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    Chains - front, rear or both axles?

    JCB 3CX with 4wd and LSD.. but last winter I got into a few slippery areas where I packed down snow and it wasn't fun. I'm trying to figure out if its cheaper to chain up the backhoe this winter, or just pay someone to plow the driveway. Front axle chains are ~$450, rear axle $600 (ie...
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    Conicidence that unplugging the JCB Livelink ECU solved my missing signal fault codes?

    Went to startup my JCB 3CX after sitting for 2 weeks (when it ran fine), and it threw a bunch of fault codes (no oil level data, engine power data missing, water in fuel sensor missing data, etc). I checked all the connections to the engine ECU, nothing out of order. Traced some wiring to under...
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    Time for a hydraulic fluid change?

    This is what my hydraulic fluid in my JCB 3CX backhoe looks like. It came from Florida, where I am sure it was run in high-humidity and rainy conditions alot. Has ~2200 hours on it, and I don't have service history so assume its original... Should fluid look like this? Ie, can I run it...
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    JCB 3CX Maintenance / Consumable parts and cross reference

    Seeing as it it took me a bit to get oriented on finding cross reference parts and fluids/filters... This is a living doc of the filters/fluids for my 2016 JCB 3CX backhoe: https://greenacreslimited.notion.site/Consumable-Parts-aa13d6c81d80428da86cc15c1bc04e70 Happy to take feedback on what is...
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    JCB 3CX play/loose in loader arm/ram - how bad?

    Hi folks - learning alot here, but just can't find the right search terms to see if there's prior art on what I'm asking... thanks for any guidance on my confusion below :-) I picked up a 2016 JCB 3CX with 2200hrs... runs good, did some snow plowing with it after an oil change and checkout...
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    JCB 3CX Engine block heater location/install?

    First time poster, near-term reader - lots of good info here that helped me find my backhoe.... I picked up a previous-life-Sunbelt JCB 3CX (2016) that lived in Florida. T4 engine - per JCB site its - "JCB 4 Cyl Elec Engine (UN3/GB3, T4i, T4F, CEV Stage-IV <55kw)" Now that its 2 miles above...
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