JCB has started full production of its new Hydradig after the machine made its international debut at the equipment trade fair bauma in Munich in April.
JCB says it has already received hundreds of orders for the new 10tonne machine which is being manufactured at the JCB Heavy Products plant in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. Around 85 people have been recruited for the production process, including engineers, welders and assembly line employees.
The JCB Hydradig was developed in complete secrecy o
A brand new European standard, expected later this year, will introduce ROPS, or roll over protection, for the cabs of rotating telehanders. EN1459 part 2 will join Part 1 of the standard which refers to fixed telehandlers. “At the moment, rotating telehandlers have to comply with EN1300 which is the crane standard,” explained Riccardo Magni, president of Magni Telescopic Handlers, whose technical manager Daniele Felicani is contributing to the development of the new standard. “Our machine already complies,
A brand new European standard, expected later this year, will introduce ROPS, or roll over protection, for the cabs of rotating telehanders. EN1459 part 2 will join Part 1 of the standard which refers to fixed telehandlers. “At the moment, rotating telehandlers have to comply with EN1300 which is the crane standard,” explained Riccardo Magni, president of Magni Telescopic Handlers, whose technical manager Daniele Felicani is contributing to the development of the new standard. “Our machine already complies,
