JCB mini additions

10 April 2024

JCB is expanding its range of compact excavators with the launch of two 2.5-tonne platform machines.

The 25Z-1 is a zero tail swing model that replaces the 8025 ZTS, while the 26C-1 is a conventional counterweight replacement for the 8026 CTS.

The 25Z-1 (shown above) tips the scales at 2550kg while the 26C-1 weighs in at 2675kg. With an overall width of just 1500mm, either machine can be towed behind a van or a 4×4 vehicle on a 3.5-tonne trailer.

The machines share the design and styling of JCB’s larger 3.5-tonne 'next generation' models, with pressed steel bodywork and a cast counterweight. The two machines have the same cab structure, which has flat glass and steel panels, while the door locks back within the profile of the counterweight to prevent damage when rotating.

Both models have an EU Stage V compliant Kohler diesel engine that develops 18.4kW (24.7hp). JCB says that a new type of variable displacement, load-sensing electro-proportional hydraulic pump is incorporated to allow all engine power to be used by the hydraulic system, without lugging down or stalling.

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