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Buying a 3cx jcb

  • 03-05-2019 8:43pm
    #1
    blonde10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭


    Evening all

    I'm looking out for a jcb 3cx for doin ground works around our new build..what are yet thoughts on them,I've see a few on done deal not many I might add,the export trade seems to have a lot of them snapped up..is there good and bad ones of them,I'm not looking at anything new,or near new,just something reliable, I've about 8k to 10k ish to spend..


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  • #2
    Donald Trump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,851 ✭✭✭✭Donald Trump


    Good investment if you get a decent one and have a bit of work to do with it (that said there is always something you can do with them).

    A lot of costs involved if you are buying someone else's problem though. Especially check for wear and tear on the front axle and then also wear or looseness on the back actor. And watch out for oil leaks as well.


  • #3
    blonde10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭blonde10


    Yea,I've seen some for sale goin back to 1989,which model is the best to go for maybe something mid to late 90s,?? Anybody know anything about the differnt years..


  • #4
    hopeso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭hopeso


    Are you on FB? You should get some opinions from the members of this group..... https://www.facebook.com/groups/vintageJCB/


  • #5
    davidk1394
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    Best jcb digger to buy is the 88-92 models. The newer style 94-98 models give trouble. Mainly radiator issues. I have a 1990 3cx. Does all the feeding, digging and stacks bales. Still does roughly 900 hours a year. Main things for you to look at is the torque in the forward and reverse and the engine. I had to do the torque in my digger 5 years ago. It was burnt out. Cost 6k to get it redone.


  • #6
    southkilkenny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭southkilkenny


    Hi David,
    Love the conversion to dairy posts you put up, fascinating to see it in so much detail and to see your rationale for making decisions. Fair play and best of luck...

    Replying here as I'm going to view some jcbs today in o Neills in carlow and elsewhere, some 88, and one 96. Any advice. I see you mentioned radiator issues on the 96 model, what sort of issues are they do you know... Are they inclined to get hot. Just want one here for tidying around the land, clearing some furze and briars, uproot the odd sceach or willow, hang gates etc. Tia.


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