The Classic choice for jobsites

JCB CEA has realigned its backhoe loader range with the reintroduction of the 3CX Classic model, offering customers the choice between a Stage V or Tier 3 emissions engine.

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The unique cabin seat can be turned around, so the operator can drive, steer, manoeuvre and use the backhoe implement, all while facing the rear of the vehicle.

In 1953, JCB founder Joseph Cyril Bamford invented the world's first backhoe loader with the MK 1 model, and ever since, the concept has become a staple of the earthmoving industry around the world.

The JCB loaders have continually developed and evolved over the last 70 years, with more technology and features constantly being integrated over time.

Renowned for their versatility, JCB backhoes offer both an excavator's digging capabilities as well as the benefits of a wheel loader, making the two-in-one machine concept suited to several tasks in various industries.

JCB CEA backhoe sales manager Glenn McLeod said the unit was basically a wheel loader and a mid-range excavator welded together back-to-back, so all the tasks normally associated with each individual machine could be achieved with just one.

"There's a range of reasons why the backhoe loader will never become extinct in the construction space, and it all comes down to versatility," he said.

"These machines are used in many ways — they have the capacity to dig trenches and then the ability to load a truck. Sweepers can be attached to the backhoes to clean up jobsites, while material handling forks can be equipped to carry materials."

Realigned range

JCB national distributor JCB CEA offers a comprehensive range of backhoe loaders, from the skid steer loader-based 1CX, through to the 3CX Compact and the various 3CX models, to the all-wheel steer 4CX and powerful 5CX.