- Fuel
- Diesel
JCBHEAVY_MACHINERY
1552015–2024
A well-supported compact loader for the contractor who specifically needs a skid-steer rather than a backhoe.
- 🇺🇸 North America
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- 🇪🇺 Europe
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Fuel
- Diesel
Overview
What this generation is, and who it suits.
The JCB 155 is a compact skid-steer loader from JCB's side-entry skid-steer family, notable for its single-arm 'Powerboom' design that lets the operator enter through a side door rather than climbing over the attachment. It is a jobsite utility machine — loading, grading, material handling — rather than a headline excavator or backhoe.
In Sri Lanka, JCB's long-established dealer presence is the decisive advantage for any machine wearing the badge: parts, service engineers and operator familiarity are all far easier to come by than for obscure import brands. Skid-steers themselves remain a niche here compared with backhoe loaders, so used examples are uncommon and often arrive as reconditioned imports. For contractors who genuinely need a compact loader with attachment flexibility, a supported JCB is the low-risk way to get one.
Pros & cons
What's good
- Side-entry single-boom design improves operator safety
- Backed by JCB's established local dealer network
- Versatile attachment options for a compact machine
What to watch
- Skid-steers are niche in Sri Lanka, so used stock is thin
- Less all-round capability than a backhoe loader for the money
- Resale pool is small
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Trims & specs
One card per trim, with the spec spread across every year it was sold.
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Frequently asked questions
Why choose a skid-steer over a backhoe loader?
A skid-steer is smaller, more manoeuvrable and quicker to swap between attachments like buckets, forks and sweepers. If your work is confined-space loading and handling rather than digging, it is the more efficient tool.
Is JCB parts support good in Sri Lanka?
JCB has one of the strongest construction-equipment dealer operations in the country, with genuine parts and trained service support. That backing is a major reason to prefer it over unsupported grey-import machines.
