Fastrac turns 25 with new model for Australia

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the JCB Fastrac tractor, Australian distributor JCB Construction Equipment Australia (CEA) is bringing the all-new 8330 Fastrac to our shores. Source: AFDJ eNews According to Dave Moselen, JCB CEA National Product Manager for Fastrac, the new 8330 adds to the appeal and performance of the current 4000 series, which […]

JCB on the Fastrac

New South Wales spreading contractor Simon Manwaring expects his new agricultural tractor the JCB 4330 Fastrac to significantly improve his efficiency and provide him with greater flexibility in all weather conditions. Source: AFDJ eNews Mr Manwaring recently purchased the new 4220 Fastrac agricultural tractor for spreading lime, gypsum and granular fertilisers for his Harden-based contract […]

Hint of new world record bid as JCB marks decade as champions

JCB UK Chairman Lord Bamford has indicated a fresh attempt on the world diesel land speed record could be made in the future – if the one set by JCB exactly a decade ago is ever broken. He was speaking at an event this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the JCB Dieselmax car […]

Fastrac 4220 takes spreading contractor up a notch

New South Wales spreading contractor Simon Manwaring expects his new JCB 4220 Fastrac to significantly improve his efficiency and provide him with greater flexibility in all weather conditions. Simon recently purchased the new 4220 Fastrac for spreading lime, gypsum and granular fertilisers for his Harden-based contract ground spreading business, SFM Spreading. It is the third […]

Fastrac on track for 25 years

JCB is celebrating 25 years production of the Fastrac – a range of agricultural tractors that remain unique and continue to offer farmers and contractors a combination of features and performance advantages resulting in high levels of productivity and utilisation.  Source: AFDJ eNews It was JCB chairman Anthony Bamford who struck on the idea of manufacturing […]

JCB grows avocadoes in Queensland

A fire that destroyed the pumping station at an avocado farm outside of Bundaberg, provided the timely reason for a completely new JCB DieselMax powered pump installation. Source: AFDJ eNews Now, two years after commissioning, the JCB DieselMax is delivering fuel savings of more than 30%, compared with the previous engine. Nashy Produce is a […]

New small loader for Australia

JCB has introduced the 525-60 Agri Compact Loadall to Australia it is ideal for general handling around farms and small enough to access older or smaller farm buildings. Source: AFDJ eNews Australian farmers are looking for smaller machines to work in their operations, according to Greg Sealey from JCB Construction Equipment Australia (CEA). Mr Sealey […]

Milestone for Loadall

A JCB product that changed the handling of loads on construction sites and farms around the world passed a major milestone – the production of the 200,000th machine. Source: AFDJ eNews The JCB Loadall telescopic handler was first manufactured in 1977, transforming lifting and loading tasks on building sites, which until then had been carried out […]