JCB launches new single drum soil compactors
Following the launch of the VM118D, Europe’s first 12-tonne single-drum soil compactor powered by a Stage V engine last year, JCB has unveiled the larger VM128D and VM138D. Weighing in at 12.1-tonnes and 13.2-tonnes respectively, the two larger models share much of their modular design with the 11.9-tonne VM118D. However, while the lighter model uses a 55kW JCB 430 diesel engine, the larger compactors are powered by JCB’s 448 diesel, delivering 97kW of power. The soil compactors drive through a four-mode traction system, delivering work, travel, gradient and padfoot settings. Continue reading JCB launches new single drum soil compactors at Industrial Vehicle Technology International.
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Following the launch of the VM118D, Europe’s first 12-tonne single-drum soil compactor powered by a Stage V engine last year, JCB has unveiled the larger VM128D and VM138D. Weighing in at 12.1-tonnes and 13.2-tonnes respectively, the two larger models share much of their modular design with the 11.9-tonne VM118D. However, while the lighter model uses a 55kW JCB 430 diesel engine, the larger compactors are powered by JCB’s 448 diesel, delivering 97kW of power.
The soil compactors drive through a four-mode traction system, delivering work, travel, gradient and padfoot settings.
