JCB - Military Construction Vehicles and Equipment

Over the last 20 years, JCB has sold more than 3,000 green militarised versions of its well-known yellow machines to over 50 defence forces around the world. More recently the company has worked together with both the British and the US forces to develop unique military high-speed versions of its world leading backhoe loader and telescopic handler products. This experience combined with its current machine range makes JCB well suited to be a supplier to ALC for the C Vehicle PFI.

BACKHOE LOADERS

With the models 3cx and 4cx, JCB is the industry leader in the backhoe loader sector. Both these machines have the powerful twin-ram slew excavator which is fast and accurate when it comes to excavating and loading or when used with a breaker and can lift up to 1.8t at maximum reach. The smaller models 2cx complete this range.

In conjunction with the US Army, JCB has developed a high-speed backhoe called a High Speed Engineer Excavator (HMEE). In September JCB were awarded a contract to be the US Army's sole supplier of this type of vehicle.

TELESCOPIC HANDLERS

The only dedicated telescopic handler capable of convoy speed, the JCB 523M Loadall has been developed specifically for military use to British Army specifications. The 523M provides excellent cross-country capability at high speed and achieves an impressive 85kph on the road. The machine is fitted with full suspension and ABS brakes.

JCB's complete range of machines extends from 2.0t to 4.0t payload with lift heights from 4.0m to 17.0m.

WHEELED LOADING SHOVELS

JCB wheeled loaders provide heavy duty handling machines for the military. Weighing in at over 21t, the JCB 456M is ideal for bulk handling tasks. Classed by the military as a heavy-wheeled tractor, the robust machine can be used for back-filling damaged runways, digging anti-tank ditches, demolition, quarrying or leveling duties. JCB wheeled loaders are in service with defense forces in Europe and the US.

EXCAVATORS

The largest machine in this range, the JS460 which has a 46t operating weight, six-cylinder, turbocharged machine with the breakout power and lift capacity to make easy work of tough digging and high productivity bulk earthmoving.

At the other end of the scale JCB's mini excavators are light, compact machines, perfect for reaching inaccessible areas and even working inside buildings. The 8014 (1.4t operating weight) is used extensively by the military on light construction sites that larger machines simply cannot access.

TELETRUK

The JCB Teletruk is a compact forklift truck with a forward reach telescopic boom which makes the machine more versatile than a conventional masted forklift. A unique combination of 3t lift, variable reach, fully sealed hydrostatic drive and permanent four-wheel drive, it is perfect for loading and unloading helicopters and ships.

SKID STEER LOADERS

JCB Robot skid steer loaders are compact and manoeuvrable performers. With the introduction of an innovative remote-control mode, they can be used by fire services in dangerous situations or by the military to search for munitions and unexploded ordnance.

FASTRAC HIGH SPEED TRACTOR

JCB’s unique high speed tractor can tow up to 24t gross train weight at up to 80kph and this combined with it’s excellent off road capability make ideal for many military applications.

ABOUT JCB

JCB was founded in 1945, when the late Joseph Cyril Bamford, CBE - known universally as Mr JCB - made his first product in a rented lock-up garage in Staffordshire, England.

JCB is one of the world's top five construction equipment manufacturers and has 13 plants on four continents: 10 in the UK and others in the USA, Brazil and India. There are also subsidiary companies in France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Singapore.

The company employs almost 5,000 people and manufactures more than 140 different machines in ten product ranges.