Escorts JCB Limited (EJCB), the Rs 471-crore manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment, is a joint-venture between J C Bamford Excavators Limited of UK — the world renowned manufacturer of construction and earthmoving equipment — and Escorts Limited, one of India’s leading business houses. Formed in 1979, EJCB is a fast growing Indian company in the earthmoving and construction equipment industry with an annual growth of over 45 percent and a machine count of over 14,000 units.

The Indian joint venture continuously draws from the rapid technological advancements of its British counterpart. This ISO 9001 accreditated company has a nation wide dealer network of over 140 outlets. Escorts has been the first company to bring in backhoe loaders and telescopic handlers to India. Moreover, JCB 3D is the single largest selling model in India. EJCB’s mission is to manufacture and service products maintaining high international standards and at the same time provide satisfaction of high order to the customer.

Last year, ECJB sold over 2800 units and today the population of EJCB machines is over 15,000. The company offers a range of equipment such as backhoe loaders (excavator-loaders) and loading shovels and has recently been offering 20-t tracked excavators and skid steer loaders. Although the tracked excavator was launched last year , it has received good acceptance in the market.

JS 200L- Tracked excavator

This is one of the latest models introduced in the market. The engine is Isuzu A- 6B GITQB-04 which is turbo charged with a shipping weight of 21000 kg. Some of the applications of the tracked excavator are : it can be used for mass excavation, rock breaking, ditch cleaning, mining and material handling.

Important features of the machine include:

• low fuel consumption

• good dipper and bucket tear out forces

• unique "Nephron filteration system" that extends the hydraulic oil change period upto 5000 hours!

• the hydraulic system which possesses a separate cushion control valve in the servo system that provides cushioning of the boom and dipper spools selection and quick warm-up of the servo system.

JCB Robot – Skid steer

This model has been recently introduced into the market. Its engine is 104-22, JCB 160 delivering 35.5 kW at 2600 rpm and also JCB 170 and JCB 170 HF delivering 37.5 kW at 2800 rpm with a shipping weight JCB 160 — 2410 kg, and JCB 170 and JCB 170 HF — 2510 kg.

Main features of this equipment are:

• single loader arm for enhanced safety

• compactness, hence it can be ideally used in cramped city conditions

• it can be used in maintenance and clearance work as also in redevelopment work

• it has good visibility, innovative design, enhanced operator comfort and a resilient mounted cab.

The optional attachements to this model are sweeper collector, earth drill, grader, industrial grapple, lowback shovel, rock breaker, muck fork and top grab, bale clamp, bale spike, backhoe, tiller, trencher, six-in-one clamshovel, patch planer and pallet forks.

Road and industrial cleaning, drilling holes for poles and trees, loading, grading, grabbing, rock breaking, excavation, trenching and tilling are some of the applications of the skid steer.

JCB 4CX- Backhoe loader

Its engine is Perkins1004.4, turbo-charged delivering 71.5 kW at 2200 rpm. It is environment-friendly confirming to CMVR pollution norms with a shipping weight of 7950 kg.

The main frame is a fully welded, tapered beam structure designed for durability using advanced computer analysis, thus ensuring correct distribution and dissipation of the loader, backhoe and axle induced stresses.

Some other features of JCB 4CX are as mentioned below:

• it has an environment-friendly robust engine

• it is an all-terrain drive. With its powerful four-wheel drive, it can be effectively used on both rough as well as soft terrain

• it has a high loading power

• it is tough on earth. The tearout forces of the buckets enable the machine to dig out difficult material

• it’s JCB vari-matic hydraulic system adjusts the pressure and flow rate depending on the conditions of earth to ensure high productivity

• it is provided with a well-designed cabin for maximum operation comfort and it also ensures complete operator safety

• various attachments available for the JCB 4CX are a rock breaker for secondary rock breaking, a six-in-one clamshovel, a jib crane, a sweeper collector, a backfill blade, a square hole bucket, a single point ripper tooth for ripping hard surfaces, a taper ditching bucket to create tapered trenches and a ditch cleaning bucket for cleaning ditches.

This machine can prove to be useful for loading, grading, grabbing, dozing, craning, ditch cleaning, backfilling, trenching and secondary rock breaking.

HIGHLIGHTS

JCB 3D-Backhoe loader

The engine is Kirloskar 4R 1040, delivering 57 kW at 2200 rpm conforming to CMVR norms for air and noise pollution with a shipping weight of 6670 kg.

Some of the other features include:

• capability to load at a height of 2.7 m with a reach of 0.77 m allowing easy loading of high body tippers, railway wagons, hoppers or stack material

• six-in-one clam shovel which enhances the versatility of the front end manifolds. This single attachment can perform a range of jobs such as loading, digging, grading, grabbing, dozing and spreading

• JCB Max-Trac axles enable the machine to perform in tough terrains, be it soft and sturdy ground or steep inclines

• the braking system on JCB 3D is powerful and failure-free

• the cabin of the new JCB 3D has been redesigned for operator comfort.

This model may be used for applications such as loading, grading, grabbing, dozing, craning, ditch cleaning, backfilling and trenching.

JCB 430Z- Articulated loading shovel

Its engine is Ashok Leyland ALV 402, delivering 96 kW at 2200 rpm with a shipping weight of 10550 kg.

Some of the features include:

• high breakout forces, maximum hydraulic cycle timings and high payload capacity

• the high dump height and reach enables it to load railway wagons, trucks or hoppers with ease

• it has maintenance-free brakes.

Some of the attachments include a general purpose bucket (with or without replaceable teeth) high dumping bucket, six-in-one clam shovel, fork frame and fork tines, high capacity silage fork and sorting grapples.

This articulated loading shovel may be used for loading, rehandling, face shovelling and dozing.

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