JCB
JCB 4TS-8T Teleskid
The JCB 4TS-8T is the most powerful Teleskid ever built, launched in April 2026 with a 109 hp 4.4L EcoMax engine and a telescopic single-arm PowerBoom that reaches a 15-foot hinge pin height - unmatched by any compact track loader. It lifts 3,999 lbs, reaches over 8 feet forward, digs 3 feet below grade, and runs up to 42.3 GPM of Super Flow hydraulics.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓The 15-foot hinge pin height is untouchable in the CTL world - no conventional track loader comes close, so it loads silage trucks, hoppers, and second-story scaffolds that normally require a telehandler.
- ✓The single-arm PowerBoom and side-entry door mean the operator never climbs over an attachment, with up to 60% better sightlines than twin-arm machines and a lifetime boom warranty.
- ✓The 109 hp 4.4L EcoMax hits Tier 4 Final with no DPF, so there are no regen interruptions and less emissions plumbing to maintain.
- ✓It retains full hydraulic flow at full boom extension - up to 42.3 GPM Super Flow at a selectable 3,300 or 4,000 psi - so attachments keep working at height and reach.
- ✓It digs 3 feet below grade and reaches over 8 feet forward, letting one machine handle work that normally takes a CTL plus a mini excavator.
- ✓The 3,999 lb retracted capacity is genuinely big-frame CTL territory, not a compromise for the telescoping ability.
- ✓The cab is up to 33% larger than competitors, with a heated air-suspension seat, 7-inch touchscreen, Bluetooth, and switchable ISO/H-pattern electro-hydraulic controls.
- ✓It's built in Savannah, Georgia, and JCB's telehandler heritage - it invented the category - shows in the boom engineering.
Cons
- ✗Capacity falls to 1,878 lbs at full boom extension, so the spectacular reach numbers come with real load planning requirements.
- ✗At $112,000-plus to start it's one of the most expensive compact loaders on the market, and the price climbs fast with Super Flow and options.
- ✗It launched in April 2026, so long-term durability of the bigger telescoping boom is unproven and early buyers carry that risk.
- ✗13,000 lbs of operating weight before attachments demands serious truck-and-trailer capacity that many compact fleets don't have.
- ✗The telescopic boom adds wear items - slide pads, internal hoses, extension cylinder - that fixed-boom machines never need serviced.
- ✗JCB's compact dealer network trails Bobcat, Cat, and Deere in coverage, a bigger concern on a specialized flagship than a commodity machine.
- ✗The left-side door is the only way in, so tight parking against that side locks the operator out.
- ✗Resale is uncertain because the used market for large telescopic-boom skid loaders is essentially brand new.
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