The commentary is by the legendary journalist, broadcaster & food writer Derek Cooper...Many Thanks for posting this JCB, wonderful to hear Derek's distinctive tones again... 👌😊👍
Great film.Brings back good memories for me. I drove my uncles 807b in summer 1981and I can still hear the sound of its Perkins engine. These machines were ahead of their time when it came to service access just like the later 814 super.Always had jcb machines for my business and own a js220 plus at the minute. It's getting hard to find these machines in scrap yards so thanks for posting this.
Moved from the uk to south Australia 4 years ago and growing up with the JCB brand in the 70s 80s have some great memories operating there older machines but to my amazement they are becoming a strong brand here with a large HQ so nice to see lots of there new equipment around to give there competitors a run 👍
As a wee boy in 1979, we had a burn run at the back of our primary school in Kilwinning. It flowed between our school and a field we called the horsey field which you had to run through to get to McGavin park. The local builder (Palmer brothers) had an 807, and it was tasked with digging up the horsey field and clearing the burn. It never used a ditching bucket or basket, but a standard digging bucket. Our drinks can and crisp packet races along the burn were never the same after!
Alas, it was short lived as priestman brothers had the vc15 with a longer reach and auto counterweight, ideal for river work. The weak point for both machines was the dipper arm pivot to boom connection, just not strong enough. Good film with the man from tomorrow’s world voice over.
The best thing Deere ever did was partnering with Hitachi Construction Machinery for re-badging their excavators... I think they will regret ending this partnership...
I drove a 806 brand new in March- May 1979 Dowsetts M20 Ashford, Kent. good machine, but the tail swing was terrible as when you swung round the counterweight was always wanting to knock down something.
Bloody awful machines drove 814's on quarry work where they bust on the slew ring, on forestry with harvester heads where they didn't have enough grunt at all. Drive JS 150's which we're a bit crude. The JS 130's and above were bloody great tho.
People still make long-reach lgp/waterway machines, including amphib varients too. Waterways management has acknowleded that it's not all about dredging though. Sometimes it's money of course, but faster flow causes excess erosion and potentially greater downstream flood issues too. Do an image search for "long-reach lgp" and you'll see the evolution of this machine type to todays units...
The commentary is by the legendary journalist, broadcaster & food writer Derek Cooper...Many Thanks for posting this JCB, wonderful to hear Derek's distinctive tones again... 👌😊👍
You are right. His voice was a regular in broadcasting.
The operator was told he would be in the movie, so he wore a Tie.
Great film.Brings back good memories for me. I drove my uncles 807b in summer 1981and I can still hear the sound of its Perkins engine. These machines were ahead of their time when it came to service access just like the later 814 super.Always had jcb machines for my business and own a js220 plus at the minute. It's getting hard to find these machines in scrap yards so thanks for posting this.
Moved from the uk to south Australia 4 years ago and growing up with the JCB brand in the 70s 80s have some great memories operating there older machines but to my amazement they are becoming a strong brand here with a large HQ so nice to see lots of there new equipment around to give there competitors a run 👍
Mr JCB Colin Bond operating along with another of my demo mates Roger Austin, great days 👍
I wonder where this was filmed.. lovely old film
As a wee boy in 1979, we had a burn run at the back of our primary school in Kilwinning. It flowed between our school and a field we called the horsey field which you had to run through to get to McGavin park. The local builder (Palmer brothers) had an 807, and it was tasked with digging up the horsey field and clearing the burn. It never used a ditching bucket or basket, but a standard digging bucket. Our drinks can and crisp packet races along the burn were never the same after!
I had this model as a toy when growing up. Should be in my attic somewhere hopefully!
There were some JCB 805 (powerslides) and 807 models here in BC Canada in the 80's,but never saw or heard of the 806
This is a quite a peaceful workday
That sure does bring back memories, We had an 805 that I learned on and I have just bought an 814
I have an 814 grey cab. Lumbering old dinosaur but still goes at 15k hours.
Nice one peter 👍 it's good to know she still going at 15k mine has 9k on it
Brilliant watch, made my day cheers ❤
This is amazing to watch! Would love to see more :)
Alas, it was short lived as priestman brothers had the vc15 with a longer reach and auto counterweight, ideal for river work. The weak point for both machines was the dipper arm pivot to boom connection, just not strong enough. Good film with the man from tomorrow’s world voice over.
I run a volvo 220el, it is amazing how far excavators have come since then. All though john deere excavators still haven't advanced beyond this point.
The best thing Deere ever did was partnering with Hitachi Construction Machinery for re-badging their excavators... I think they will regret ending this partnership...
I think this needs showing to the environment agency, they seem to have forgotten how to dredge rivers 🙁
My first company I worked for had an 814 , not seen any of them in years
I drove a 806 brand new in March- May 1979 Dowsetts M20 Ashford, Kent. good machine, but the tail swing was terrible as when you swung round the counterweight was always wanting to knock down something.
The design wouldn't look out of place today.
operator is well dressed, tie included...
Just like his machine
A lot of men wore shirt and tie no matter what the work was
This was before Water Voles had more "SAY" than than Humans looking after the Countyside !
Looks like it could be using 3c tipping link/fitment
Cool machine...but why does tearing the life out of the river bed save it...
Would love to run one.
Super
The kids in Skipton played on them
Bloody awful machines drove 814's on quarry work where they bust on the slew ring, on forestry with harvester heads where they didn't have enough grunt at all. Drive JS 150's which we're a bit crude. The JS 130's and above were bloody great tho.
Shows how wrong they were back then. River shouldn't "run free".
😎😎😎👍
What an ecological destruction disaster.......and then farmers got hold of them and 500yr old hedgerows were history
Wank off some where else!
JCB supports brexit fiasco lol.
Your brexit fiasco is not paying off
Sadly these machines aren’t built anymore,and rivers aren’t cleared anymore🥲
People still make long-reach lgp/waterway machines, including amphib varients too. Waterways management has acknowleded that it's not all about dredging though. Sometimes it's money of course, but faster flow causes excess erosion and potentially greater downstream flood issues too. Do an image search for "long-reach lgp" and you'll see the evolution of this machine type to todays units...
Look up priestman VC 20 one of the very best long reach excavators ever made