The JCB 533-105: boon to house builders
JCB has given a lift to its Loadall telescopic handler range by unveiling an additional model designed for house builders.
The introduction of the compact and manoeuvrable JCB 533-105 means that JCB - the UK's number one manufacturer of telehandlers - now offers a total of 12 machines for construction.
The new Loadall can lift a maximum payload of 3.3 tonnes to a maximum height of 10.22 m. It has been introduced after extensive consultation with major customers in the house-building sector. To meet their aims the new machine is fitted with stabiliser legs for even greater stability and maximum forward reach capacity. The result is a machine that can handle one tonne at 6.84 m reach.
The JCB 533-105 is fitted with a 59.7 kW (80hp) Perkins engine, four-speed powershift transmission, servo brakes, operator-friendly two-lever controls and a progressive load moment indicator. The machine features three steering modes - four-wheel steer, two-wheel steer and crab steer - all of which come with automatic wheel alignment. The machine can be turned into an even more powerful workhorse with the addition of an optional 76.1 kW (102hp) Perkins engine.
"The development of the new Loadall owes much to the changing face of modern society. Increases in single-parent families, couples whose children have left home and pensioners, together with a shortage of building land, have led to an increase in high-density developments," the company said in a statement.
"The resultant growth in the construction of three-storey buildings demands a machine which offers compactness, plenty of lift height, reach, high manoeuvrability and good all-round visibility.
In addition to meeting these demands, the JCB 533-105, is an extremely versatile telehandler, which can be to be fitted with a variety of attachments using JCB's Q-fit system."
JCB has a long pedigree in development of telescopic handlers to meet the ever-changing needs of the construction market and this year celebrates the 25th anniversary of the production of its first ever Loadall, the 520.
