JCB Wheel Loaders from Scot Agri

The right JCB wheel loader comes down to two things: how much material you move each day, and how much room you have to work in. Scot Agri supplies the range in three sizes.

Compact (2.7 to 5 tonnes): the JCB 403, 403 Plus, 403E and 406. Small enough for older sheds, narrow doorways and livestock buildings, they suit daily feeding, bedding, mucking out and general yard work. The 403E is fully electric for working indoors.

Mid-size (5 to 10 tonnes): the JCB 407, 409, 411, 417 Agri and 413S. With more power (64 to 150hp) and bigger shovels (0.8 to 1.6m³), they suit livestock and mixed farms moving feed, silage and muck in larger volumes and loading trailers around the yard.

Large (11 to 20 tonnes): the JCB 419S, 427, 437, 435S and 457S. With shovels from 1.6m³ up to 3.3m³, they are built for high-volume work on bigger arable and dairy units, such as filling grain stores, working silage clamps and shifting muck in quantity.

Our team can look at your daily workload and yard layout and point you to the right size.

Start with why you are buying: which job will the machine do most, and what matters most to you, speed, reach or versatility?

Wheel loader: best when the main job is moving loose material fast and repeatedly, such as grain, silage, muck and feed. Articulated steering, quick loading cycles and large shovels (up to 3.3m³ on the 457S) make it the most productive choice for high-volume bucket work.

Telehandler (JCB Agri Loadall): best when the work is varied and needs height and reach, such as stacking bales, handling pallets and feed bags, loading over trailer sides or reaching into buildings. Lift heights run up to 9.8m, and quick attachment changes let one machine cover many jobs.

Telescopic wheel loader (JCB TM range): the middle ground. It pairs a telescopic boom with a wheel loader's articulated steering and speed, so it handles bulk loading well while adding the height to stack and fill high-sided trailers. The range runs from the TM110 to the TM420S, lifting up to 4,100kg to 5.45m.

If most of your day is bucket work, a wheel loader is the natural fit. If reach and variety matter most, look at a telehandler. If you need a bit of both from one machine, a TM is worth a look.

JCB wheel loaders are versatile because the loader arms, hydraulics and hitch are designed around changing the tool on the front. With the right attachment, one machine can move from shovel work to pallet handling in minutes.

Hitch system: most models use the JCB hydraulic quickhitch. It is standard on the compact 403, 403 Plus, 403E and 406 and on the 407 and 409, and available as an option on the 411, 417, 413S, 419S, 427 and 437.

Quicker changes: hydraulic pin locking makes swapping attachments quick and efficient, so the machine spends more time working.

Safer for operators: an in-cab quickhitch isolation system prevents attachments from being released by accident.

Wider choice: the 407 and 409 can be specified with a Zettelmeyer or skid steer style quickhitch, and the quickhitch on the 419S is designed to take aftermarket attachments too.

Attachments: general purpose shovels (with teeth or a reversible toe plate) and pallet forks on a fork frame are available across the range. Parallel lift geometry on the compact models and HT versions keeps forks level through the lift, which helps when handling pallets and bags.

Talk to your local depot about which attachments suit your model and your jobs.

Yes. The JCB 403E is a fully electric compact wheel loader, part of JCB's E-Tech range, built for enclosed spaces like livestock buildings.

Zero emissions: no exhaust at the point of use, so it can work inside buildings without fumes.

Low noise and vibration: just 69dB at the operator's seat, with vibration kept to a minimum as there is no engine.

Flexible charging: a 20kWh lithium-ion battery charges from mains power through the on-board charger, around 8 hours for 20 to 80% at 230V, which suits overnight charging. An off-board fast charger takes it from empty to full in under 2 hours.

Less servicing: the electrical components are maintenance free, which means less time on routine servicing.

Compared with the diesel 403, the 403E is very similar in size and weight (2,729kg against 2,682kg), carries a larger 0.5m³ standard shovel and offers comparable tipping loads. The difference is how it is powered, with no fumes, less noise and less maintenance.

It suits feeding and bedding in livestock sheds, work in enclosed buildings, and early morning or late jobs close to houses or animals.

JCB farm wheel loaders from Scot Agri range from 2,682kg on the compact JCB 403 to 19,551kg on the JCB 457S.

Compact, 2,682 to 5,020kg: the JCB 403 leads this range, alongside the 403 Plus, 403E and 406.

Mid-size, 5,210 to 9,602kg: the JCB 417 Agri leads this range, alongside the 407, 409, 411 and 413S.

Large, 10,998 to 19,551kg: the JCB 457S is the flagship, alongside the 419S, 427, 437 and 435S.

JCB quotes wheel loader lifting capacity as full turn tipping load, the weight at which the machine would start to tip with its steering fully turned. Across the range this runs from around 1,000kg on the 403 to 10,468kg on the 457S: roughly 1,000 to 3,250kg for compact models, 3,326 to 6,042kg for mid-size models, and 7,716 to 10,468kg for large models.

JCB LiveLink is JCB's telematics system, letting you monitor and manage your machines remotely, online, by email or by mobile phone.

What it tracks: location, usage and idle time, fuel consumption, machine health, error codes and safety alerts.

Service reminders: issues and service reminders are logged as soon as they happen, so small problems can be dealt with before they become costly downtime.

Security: location tracking adds security, and may even help reduce insurance costs.

Fleet view: the LiveLink Fleet portal and JCB Operator app bring machine data and operators' daily checks into one place.

It varies by model and range. LiveLink is standard on our larger wheel loaders, including five years of LiveLink on models such as the 411, 417 and 413S, but only optional on some of the smaller compact models. Check with your local depot for details on your machine of choice.

Yes. Scot Agri offers flexible ways to buy and look after a JCB wheel loader.

New and used: we supply the JCB agricultural wheel loader range new, alongside used machines inspected by our engineers.

JCB Finance: flexible finance through JCB Finance, including hire purchase. Offers change regularly, so speak to your local depot about what is currently available.

Trade-ins: we welcome trade-ins and part-exchange, putting the value of your current machine towards your next one.

Servicing: factory-trained engineers and genuine JCB parts, with service contracts tailored to how hard your machine works.

We cover Scotland and the North of England from 11 depots: Forfar, Perth, Glenrothes, Huntly, Kelso, Dumfries, Carlisle, Alnwick, Carnforth, Newcastle and Muir of Ord.