transporting it via truck/trailer it is a more affordable way to go.Love the opportunity to see stuff I wouldn't ordinarily get to run. Thanks for posting!
As a 3CX that most of us would recognise, it was a wonderful machine when compared to something like a Project 12. I had someone tell me the other day that I shouldn't give opinions on chainsaws as I wasn't a 'professional logger'... I own about 7 saws so I've got a pretty good idea of what I do and don't like ! The guy may well have had a wife and a great sex life but it doesn't stop him being a W*nker !
Aye, you have a point there! I'm good with opinions... Sometimes! I am enjoying the content you're posting. I just noticed a picture of a video with you in a cockpit and you dropped the name "Merlin"... I'm heading for that video right about now! Thanks again for posting!
This unit sounds like there was a few spare parts at the end of Friday and they just threw them together Idle and silly remarks are unworthy of note and will be entirely disregarded. This is not my quote but one remembered from another person
that gearshift doesn't look very convenient, maybe JCB has done it on purpose so that when the customer tries the auto version they're sold in an instant?
To be fair it's no slower than the old Grey cabs or a Project 12 etc, it just seems slow when compared to that Contractor. Couldn't fault it for grunt and pushing power.
You aren't being ungrateful about a loan machine are you, that's not very sporting. Oh, no, I forget myself, it's a loaner drive it like you stole it! haha!
Ignore the dumb ass comments. Like you say sat in their mothers basements lol. That gearbox looks atrocious, why jcb don't just stick with the power shift across the range is beyond me!
They soon get their fortune told here. It's you guys that comment and offer advice and experience on Wade and CT3's channel who I feel bad for. If they joined in they could learn from you all but instead they choose to sit there all full of spite and jealousy, holding their thumb over the end while they have a danger w*nk... Sad people.
Hi You really don't like that digger do ya, There's this horrified look on your face that kind of says "I'd rather get caught driving a ford 550" L.O.L atleast it's only the steering wheel squeaking it could be the seat as well. The whole problem with a lot of trolls is they got no life and experience in anything useful. They pick on the ones that do have a fair clue about something or can actually get off their @$$e$ and physically do the job Thats easier than learning. I found a good Sim warrior video the other day while looking at real JCB stuff, the guy put a 3cx on a building flat roof with the front bucket and the backhoe. I don't know if he realized in real life it would fall through, or if he thought it would be that easy to do it with a real machine sitting in the seat. Like you said before those Sim "Games" make a whole lot of experienced equipment operators or farmers with no real clue to that comment. Thanks for the PM reply I'll get back to you soon on some of that. Thanks also for todays video it was still good even with a junk digger.
Now..... if it had been a Ford 550 or 555 you wouldn't have been able to watch the video as it wouldn't have been fast enough to capture the shot ! Man those Fords were quick ! Many, many years ago I spent some time on a 555 with the extradig (which had the sock slide out, not the inside like JCB and Case) I must say I liked them and wouldn't say no to one.
You got a newer JCB coming and the 3c3. I see a collection of diggers starting here , since I ribbed you about driving a 550 L.O.L. Now that would be a video comparing the Ford and the JCB of the same age.
Love your videos LM.... nothing not to like about big machinery and someone who knows how to operate it properly!
the squeaky steering is usually where the steering column goes through the rubber boot on the cab floor. just poke a screwdriver down the inside of it and give er a squirt of oil/grease.
Phil - good old boy ! Thank you for that, I'll look in the morning...
Done it Phil, worked a treat !
Good video, not seen that gear change before, every days a learning day! Cheers from Derbyshire
Glad you enjoyed it Nick !
Thanks for the ride along 👍 looks like spring is on its way there like here in Idaho USA... although you are maybe ahead of us here... you have a nice touch on the controls of that JCB...👋 some people are so sad and opinionated (drama queen s ) we call em... Be safe on those roads LM... Da Swede
Glad you enjoyed the ride along Swede !
Thanks for watching !
I wear earplugs any time I'm working now. Especially running equipment. That's an interesting setup, the manual gear box.
I don't tend to bother now. Too many hours on D8's and sat behind a Rolls-Royce Merlin ! If I'm on a road roller or breaker I'll use earplugs.
Clever idea with the forks fitment.
Just started following your videos very interesting and informative,keep em coming.
Glad you're enjoying them Keith.
LOL... The shot of you showing the gearbox reminded me of a bus on the school run circa 90's.. It must knock a few grand off the base price surely...
Yes it will be cheaper and to be fair, it's just like most of the JCB's in the last 30 years.
hello my good buddy I totally agree some comments are just silly and done to rag someone down they should have better control over them but we all get them at some point jealous people take care my good friend regards Hawkeye love that name lord muck wicked
Thank you, glad you're enjoying it.
There's more good than bad folks on here so that's not so bad.
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Good evening Kirk it looks like the Jcb doesn't have the SRS ride perhaps a little WD 40 on the steering column Thank You for the video Take Care.
It had SRS Wayne but didn't go fast enough to get a bounce on !
Glad you enjoyed watching.
That 4 in one bucket looks pretty handy.
You'd love it at your place for grubbing out trees and brash and levelling off.
Lord Muck no doubt Sir.
Awesome video Brother. Good operator!
Thanks Tripper !
Glad you enjoyed it.
Very true on the basement dwellers, there is so much great channels on TH-cam to learn new stuff on. I don't know why people need to be negative. Do all those JCBs have squeaking steering columns ? Or just the way it was designed on that model?
Phil pointed out it seems it's a common thing.
I'll sort the bugger tomorrow !
Is the trans gearbox on this like an 8 double L , because they have 6 gears reverse... Just wondering if this has 4 in reverse as well
Reverse just the same
When using the forks are you able to see the ends for going into pallets etc? I built a set for our old backhoe that attach by tilting the bucket but you can't see the forks past the bucket. Makes loading difficult
Yes Don because you open the clam so you can see the forks right in front of you when you roll the bucket forward (back blade is flat/horizontal and the clam/forks are at 90 degrees to this)
made me laugh when you said (expert) I'm sure you know the definition of an expert! :-D
The silly thing is they could join in and learn so much.
+Lord Muck yes very true keep up the good work don't think I'd be able to do what do in front of camera!
The thing is Allen neither could I normally ! When I film, I am talking to a few friends, not an audience.
+Lord Muck maybe I'll have to try when I'm verge cutting or hedge cutting! definitely wont try it when I'm lambing gets a bit stressful then! nice chatting to you. I'm off to the pub now!
Enjoy !
lol..I guess you don't like that one, It is noisy..It work's pretty good ..Take Care and Be Safe
I was being really picky Cynthia, in all honesty it is a great machine but I guess I was spoiled with the Contractor model.
Take care and thanks for watching !
So other than you have to change gear, it's slow, noisy, with a squeaky steering wheel, everything's ok lol. Could be worse, you could have bought it Kurt.....always a bright side :)
In fairness Malc it's a decent enough machine locally, just not ideal for lots of roadwork which we do.
Yes totally understandable. Yet 30odd years ago, if someone had given you that to use other than what was available at the time, you'd have been over the moon.
I hope you do watch the livestream from last night by Logger Wade. Funnnnny!! Some good ol' boys there.
I really wanted to but he was on Oregon time and it was 3am in the morning here ! I'll catch up with it on vidja though. Would loved to have joined in.
great vid but that noisy steering is really annoying looks like you need long arms for the box have you had any storm damage
I've got some hand cream that I'll shove round the plastic bush that's squeaking. Horrible noise !
It didn't sound too loud for the video. Is it more quiet once you've stopped and just working the bucket?
To be honest David once she warmed up a bit on the road she settled down a lot. She's not a bad machine and I rather like it but I miss the road speed.
My tractor stays on property and if it is moved it goes on a flat trailer. I never really thought about road speed but I see your point.
I have to run material from one part of the site to another, move between jobs etc and with a 25 mph road speed that's no bother but any less becomes a chore.
This jcb reminds me of the old project 12 I mentioned I had a brief stint on, noisy and slow, manual shift too lol, I'd be right at home except for the joy stick control and I'll wager the ac works! Could you do a vid on the cab view when using the pallet forks, I've always wondered how easy/clumsy these are to use and not operating for long I never needed to try them. I know on sites I've worked on most operators are reticent to lift anything with the forks but this could be out of laziness rather than an actual awkwardness/difficulty of actually using the forks.
Funnily enough Paul I was thinking this morning that I'll do a bit on the flip over forks as Don had asked earlier about them.
That would be great thanks.
How dare you offer your opinion? And on your own channel as well! We all tend to get spoiled with the creature comforts! You pretty much spelled it all out. Price point. The manual gearbox draws less power from the engine, so they are able to spec a smaller engine to propel it. The manual gearbox is generally cheaper as well.You said yourself that the backhoe portion works fine, so they have provided sufficient horsepower to run the main hydraulic pump which powers that end fine.So for a contractor that is using the unit say at one site or is transporting it via truck/trailer it is a more affordable way to go.Love the opportunity to see stuff I wouldn't ordinarily get to run. Thanks for posting!
As a 3CX that most of us would recognise, it was a wonderful machine when compared to something like a Project 12. I had someone tell me the other day that I shouldn't give opinions on chainsaws as I wasn't a 'professional logger'...
I own about 7 saws so I've got a pretty good idea of what I do and don't like ! The guy may well have had a wife and a great sex life but it doesn't stop him being a W*nker !
Aye, you have a point there! I'm good with opinions... Sometimes! I am enjoying the content you're posting. I just noticed a picture of a video with you in a cockpit and you dropped the name "Merlin"... I'm heading for that video right about now! Thanks again for posting!
Планировочный ковшик понравился, вроде ширина 1800мм.
Oleg, rear bucket is 1524mm. It is used for grading and clearing drainage channels.
You can't change people, only the way you deal with them.
Good video :)
That gearbox is awful awkward
Cheers Sean, Yeh in this day and age I would have thought they could have put the stick nearer the seat on a shorter shift.
Nice !!!
just out of interest what do you use to film your videos??
A potato.... ! No, I use my iPhone, a Gopro4 and my Sony HDX450.
Lord Muck thanks good to know
This unit sounds like there was a few spare parts at the end of Friday and they just threw them together
Idle and silly remarks are unworthy of note and will be entirely disregarded. This is not my quote but one remembered from another person
that gearshift doesn't look very convenient, maybe JCB has done it on purpose so that when the customer tries the auto version they're sold in an instant?
It's no different to what they've always offered but you'd think they'd mount it nearer the seat. The powershift is a nice box.
that steering wheel sounds like worn out bedsprings...
Does it ? No idea - I bet you've worn out a few sets in your time ?
You been back on the chipper ?
haaaaa,the trick is to rotate the mattress.I'm on the Kubota next week got some ditching then putting the mulcher back on it for a bit.
thats a posh one compared to the one im on. 04 manual no srs no joysticks no turbo.
To be fair it's no slower than the old Grey cabs or a Project 12 etc, it just seems slow when compared to that Contractor.
Couldn't fault it for grunt and pushing power.
Thats the story of life isn't it, they were probably the ones that write the comments HAHAHAHA they need to stop stealing OXYGEN lol
You aren't being ungrateful about a loan machine are you, that's not very sporting. Oh, no, I forget myself, it's a loaner drive it like you stole it! haha!
I genuinely would have prefered to hire one in that at least had a high speed road box.
Armchair basement experts... dime a dozen ;) lol
Yeh but who keeps putting the dime in their slot ? ! haha !
Let 'em get on with it.
Ignore the dumb ass comments. Like you say sat in their mothers basements lol. That gearbox looks atrocious, why jcb don't just stick with the power shift across the range is beyond me!
They soon get their fortune told here. It's you guys that comment and offer advice and experience on Wade and CT3's channel who I feel bad for. If they joined in they could learn from you all but instead they choose to sit there all full of spite and jealousy, holding their thumb over the end while they have a danger w*nk...
Sad people.
Hi You really don't like that digger do ya, There's this horrified look on your face that kind of says "I'd rather get caught driving a ford 550" L.O.L atleast it's only the steering wheel squeaking it could be the seat as well. The whole problem with a lot of trolls is they got no life and experience in anything useful. They pick on the ones that do have a fair clue about something or can actually get off their @$$e$ and physically do the job Thats easier than learning.
I found a good Sim warrior video the other day while looking at real JCB stuff, the guy put a 3cx on a building flat roof with the front bucket and the backhoe. I don't know if he realized in real life it would fall through, or if he thought it would be that easy to do it with a real machine sitting in the seat. Like you said before those Sim "Games" make a whole lot of experienced equipment operators or farmers with no real clue to that comment.
Thanks for the PM reply I'll get back to you soon on some of that. Thanks also for todays video it was still good even with a junk digger.
Now..... if it had been a Ford 550 or 555 you wouldn't have been able to watch the video as it wouldn't have been fast enough to capture the shot !
Man those Fords were quick !
Many, many years ago I spent some time on a 555 with the extradig (which had the sock slide out, not the inside like JCB and Case) I must say I liked them and wouldn't say no to one.
You got a newer JCB coming and the 3c3. I see a collection of diggers starting here , since I ribbed you about driving a 550 L.O.L. Now that would be a video comparing the Ford and the JCB of the same age.
Don't even know anyone any more with a 550.
and those people drive cars just like they post and they are capable of reproducing lol
horrors!!!
Ain't that the truth !