FT’s JCB projects.

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Not a wheeled vehicle but a vehicle nonetheless.

I bought this 2006 JCB 8016 a few years ago as we have quite a lot of work to do around the house. The house is built on heavy clay and getting anything done below ground is a serious pain in the backside.

Here it is on the back of the trailer after a 1.5 hour drive through pouring rain to collect him.

 

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And off the trailer in some better weather.

 

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As with every “new” vehicle that is welcomed into the household a service was high on the to-do-list.

 

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Glad I did because the bush on the dozer blade would not take any grease. After removing the grease nipple I could see that either the bush not installed correctly or had turned. But the hole in the bush did not line op with the end of the grease nipple. Ideally the bush needs replacing but for the time being I just drilled a hole through it.

 

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When all was reinstalled, grease was flowing around the bush. Whilst not perfect, some grease is better then none at all.

 

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A little while ago the main boom ram started leaking at the gland nut.

 

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Replacing the seal pack on a hydraulic cylinder is not difficult. It just requires some patience and in my case some brute force to loosen the gland nut.

 

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The cylinder rod has been removed.

 

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And the fun of replacing all the seals can begin.

 

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After a couple of hours work, the rod and cylinder have been cleaned and inspected. The seals have been replaced and the rod installed into the cylinder. Finally the complete cylinder was installed on the digger and the hydraulic lines reconnected. After a quick test run it was confirmed that the cylinder no longer leaked. :thumb2

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

How much does it cost to run a pre-loved one of these? Not so much the fuel, but things like replacing tracks, seals, fluids etc.

We are hoping to move to a place with a bit of land in the not too distant future, and I was already thinking something like that would be very useful. Buying one seems not to bad, other than trying to make sure it's not stolen property, but I have no idea on what the on going cost would be.


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[FerdiNL]

I'm hiring one next week again.
Also when the funds will allow it we will get one as well.

Also interested in the costs of running one yourself.

 

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Fuel wise they are very economical to run. Fuel tank is 23.5 litre and I can get about two days of work out of it. Obviously depends on what you are doing. They run on red diesel so you are looking at about £0.60 per litre. However I run mine on normal diesel as I don’t use it enough to go through a barrel of red diesel before it goes off.

Insurance is around the £500 if you need it.
The parts for the service, ie filters, oil, coolant and hydraulic oil came to around £250.
The seals for the ram rebuild were £150 but you can get them aftermarket for £100. Mine were original JCB.
For a track you are looking in the region of about £210 each.

I have owned mine 4 years now and I rebuild the boom ram and gave it a normal service. So it cost me around £400 and I have done about 250 hours of work with it.

They are ideal to have around the house. I have build several attachments for (details to follow) and it is my go to machine.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Cheers, how often does it need a full service?

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This is the service schedule. Everything is done on hours. I grease everything everyday and on long days, twice a day. It is cheap insurance against wear and tear.

 

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The digger came with a selection of buckets, some were in good order others had seen better days. A decent quality bucket for a 1.5 tonne machine sets you back between £140 to £220 depending on the size.

Specialist buckets are quite expensive so never get rid of old buckets that can be converted. As I had a lot of building debris to sort through I could do with a riddle bucket. To buy it new it costs around £380 but can easily be made at home.

One takes an old buckets and cuts the back out of it.