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On test: JCB 403E. All electric possibilities?

Is electric power a sustainable alternative for a compact loader on a livestock farm? James Huyton put JCB鈥檚 latest all-electric 403E on-test to see how it performed.

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Equipped with 1,270kg lift capacity, a lift height of 2.7m and a bag lifter to boost reach, the 403E made light work of loading fertiliser into a precision drill.
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Equipped with 1,270kg lift capacity, a lift height of 2.7m and a bag lifter to boost reach, the 403E made light work of loading fertiliser into a precision drill.

With diesel-powered vehicles falling under increasing environmental scrutiny, we tested JCB's latest all-electric compact loader to find out how it compares to its diesel-power counterpart. To compare...

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