Jcb 3cx

[mowingjamie]

Looking into a 1999 project 12 jcb 3cx. What's the chances I could run a pan mixer off the hydraulics? Maybe on the front forks and plumbed into the 4 in 1? 

 

Would love to be able to rig some sort of flail mower too? On the back arm or front bucket/forks? Any ideas much welcomed! 

 

Cheers Jamie.

[PeteB]

A 1999 project? A few other people will have had the steel out of her! She should run a cement mixer okay but why? I wouldn't bother with a flail, I doubt she will have the power or flow for that. Stick to what they were designed for imo.

[mowingjamie]

33 minutes ago, PeteB said:

A 1999 project? A few other people will have had the steel out of her! She should run a cement mixer okay but why? I wouldn't bother with a flail, I doubt she will have the power or flow for that. Stick to what they were designed for imo.

Just trying to find a machine that will cover most of my needs. Jcb 3cxs good powerful digger, front loader, forklift.... be nice to be able to have one machine. Ie if it could run a pan mixer for me it would be ideal. The other option is to run a tractor and trailer and a 360 excavator. PTO the pan mixer and front loader on the tractor but this all comes in at cost. The jcb cx is a bit of a compromise but for what I do it's fine.

[swinny]

An old 3cx is purely a yard machine I say. 

 

If you want production and efficiency you'd have to be tractor trailer and excavator (though the tractor would run a hedge trimmer fine)

[topchippyles]

I had a 3cx as my first machine but found it slow and bulky 

[roseyweb]

You’d need to plum a direct to tank in off the 4in 1 which is no big job, 

 

I run a old Massey digger which is like a 3cx, good yard Machines I wouldn’t want to rely on it to make a wage, finds. A new place to leak hydraulic from everyday