“JCB skid steer range is the safest in the world.”

Jasmeet Singh,
Head Corporate Communications ,
JCB India
Designed and built for maximum performance and output, JCB skid steers offer the best in class fuel efficiency.

Today customers require equipment that is productive, safe, and versatile. In an industry where space and maneuverability comes at a premium, JCB’s skid steer loader range, the JCB Robot has carved a niche. “Given its compact size and its unique zero turning radius feature, the Robot is highly versatile machine and is designed to perform in restricted areas effortlessly,” says Jasmeet Singh, Head Corporate Communications, JCB India. Excerpts from the interview.

What is the range offered by JCB in skid steers?
Presently we offer two ‘Made-in-India’ variants – the Robot 135 and the Robot 155. With an average of 60% better visibility, and with entry and exit from the left side of the machine, JCB skid steer is the world’s safest. Designed and built for maximum performance and output, the two world class variants – the 135 and 155 offer the best in class fuel efficiency and give maximum return with lowest cost of application. Its unmatched structure and design helps machine perform in tougher applications as well.

What are the key features you offer in your range of skid steer loaders?
JCB skid steer loader is a compact, versatile and maneuverable machine that not only offers high productivity, but also leads in performance in segments where space is a constraint. Moreover, with its ability to enter narrow lanes and its unique zero turning radius feature, this versatile machine is designed to perform in restricted areas effortlessly. A joystick based machine, JCB skid steer loader is best suited for applications like urban rejuvenation and municipal solid waste management projects. In an industry where space and manoeuvrability comes at a premium, JCB’s Skid Steer Loader fits the bill perfectly. Given its compact size and its unique zero turning radius feature, this versatile machine is designed to perform in restricted areas, effortlessly.

JCB Robot comes with best in class fuel efficiency and is designed to give maximum return with lowest cost of application. This machine is designed to give maximum return with lowest cost of maintenance – comes with 1 year and 2000 hrs of warranty. JCB skid steer is overall 20% more productive and equipped with 7% higher lift height. Its unmatched structure and design helps machine perform in tougher applications as well. Its advanced fuel filtration system designed to work with poor quality fuel. It is a perfect example of unmatched strength, durability and performance.

What are the features that make your range safer machines?
JCB skid steer range is the safest in the world as it comes with a unique side door entry. This enables the operator to enter the machine from the side in a conventional manner. In addition, the machine offers 270-degree visibility which is 60% more than the products presently available in the Indian market. JCB skid steers come with three emergency exit options with Servo Isolator switch for operator safety.

With the single design power boom, the operator has excellent visibility on the left and right side. It has ROPS & FOPS level-1 certified as the standard.

Could you elaborate on the cab design and its impact on operator’s efficiency?
Operator’s comfort and safety are of paramount importance and JCB India has made significant advancements in product design to enhance operator productivity. JCB offers the world’s safest skid steer loaders with a unique single loader arm layout of the machine.

JCB skid steers in particular offers 46% more cab volume and capacity. Their class leading cabin space with low effort servo controls and unmatched comfort makes operators more productive at all times. The pressure sealed cab and low effort controls are some of the ergonomically designed features to ensure operator comfort. Operator friendly joystick controls which enable the user to operate a wider variety of hydraulically driven attachments aid productivity. Its tilting cab design enables easy access for better machine servicing. It is a perfect example of unmatched strength, durability and performance.

What are the attachments on offer?
To make the machine even more versatile, JCB offers a wide range of attachments such as industrial grappler, industrial fork, muck fork and grab, shovel, dozer blade, snow blower, rock breaker, and sweeper collector thus, further enhancing its productivity. The range of 25 attachments makes the JCB Robot a one-stop-solution machine for any application.

What is the market trend and what are the growth drivers?
Skid steer loaders as a concept are gaining popularity as the material handling segment grows however; there is a considerable opportunity owing to a significant increase in the number of urban rejuvenation projects. As building of urban infrastructure gains momentum there will be a need for modern material handling equipment.
Today, customers require equipment that is productive, safe, and versatile and JCB skid steer perfectly fits the bill. Skid steer is ideal equipment in the material handling applications where there is a requirement of lifting, placing and handling material and also that of maneuverability and productivity.

Government’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan is another key growth driver for this multi-utility product. Given its versatility and higher loading output, skid steer is also being used in wide range of applications such as agriculture, industry, construction and maintenance. Its compact size can provide enhanced mobility in projects that include multi-level parking.

Skid steer loaders are best suited in applications where space is a restriction or in situations where frequent
changes of attachment are required to suit a wide range of applications. Thus, as modern infrastructure or other best practices in other segments are introduced, skid steer loaders will find a lot of utility.

How productive, fuel-efficient are skid steer loaders compared to other compact equipment?
Equipment in the compact segment is used for different applications depending on their strength and functionality. Machines productivity and fuel efficiency is primarily related to the application it is being used in. JCB skid steer loaders find great utility in material handling applications along with many others and they are known for offering best-in-class productivity and fuel efficiency.

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