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Mini Excavator

Product catalog summary
Overview of JCB Mini Excavators
JCB mini excavators are engineered for comfort, controllability, reliability, serviceability, and performance. The range includes conventional tailswing (CTS) models like the 8014, 8016, 8018, and 8020, and zero tailswing (ZTS) models such as the 8025, 8030, 8035, 8040, 8045, and 8050. These compact machines are easy to transport and ideal for restricted sites, offering stability, power, and productivity without sacrificing ease of operation.
Operator Comfort
JCB mini excavators provide a comfortable operator environment with features like high-back seats, optional suspension seats, ample foot space, and reduced noise levels. ZTS models have large cabs, efficient heating systems, and air conditioning options, ensuring maximum space and comfort with ergonomic seating and control adjustments.
Visibility
All models feature large glass areas for improved visibility. The slimline boom design enhances visibility to the bucket, and ZTS models offer excellent all-round visibility, minimizing obstructions and maximizing safety, especially for applications requiring high visibility like highway work.
Control
Equipped with advanced valve-block technology, JCB mini excavators ensure smooth and accurate operation. Proportional auxiliary controls allow precise attachment operation, while larger models feature load-sensed hydraulics for improved performance and fuel efficiency, along with auto-idle functions to conserve fuel.
Build Quality
Built for durability, JCB mini excavators feature robust components like a cast slew frame and ORFS hydraulic fittings. Protective features include hoses routed on top of the boom and quick-release couplers to prevent oil leaks and contamination.
Service Access
These machines offer easy access to service points and extended service intervals. The 8014–20 CTS models feature a tilting cab for effortless maintenance access, with features like a moulded fuel tank for longer working hours and color-coded hoses for easy identification.
Specific Models
8014, 8016, 8018, and 8020 CTS: Compact and ideal for confined areas, these models offer improved stability and productivity with a unique cast slew frame and repositioned engines for lighter transport.
8025, 8030, 8035 ZTS, and 8026 CTS: Offering a choice between zero tail swing for safety in confined spaces and conventional tail swing for lift performance, these models are designed for stability and performance with excellent tracking speeds and optional hose burst check valves.
Specifications
Models like the 8025 ZTS, 8026 CTS, 8030 ZTS, and 8035 ZTS are equipped with powerful engines ranging from 1.5 to 1.7 liters. The 8040 ZTS, 8045 ZTS, and 8050 RTS/ZTS models feature a 34kW (46hp) engine, providing excellent power for their class. These machines are designed with stability in mind, featuring optimized undercarriages and dozer blade designs to prevent debris buildup and ensure smooth operation.
Procedures and Features
The mini excavators offer two-speed tracking motors, single-acting auxiliary pipework as standard, and optional double-acting pipework. Rubber tracks are standard, with steel tracks available for more demanding applications. The machines are equipped with hose burst check valves for safety compliance when lifting over 1 tonne.
Performance and Stability
These excavators provide impressive digging and tracking performance through a load-sensed hydraulic system, ensuring high tearout forces and tractive effort. The undercarriage design enhances stability and maneuverability, with features like sealed track rollers and strong dozer blades.
Attachments
JCB offers a range of attachments, including quickhitch systems for fast and safe attachment changes, various bucket types, augers, compactors, and grading buckets. These attachments are designed to maximize productivity and ensure operator safety.
Company Overview
JCB is a leading global construction equipment manufacturer, known for innovation and sustainability. Operating across five continents, the company is committed to customer satisfaction and environmental responsibility. JCB's World Parts Centre ensures minimal machine downtime by dispatching over a million parts weekly.
Additional Information
JCB emphasizes the importance of customer support and offers expert care through trained technicians. The company is dedicated to providing efficient and environmentally friendly machinery, focusing on continuous improvement and innovation.
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Catalog excerpts

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Everything you want in a mini excavator There are five key things every customer looks for in a mini: comfort, controllability, reliability, serviceability and performance. JCB mini excavators excel in all these areas. With the conventional tailswing (CTS) 8014, 8016, 8018 and 8020 CTS we have established a new benchmark for machines in this sector. These machines have been designed to provide the precision control, unrivalled service access and exceptional operator environment our

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RAISING THE STANDARD IN COMPACT EXCAVATORS customers require. All in a compact package that’s easy to transport and ideal for restricted sites. The 8025, 8030, 8035, 8040, 8045 and 8050 ZTS mini excavators offer true zero tailswing and recognise the need for ever-more-compact machines that still deliver speed, power and productivity. Yet they never compromise on ease of operation and control. Benchmarked against conventional as well as zero tailswing models, we know from your feedback that these minis can more than compete, particularly when it comes to stability and power. If tailswing is of...

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Operator comfort The 801 CTS range and 8020 CTS high-back seat and optional suspension seat give real support Ample foot space and reduced noise levels improve comfort further ZTS models feature one of the largest cabs/canopies for their machine sizes Efficient heating systems and air conditioning options give complete comfort Lifting the control pod on all models isolates the joystick servo controls for safer access In a machine class renowned for cramped conditions, you’ll find the JCB mini excavator operator environment a welcome change, with all cabs designed to provide the maximum space...

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MINI EXCAVATOR | COMFORT

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All-round visibility Large glass area on all machines improves all-round visibility Slimline boom on the 801 CTS range and the 8020 CTS offers excellent visibility to the bucket at all angles ZTS machines offer excellent all-round visibility An improved view of the right track increases safety 8025–45 ZTS hose routing on top of the boom also enhances visibility To improve all-round visibility and safety on the 8014–20 CTS, we have maximised the glass area, particularly in the roof screen. You’ll also find that there is minimal obstruction from the structural columns, and thanks to the narrower...

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MINI EXCAVATOR | VISIBILITY

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Complete, precise control The 801 CTS range, 8020 CTS and 8025–35 ZTS valve-block technology makes for smoother, more accurate operation Proportional auxiliary controls allow for precise attachment operation on the foot pedal 8025–45 ZTS and 8050 RTS/ZTS slew and boom offset can be controlled simultaneously for faster machine positioning 8040 and 8045 ZTS load-sensed hydraulics improve performance and fuel efficiency Straight-line tracking lets you easily operate the excavator end whilst travelling for safe operation If the view outside the mini cabs is superb, the view inside is even better,...

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MINI EXCAVATOR | CONTROL

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Build quality 801 CTS and 8020 CTS excavators 3mm pressed steel rear engine bonnet protects against inevitable impacts 8025–45 ZTS and 8050 RTS/ZTS hoses routed on top of the boom for damage protection Quick release couplers on auxiliary pipework prevent oil leaks and contamination Simple design and durable components ensures reliability is built-in JCB is world-renowned for engineering expertise. So it comes as no surprise that, while these machines are small, they’re also extremely tough. With the 8014–20 CTS these machines boast a cast slew frame which provides the main structure with great...

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MINI EXCAVATOR | QUALITY

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Superb service access Easy access to all service points and 500-hour service intervals 8014–20 CTS tilting cab gives effortless access for in-depth maintenance Plastic moulded fuel tank results in longer working hours 8025/30/35 ZTS removable floorplate gives access to slew motor and hydraulic valves 8040–45 ZTS and 8050 RTS/ZTS feature removable floor plates to access hose connection point under cab floor makes replacing hoses simpler In direct response to customer requests, all JCB mini excavators now boast unrivalled access for easier servicing, along with increased service intervals to 500...

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MINI EXCAVATOR | SERVICE ACCESS

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8014, 8016, 8018 and 8020 CTS Compact size and reduced tailswing are perfect for confined areas CTS design offers improved stability and dump heights give added productivity Unique cast slew frame is stronger and more robust Repositioned engine eradicates counterweighting for a lighter machine Reduced transport weights allow you to easily tow* the machines on a trailer * Depending on local regulations/machine specification, trailer and attachment configurations. Packed with sophisticated performance features, these minis come in a compact package, perfect for confined areas. The 8014 CTS is an...

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8025, 8030, 8035 ZTS and 8026 CTS 8025 ZTS and 8026 CTS can be transported on a trailer* Undercarriages are matched to the dig envelope for stability and performance Undercarriage and dozer blade design keep debris from building up and impeding performance Excellent tracking speeds, traction and tractive effort Optional hose burst check valves allow lifting over 1 tonne * Depending on local regulations/machine specification, trailer and attachment configurations. In the 2.5 to 3.5 tonne sector JCB offers the customer a choice of either true zero tail swing - for added safety in confined spaces;...

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8040 ZTS, 8045 ZTS, 8050 RTS/ZTS 34kW (46hp) engine) – excellent power for this class of machine Optimum track footprint for good all-round stability and least-effort spin turning 400mm rubber tracks make good contact with the ground for best traction and a smooth ride Curved dozer profile stops material building up and impeding performance Single-acting (optional double-acting) auxiliary pipework to the dipper for powering attachments The JCB 8040 ZTS, 8045 ZTS and 8050 RTS/ZTS feature a 34kW (46hp) engine, making these machines very powerful for this class of excavator. All this power is transferred...

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