JCB 25Z
The JCB 25Z is a mini excavator from JCB. It weighs 5,622 lb and digs 9′ 3″ deep. Listed with zero tail swing.
JCB 25Z specifications
- Operating weight
- 5,622 lb (2,550 kg)
- Maximum digging depth
- 9′ 3″ (2,820 mm)
- Engine power
- 24.7 hp (18.4 kW)
- Fuel
- Diesel
Features
| Hydraulic thumb | Not listed by JCB |
| Side swing boom | Not listed by JCB |
| Retractable tracks | Not listed by JCB |
| Pilot joystick controls | Not listed by JCB |
| Zero tail swing | ✓ Listed |
| Quick coupler | Not listed by JCB |
| Auxiliary hydraulics | Not listed by JCB |
| Enclosed cab | Not listed by JCB |
Engine certification
JCB does not state an engine certificate for this machine. How to check one →
Before you buy
At 5,622 lb, the JCB 25Z on a typical equipment trailer puts about 6,800 – 7,800 lb behind the tow vehicle, to be checked against the vehicle's towing rating and the trailer's gross weight rating. Towing a mini excavator: trailers, ratings and licences →
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Machines like the JCB 25Z, compared
4 machines with a weight and digging depth close to the JCB 25Z are listed from $18,999 (Typhon Terror X2 Storm) to $45,713 (Kubota U27-4), 2.4 times as much.
| Machine | Brand | Operating weight | Dig depth | Rated capacity | Engine | Features | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JCB 25Z | JCB | 5,622 lb | 9′ 3″ | 24.7 hp | Zero tail | ||
| Kubota U27-4 | Kubota | 5,624 lb | Kubota D1105 · 20.8 hp EPA ✓ | Pilot controls, Zero tail | $45,713 | ||
| CASE CX26C | CASE | 5,523 lb | Kubota D1305 · 24.8 hp EPA ✓ | Zero tail | |||
| Wacker Neuson EZ26 | Wacker Neuson | 5,412 lb | 9′ 2″ | Yanmar 3TNV80F · 19.6 hp | Zero tail | ||
 Rippa R350 | Rippa | 5,747 lb | Kubota | Swing boom | |||
 Typhon Terror X2 Storm | Typhon | 2.5 t class | 9′ 0″ | Kubota V1505 · 24.8 hp EPA ✓ | Swing boom, Retractable tracks | $18,999 | |
 AHM AY-25J | AHM | 2.5 t class | 9′ 0″ | 992 lb | Perkins · 25 hp | Cab, Swing boom, Pilot controls | $26,600 |
 AHM AY-25 | AHM | 2.5 t class | 9′ 0″ | 772 lb | Perkins · 25 hp | Swing boom, Pilot controls | $26,000 |
| Volvo ECR25D | Volvo | 5,490 lb | Volvo D1.1A · 20.9 hp |
Chosen by operating weight and digging depth within about a quarter of this machine's, closest first. US prices published by each brand.