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A total of 70 limited edition 70th Anniversary 3CX PRO and 4 CX PRO machines will be made.
JCB celebrates 70 years of manufacturing its iconic backhoe with the introduction of the Platinum editions of the 3CX and 4CX models.
Company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE invented the backhoe concept and the first JCB model was manufactured in 1953 after combining a light backhoe with a Major Loadall loader tractor. He created, for the first time, a single machine that combined a front shovel and a rear excavator arm.
Although it took JCB 20 years to build 50,000 backhoes, under the leadership of JCB chairman Anthony Bamford, more than 900,000 have now been manufactured.
JCB has been the world market leader in backhoe loaders for almost 25 years and today they manufacture the iconic machine in the UK, India and Brazil. A total of 70 limited edition 70th Anniversary 3CX PRO and 4 CX PRO machines will be made.
Bamford said: “The backhoe is an incredibly versatile machine and thanks to continuous innovation and evolution, it remains as relevant today as the day it was invented. The JCB backhoe remains one of the pieces of equipment most popular building materials in the world, and it has a very exciting future ahead of it.”
Platinum Edition models will have servo excavator, Powerslide, air conditioning and two-way auxiliary flow hydraulic controls. The machines will also have limited-edition platinum decals and platinum-colored grille and wheel badging. The cabin will have an embroidered graphic on the carpet and upgraded seat material with 70th anniversary branding, along with a center steering wheel cover with the 70th anniversary logo.
Each machine will also have a special plaque and customers will receive a special platinum gift pack with the backhoe.
Over the past seven decades, JCB has continued to develop and improve the backhoe concept, with turbocharged engines, powershift transmissions, four-wheel drive and extendable loading arms. The machine has increased appeal, with the launch of the 1CX miniature, the 3CX Compact all-wheel drive and the larger 4CX and 5CX wheeled machines.
For more information, visit www.jcb.com.
Employees celebrate the 70th anniversary of the JCB backhoe.
