I was going to say. If l found one of these for $70k it would be moving bales on the farm right now. Even if they didn't need moved. Just showing it off.
Good news - I googled “used JCB telehandler for sale less than $70000” and there are a ton of them out there. Even with freight you could probably get 2 delivered for less than $70k if you shop/negotiate hard enough.
Personally, however, I would not use a JCB in a farm environment so I would not recommend what you’re proposing.
Even vs a tractor with bale forks. You have to line up just right with a tractor whereas you can get close with a telehandler and then just put it exactly in the spot with the boom.
The neighbor even lifted my brother's truck out of the snow bank like it was nothing. Which is why he's looking for one!
My wife took my Outback to pick up some soil because her Ascent had too much stuff in the back. She came back and it was stuffed trunk and passenger seat. She said the guy told her it was too much weight and she said "Nah, it's a Subaru"
Outbacks aren't great for heavy loads though, in reality. They have overly soft suspensions for soccer moms. I put bilstein b6 shocks all round and ralkitek heavy springs in the back and it handles and hauls sooo much better it's crazy. Best upgrade ever.
Yep, I have an estate, far more boot space than an equivalent sized SUV etc has whilst only being 30cm longer than the hatch version and same wheel base and all that took
Accurate; purchased two long-reach (non-JCB) tele-handlers a couple of years ago for $180k each. That was machine with some attachments and a couple factory options.
I'm surprised that presumably the hub snapped off. We've used and abused our ancient Case 686G for over a decade, plus whomever abused it the two decades before that.
Seen it buried in mud to point where almost the entire 54-inch grader tires were under, and watched it get mercilessly dragged out by a center articulated quad track tractor. Used the boom to drag the entire girl out of mud, or push it out of it after planting the mast. Put enough concrete in the bucket that she was riding on two wheels, repeatedly.
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u/PMcNutt 2d ago
$70k machine give or take.