Provided by dealership Gunn JCBGT Access’s brand-new fleet consists of S1932E, S2632E, S2646E, S3246E, S4046E and S4550E designs with platform heights covering from 5.71 to 13.8 metres.
GT Access sales director Steve Moody stated:”JCB‘s advancement of these brand-new direct electrical drive designs offers our consumers several advantages over hydraulic motor makers. Clients choose the electrical drive designs generally due to 2 aspects; increased performance throughout the day in addition to improved gradeability when increasing slopes– so we are positive the brand-new devices will show popular.
“We likewise selected to buy these brand-new JCB scissor raises based upon the dependability and resale worths of the initial JCB hydraulic drive devices we bought 5 years earlier, along with the exceptional brand that JCB have in the UK. The older makers have actually likewise provided us exceptional ROI [return on investment] As being really dependable and looking in great condition for their age.”
Electric drive motors change the hydraulic drive motors on the brand-new JCB designs, with as much as 53% longer run time on a single battery charge, according to the maker. The electrical motors likewise declare increased torque to the wheels and as much as 25% gradeability, making it simpler to drive on slopes and to pack up truck ramps.
Established in 1982 by Geoff Till, GT Access runs a fleet of more than 3,000 makers from 12 depots around the UK. In 2022 it turned over ₤ 22m and made a pre-tax revenue of ₤ 1.6 m
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