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Looking to improve comfort and convenience when scraping out cubicle sheds, one Somerset dairy farmer opted for JCBs 403 compact loader, adding a range of attachments to make the most of the compact materials handling solution. Geoff Ashcroft reports.

Featuring a new cab with lower noise levels, greater comfort and dramatically improved overhead visibility, JCBs latest Series III Loadalls promised many improvements. But do these improvements actually make a difference? Simon Henley visits a dairy farm in Somerset to find out.

One of the first JCB TM420 telehandlers to roll off the Staffordshire production line has been earning its keep with a Somerset dairy farm, having clocked more than 800 hours in just seven months.

Featuring new cabs and greater lift capacity, JCB has been busy re-developing its range of Agri-spec Loadall telehandlers.

Leicestershire farmer and contractor John Pierce of Morgan-Agri Contractors, was one of the first UK farmers to buy JCBs 531-70 Loadall AgriPro DualTech VT.

Building on what the TM320 achieved, JCB has launched new model of pivot steer telescopic handler, the TM420.

First previewed at the SIMA machinery show in Paris earlier this year, we catch up with JCBs new 419S wheeled loader for a test drive.

Aiming to increase flexibility with increased reach and lift height, JCB has launched a telescopic version of its skid steer loader. Richard Bradley put the firms Teleskid through its paces.