LIFTequipment
Powered by a 37. 3 k W Deutz D2009 L04 engine, the JCB model can handle a 1500 kg payload at a 4 m lift height. It was designed
with a single-spine chassis, allowing the cab to sit lower, with a height of only 1. 8 m.
BY IAN CAMERON JCB has produced its smallest ever Loadall telescopic handler model — a result of a redesigned chassis
and cab, said the company.
The new Deutz-powered 515-40
Miniscopic model is 1. 8 m high, 2.97 m
long and weighs less than 3. 5 tonnes.
According to the company, the machine
brings the JCB’s Loadall range to previously inaccessible construction and
industrial applications.
At the heart of the JCB Miniscopic is
an innovative, patented chassis design,
said JCB. To achieve the lowest possible
working height, JCB said the company
challenged conventional design concepts and developed an offset, single-
JCB’S TINY TELESCOPIC HANDLER
spine chassis with the machine’s cab
designed to fit into the resulting space.
The overall height of the machine is
reduced to less than 2 m — a barrier that
has previously prevented compact telescopic handlers from performing in
many otherwise suitable applications,
JCB said.
Targeting general building contractors,
builders’ merchants and plant hirers, the
new model can perform many of the onsite tasks that may have previously
required several different machines. The
Miniscopic has been purpose built to
improve productivity for the construction
sector — using different attachments to
handle a range of materials such as
aggregates and palletized loads.
The Miniscopic features four-wheel
drive, four-wheel steering and a hydrostatic transmission. Powered by a 37. 3
k W Deutz D2009 L04 engine, the JCB
model can handle a 1500 kg payload at
a 4 m lift height. For added versatility, it
can be specified with a compact Loadall
or skid-steer Quickhitch, opening up a
range of compatible attachments, the
company said, adding that it hoped the
extra functionality makes the Miniscopic
attractive to plant hirers.
The machine is built at JCB’s factory
in Cheadle, England, and is available
worldwide. ;
