In June 2019 JCB set a new British speed record for tractors with its high-speed Fastrac tractor.
The tractor notched up 166.73kmh (103.6mph) at Elvington Airfield, near York, with motorbike racer and lorry mechanic Guy Martin behind the wheel. It smashed the previous 87.27mph record set in March 2018 by Top Gear’s Track-Tor.
The record-breaking tractor was powered by JCB’s 7.2 litre, 6-cylinder DieselMax engine produced at the factory in Derbyshire. Capable of delivering 1,000hp and 2,500Nm of torque, the Fastrac had its aerodynamics enhanced with the help of Williams Advanced Engineering.
JCB's first rotating telescopic handler.
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