Adjustments to the Ecu production usual EN474 2022: Portions 1 and six got here into power on 1st February 2025. Phase 1 now calls for all front-mounted dumpers with an running weight of greater than 4.5 tonnes to have a complete cab to give protection to the operator within the tournament of a rollover or falling gadgets (another way referred to as ROPS and FOPS).
Phase 6 now calls for web site dumpers with a system weight of greater than 3.5 tonnes and as much as 4.5 tonnes to have rollover coverage.
Further EN474 adjustments that got here into power in February come with a bubble inclinometer as usual, to forestall the operator exceeding the utmost protected slope, rear view mirrors and a entrance digicam.
JCB’s new 6T SiteSafe ROPS dumper has a most system weight of four,500kg and subsequently meets the EN474 revisions with a rollover bar.
The ROPS construction options huge opening gates to each side of the system, with heavy-duty latches. The design permits three-points of touch when mountaineering onto or leaving the system. The gates additionally supply further operator balance when traversing tough flooring and there’s no affect to all-round visibility, JCB says.
“Some producers’ designs don’t be offering a lot operator coverage, whilst others have huge pads that considerably limit visibility to the aspect and rear,” mentioned a JCB spokesperson.
“Having a just right view of those spaces is important when riding a dumper thru cones, poles or previous different automobiles, so we made up our minds that our design needed to care for the outstanding all-round visibility of a standard ROPS dumper, whilst maximising protection.”
The 6T SiteSafe ROPS dumper is powered through a 55kW (74hp) JCB DieselMAX diesel engine, that has been paired with a JCB SS670 4-speed synchroshuttle transmission. The transmission boasts a forty five% shorter equipment lever throw, 35% much less moving power and as much as 80% much less equipment lever play than the former style, JCB says.
“Some producers have moved to a hydrostatic transmission on higher dumpers, however the parasitic lack of a hydrostatic machine leads to lowered efficiency,” mentioned JCB. “Maximum shoppers nonetheless just like the simplicity and function of a gearbox and torque converter, as that is simple to carrier and has nice efficiency on and off-road, together with up and down steep inclines and thru deep dust, the place hydrostatic transmissions might combat.”
The 6T SiteSafe ROPS dumper is to be had with a Swivel Tip, permitting the system to tip to each side, or the SiteSafe Entrance Tip skip, which gives higher visibility than a standard entrance tipping style, because of its decrease total skip top.
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