Help with year of JCB

[Rumrunner64]

Hi
Do any of you know the year of this JCB 3 mark 3? Serial 128995.
This is the first time I have tryed to post a picture, I hope it works.
Thanks Rob

[mambo]

1978ish. Nice looking machine you have there.

[Markpj]

Does look good although I really don't like it when people park the back bucket like that. I'm not even sure why

[mambo]

Does look good although I really don't like it when people park the back bucket like that. I'm not even sure why

What about how mine is parked?

[Joes1989]

I have to admit I dont like the bucket curled in to be parked!!! Always feel like its going to damage a ram or something stupid! Haha I park my track machine at work like you park your 3d mate so that's fine in my eyes lol

[grant]

I wouldn't leave mine like that can't have the tipping link getting scratched now.although saying that if my machine is sat for a week it curls right round on its own so I leave it sat with the bucket opened right up

[essexpete]

That does look very tidy, is it a torque con or manual?

[Rumrunner64]

That is the way the old owner had it parked, in his add to sell it. I did not think it was the best way to park it. But who am I to tel a 85 year old farmer, how to do something. I paid 5K CDN for her and she is being delivered tomorrow. I will need to try to adjust the brakes, they are a bit week. I guess it is a torque con. There is no clutch. This will be a learn as you go for me, as I an a carpenter not a operator.

[Markpj]

Does look good although I really don't like it when people park the back bucket like that. I'm not even sure why

What about how mine is parked?

Haha, yeah I actually like it parked like that. Again, I couldn't tell you why. I'd love to own a JCB one day. Has been a dream of mine since I was a kid.

Anyway, wasn't meaning to have a go at the parking tactics of you Rumrunner64. I've always wondered why certain JCB owners have a preference for parking in certain ways.

[essexpete]

That is the way the old owner had it parked, in his add to sell it. I did not think it was the best way to park it. But who am I to tel a 85 year old farmer, how to do something. I paid 5K CDN for her and she is being delivered tomorrow. I will need to try to adjust the brakes, they are a bit week. I guess it is a torque con. There is no clutch. This will be a learn as you go for me, as I an a carpenter not a operator.

If it is the T/con don't be surprised by a fair delay between selecting fwd or rev.