JCB V MERLO | JCB 42.7 AGRI XTRA | MERLO 42.7 | WHAT'S THE BEST TELEHANDLER? | HYDRAULIC BOOM RACE!

[@matthopper7411]

Merlo for me, team green!!!!

[@samtindall6707]

I've got both if you spent a week to get used to the merlo you would sell the jcb and buy a second merlo

[@jasdunlop9907]

We used to run merlo but after changing to a jcb equivalent there's no match .less fuel 2/3 less in the day .better working invitoment better heater/ Aircon and quieter . Jcb all the way .

[@filippochionetti5030]

Merlo is the best!!! Trust me

[@JonDingle]

When the two machines were side by side, you can see an important diference, one that beats the hydraulic speed and leaves the Merlo at a serious disadvantage. The difference? Height from the ground and therefore centre of gravity and stability. The JCB is a what looks like a good six inches lower. JCB over the rest every day.

[@grahamimms3847]

Ground clearance is not translated to a higher centre of gravity. The Merlo uses Drop portal axles designed for ground clearance. the rest of the machine is actually lower thanks to the height of the boom mounting, lower engine and driveline mounting. Overall the Merlo is a more compact machine with lower COG, But with the added plus of better ground clearance! I say it's a win for the Merlo.

[@Liam-fp5oy]

Hey man when are you planning on streaming next as i really enjoy tunning in awesome video btw.

[@newerafarmer]

Should go back to streaming after harvest, tempted to jump straight into fs22

[@jamiebyrne3119]

Jay what’s your fave tho?

[@newerafarmer]

Its difficult as I've driven JCB's for years but.... I'm going to say Merlo.

[@jamiebyrne3119]

@@newerafarmer to be fair they are solid machines

[@obfarming6224]

Merlo are good but wouldn’t look past the jcb

[@newerafarmer]

Yeah i would say most people would choose JCB. Its nice to see the other colours do well though!

[@jeffreyhill1011]

I have a 2020 JLG 1075 but Im not in farming. I have it for use around the house and contracting. Telehandler was the only piece of equipment I kept after I "retired" at 40 after a most fortuitous large financial windfall (won 8 figures in the lotto). So I decided to take my 6,000 acres outside of the medium sized city I live near and make it my paradise. I can run full off grid if needed/wanted and I get to play with my handler all day long! I wish I had looked around a bit more though, I'm not disappointed but I could maybe have done better not picking JLG and going with JCB or Merlo but I don't even know off the top of my head if they are in the states. I use mine at least 3 days a week for some random project and my 16&17 year old daughters aside from loving machining and woodworking, started their own re saw business in 2019 when they were 14&15 now they make enough money they bought a brand new fully loaded F250 and also their own 2019 used cars. They use the handler all the time with the grapple for moving logs. They want to start some livestock and I think they will find a use for the handler there as well

[@Jopoilija]

How abbot massey telehandler

[@johnquinn7630]

Can suspension is supposed to seize up after 2500 hrs

[@newerafarmer]

Can confirm it doesn’t… i know of loads of 4/5/6000 hour Merlos with working suspension

[@samtindall6707]

Mine never has in 5000 hours

[@neilbowness6074]

What’s the ticket price difference?

[@newerafarmer]

Couldn’t tell you in all honesty

[@dennis657]

You want a nice john deere 3200 telehandler

[@newerafarmer]

Dont make them like that anymore 👍

[@אמיררמות]

Weidemann is no .1

[@callumangel6560]

Kramer is better 👍