{"id":4958,"date":"2014-11-21T14:10:39","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T18:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4958"},"modified":"2024-01-11T14:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T20:38:00","slug":"jcb-backhoe-gt-has-a-supercharged-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4958","title":{"rendered":"JCB Backhoe GT with a Supercharged V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4961\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4961\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4961\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=4961\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/JCB-Backhoe-GT-with-supercharged-BBC-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"JCB Backhoe GT with supercharged BBC V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;JCB Backhoe GT with supercharged big-block Chevy V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/JCB-Backhoe-GT-with-supercharged-BBC-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C671&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4961\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/JCB-Backhoe-GT-with-supercharged-BBC-V8-01.jpg?resize=625%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"JCB Backhoe GT with supercharged big-block Chevy V8\" width=\"625\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/JCB-Backhoe-GT-with-supercharged-BBC-V8-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C671&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/JCB-Backhoe-GT-with-supercharged-BBC-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C394&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/JCB-Backhoe-GT-with-supercharged-BBC-V8-01.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/JCB-Backhoe-GT-with-supercharged-BBC-V8-01.jpg?resize=624%2C409&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/JCB-Backhoe-GT-with-supercharged-BBC-V8-01.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>JCB&#8217;s Backhoe GT is labeled the fastest backhoe in the world. The custom tractor is powered by a supercharged big-block Chevy V8 capable of 1,000 horsepower. The vehicle is able to reach 120 mph but only needed 70 mph (116.8 kph) to break the record in Australia. JCB further improved performance by reducing the tractor&#8217;s weight. It is made from aluminum and a lighter steel chassis. This is the first time we heard about this project but JCB has been building the GT in one form or another for 20 years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/t_zjMHlseQM?si=1_7-JCW58p3PMv3z\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/7wjZfXlG3IY?si=ew5XCVwoxh33BHmr\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cofMHFdFSCw?si=gFNhjTbwaMWoDJR6\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/As_PtkVH1Xs?si=LCW7OhrMhgGnjo6C\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farminglife.com\/news\/farming-news\/video-jcb-gt-crowned-the-fastest-digger-1-6429348\">Farming Life<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JCB&#8217;s Backhoe GT is labeled the fastest backhoe in the world. The custom tractor is powered by a supercharged big-block Chevy V8 capable of 1,000 horsepower. The vehicle is able to reach 120 mph but only needed 70 mph (116.8 kph) to break the record in Australia. JCB further improved performance by reducing the tractor&#8217;s&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4958\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">JCB Backhoe GT with a Supercharged V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[222],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tractor"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":110097,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110097","url_meta":{"origin":4958,"position":0},"title":"JCB GT Backhoe with a Supercharged V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The JCB GT is the Guinness World Record holder for fasted backhoe with a speed of 72.58 mph (116.82 km\/h). 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