JCB T320

timberwolf71 · May 24, 2012

Just wondering if anyone owned or had ample seat time in one of the JCB T320s (Or Volvo.) If so, What are the Pro's and Con's. How does it operate with a mulching head... eg; ambient temp/hydro temp, Do the tracks Derail easy ? etc.

timberwolf71 · May 26, 2012

timberwolf71 said:
Just wondering if anyone owned or had ample seat time in one of the JCB T320s (Or Volvo.) If so, What are the Pro's and Con's. How does it operate with a mulching head... eg; ambient temp/hydro temp, Do the tracks Derail easy ? etc.

Got an up close look at one of these ctl's the other day. Purty neat set up. Still would like to hear from someone who owns or has had seat time in one.

yellowdogsvc · May 26, 2012

timberwolf71 said:
Got an up close look at one of these ctl's the other day. Purty neat set up. Still would like to hear from someone who owns or has had seat time in one.

over on heavyequipmmentforums dot com there was discussion going awhile back

timberwolf71 · May 26, 2012

yellowdogsvc said:
over on heavyequipmmentforums dot com there was discussion going awhile back

Thanks yellowdog. I'll check it out.

yellowdogsvc · May 26, 2012

I found the concept pretty cool but it seems it got hammered pretty good. A JCB exec chimed in. I'd love to demo one and see what the fuss is about but I can see some major problems with a boom arm on one side. I personally like having two large pieces of steel on each side between me and tree branches or falling debris in the woods.

Digdeep · May 27, 2012

timberwolf71 said:
Just wondering if anyone owned or had ample seat time in one of the JCB T320s (Or Volvo.) If so, What are the Pro's and Con's. How does it operate with a mulching head... eg; ambient temp/hydro temp, Do the tracks Derail easy ? etc.

I don't know anyone who owns one, but I did a search on youtube for videos and there a a few. I thought this one was interesting considering all the questions people have about the single loader arm. Not sure that it really means much, but I thought the wear on the loader arm where it was rubbing on the tracks was odd for such a new machine.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukzHgnZJfYw]JCB 300T Mulcher swinging - YouTube[/ame]