FAQs

The JCB 1CX is the World's first skid steer backhoe and the smallest backhoe loader that JCB produces. At 3.57m in length, 1.8m wide, and 2.38m tall, it is a powerful and versatile machine.

JCB's World Headquarters is based in Rocester, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom.

JCB is a family-owned business.

JCB was founded on October 23rd, 1945 by the late Joseph Cyril Bamford in a tiny lock-up garage in the Staffordshire market town of Uttoxeter in the UK.

There are 22 factories in total around the world that make all the different types of JCB machines, engines and attachments.

JCB stands for Joseph Cyril Bamford.

A vibratory roller has an eccentric vibrator shaft inside the drum that gets rotated when it moves. This produces a centrifugal force which makes the drum move and vibrate, causing vertical and horizontal vibrations which put dynamic loads on the soil. While the vertical vibrations cause the soil particles to rearrange and fill the voids, the horizontal vibrations increase the lateral movement of the soil, resulting in compaction depth.

Our JCB loader buckets are primarily designed for loading purposes. The JCB loader buckets include the front loader bucket, wheel loader bucket, and backhoe loader bucket. However, our 6-in-1 bucket range for backhoe loaders, Loadalls and skid steer loaders also comes with digging capabilities. 

This means the range is suitable for 6 applications, including dozing, loading, digging, grabbing, spreading and grading.

JCB machines are almost always yellow mainly for safety reasons. On a building site or quarry, you are more likely to see a machine which is yellow than any other colour. Some customers do prefer their own colour machines and the second most common JCB colour machines are green followed by red.

A compact roller is designed to compact soil or asphalt quickly and efficiently. This means a compact roller can cover large areas with minimal manpower, making them ideal for preparing the ground before or after construction work. Additionally, roller compaction ensures an even pressure on all services, meaning they can deal with weak or uneven spots and provide uniform compaction.

Roller compaction is also suitable for a wide range of applications, such as smoothing out material on areas such as sports fields or car parks, sealing asphalt, and building foundations. And finally, if you want to compact an area, there is practically no other alternative for a compact roller.