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CONSTRUCTION EUROPE
SEPTEMBER 2013
COMPACT LOADERS
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In the new cab, there is a new full-colour LCD
monitor, and a menu system that provides a
wide range of real-time information for the
operator.
The cab is also said to benefit from reduced
noise levels and, for the first time on machines
of this size, JCB will offer full climate control
air conditioning as an option.
The 417 will use a 93kW version of JCB’s
Ecomax Stage IIIB engine. This drives through
a ZF four-speed transmission to JCB axles
front and rear.
It has a transmission disconnect feature
incorporated into the service brake pedal,
which JCB said would deliver further fuel-
saving benefits.
It added that the engine offered a fuel
efficiency gain of up to 15% compared to
the previous Dieselmax engine, without any
loss of digging and loading performance.
The 411 is also said to benefit from improved
fuel efficiency with the 68kW version of JCB’s
Ecomax Stage IIIB engine.
The 411 is available with both standard and
super high lift loader configurations, with
the standard arms offering a pin height of
3,487mm and a dump height of 2,624mm
when using a 1.2m
3
bucket.
JCB also has a line-up of 17 new generation
skid steer and compact track loaders. It
claimed the machines were 16% more fuel
efficient than rival models and would save
customers around €2,000 annually.
The new machines include nine large
platform models – the 225, 260, 280, 300 and
330 wheeled skid steers, and the 225T, 260T,
300T and 320T track loaders.
The 260 model and above use a vertical lift
version of the JCB Powerboom single arm,
which is said to provide maximum reach at
full height, while the 225 and 225T feature
radial lift designs and are said to provide
maximum reach at the mid-point of the
lifting path.
The manufacturer's new range also includes
eight small platformmodels. The 175, 190, 205
skid steers and the 190T and 205T compact
track loaders are vertical lift machines. The
135, 155 and 150T models feature a radial
lift design, which is said to offer improved
digging.
JCB said the machines were manoeuvrable
in tight, confined areas, and easily transported
between job sites. However, it claimed the
machines did not sacrifice power, safety,
visibility, comfort or productivity.
The newmachines feature JCB’s PowerBoom
design, which uses a single arm rather than
the conventional two-arm skid steer design.
RUBBER TRACKS
A few years after entering the compact
equipment market with its skid steer loader
in 1999, Caterpillar introduced its first rubber
track loader models.
It claimed that the rubber track multi-
terrain loaders offered best-in-class flotation,
traction and operator comfort in ride. In
2008, Caterpillar added the steel embedded,
rubber track compact track loader with a
steel undercarriage. It claimed that this made
Caterpillar the only manufacturer that could
provide a best-fit traction solution, both in
The Cat 299D has a fully-suspended, steel
embedded rubber track undercarriage
