Specification sheetIssued 4 November 2026
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JCB 540-170
JCB's figures for the 540-170 from its Gulf Loadall brochure (Qatar dealer, Tier 3 build). Lift figures are with the standard carriage and forks.
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- Lift height
- 54.8 ft
- lift capacity
- 8,818 lb
- forward reach
- 41 ft
- Operating weight
- 26,588 lb
- Overall height
- 8.8 ft
- Overall width (over tyres)
- 8 ft
- Inside width of cab
- 3.1 ft
- Front track
- 6.2 ft
- Wheelbase
- 9 ft
- Overall length to front tyres
- 16.7 ft
- Overall length to front carriage
- 20.9 ft
- Ground clearance
- 1.3 ft
- Front wheel centre to carriage
- 6.4 ft
- Rear wheel centre to rear face
- 5.5 ft
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
Dimensions
- Width, stabilisers fully deployed
- 11.6 ft
- Outside turning radius, over tyres
- 13.5 ft
Weight
- Operating weight
- 26,588 lb
Lift, stabilisers down
- Lift height
- 54.8 ft
- Max lift capacity
- 8,818 lb
- Lift capacity to full height
- 5,512 lb
- Max forward reach
- 41 ft
- Lift capacity at full reach
- 1,323 lb
- Reach at max lift height
- 6.7 ft
Lift, stabilisers up
- Lift height, stabilisers up
- 38 ft
- Lift capacity to full height, stabilisers up
- 3,307 lb
- Max forward reach, stabilisers up
- 29.7 ft
Engine
- Engine
- JCB DIESELMAX, Tier 3
- Gross power (at 2,200 rpm)
- 100 hp
- Max torque (at 1,300 rpm)
- 378 lbf·ft
- Optional engine
- 97 kW (130 hp), 550 Nm
Transmission and brakes
- Type
- Torque converter, 4-speed powershift
- Top speed (33 km/h optional)
- 18 mph
- Service brakes
- Oil-immersed multi-disc, front and rear axles
Hydraulics and tyres
- System pressure
- 3,771 psi
- Max pump flow
- 90 + 72 L/min
- Tyres
- 15.5/80-24
Service capacities
- Fuel tank
- 38.6 US gal
- Engine oil, with filter (15 L to the dipstick maximum, 12.5 L at the minimum)
- 4 US gal
- Cooling system (Fill no faster than 6 L a minute)
- 5.8 US gal
- Transmission, refill (Wet fill; 17 L on SE-engine machines with the 4-speed gearbox; dry fill 23 L (19 L))
- 5.5 US gal
- Front axle housing
- 4.7 US gal
- Front hubs (each)
- 0.5 US gal
- Rear axle housing
- 5 US gal
- Rear hubs (each)
- 0.5 US gal
- Hydraulic tank (Nominal tank capacity; fill with all rams closed and watch the sight glass)
- 47.6 US gal
Service intervals
- Engine oil and filter (Every 250 h in arduous work or on 20% biodiesel)
- 500 hours
- Water separator fuel filter
- 500 hours
- Engine fuel filter
- 1,000 hours
- Air filter (outer) (More often in dust)
- 1,000 hours
- Air filter (inner)
- 2,000 hours
- Coolant
- 2,000 hours
- Transmission oil
- 1,000 hours
- Transmission filter (First at 100 h)
- 500 hours
- Axle oil
- 500 hours
- Hub oil (First at 100 h on hubs with oil-immersed brakes)
- 500 hours
- Hydraulic oil (Sample, then change)
- 2,000 hours
- Hydraulic filter (Canister filter; first at 100 h)
- 500 hours
- Brake fluid
- 2,000 hours