JCB wins order for further 1,000 backhoes in Brazil
11 March 2013
JCB has won a £40 million (US$ 60 million) order to supply 1,000 of its 3C backhoe loaders to Brazil's Ministry of Agrarian Development.
The order comes after JCB Brazil successfully supplied more than 1,000 backhoes last year to the same customer as part of the first phase of the development of rural roads.
JCB 3C backhoe loaders are 6.5 tonne class machines, powered by 63.4 kW diesel engines. Standard models provide a backhoe with a 3.2 m load height and 4.4 m dig depth, and a 0.96 m3 bucket capacity loader that can reach to 810 mm.
JCB said the latest 1,000 machines would be manufactured at its new factory in Sao Paulo, which opened in September last year. However, transmissions and axles will be supplied by JCB Transmissions in Wrexham, UK, while 12,000 hydraulic cylinders will be supplied by JCB’s global headquarters in Rocester, UK.
The new machines will be delivered throughout 2013 and put straight to work improving rural roads to ensure food gets to market much quicker.
JCB CEO Alan Blake said, “We are delighted to have secured the tender for a second year running. It is huge testament to the quality and versatility of JCB’s backhoe loaders and it’s fantastic to win an order of this size as we celebrate 60 years of backhoe loader production this year.”
As part of the deal JCB will also provide training for machine operators as well as maintenance and technical support.
