John O’Groats to Lands End Landshuttle record in JCB 3CX (Landshuttle) 1989

“When JCB Excavators built 3CX Sitemaster no 345377 in January 1989, little did they realise that this machine would twice hold a World Record. Delivered to HE Services on 24th February 1989 ready for adaption, it was destined to find its’ way to John O’Groats in April of that year prepared for the drive down to Lands End. On 14th April 1989, the machine, now known as The Landshuttle, driven by Hugh Edeleanu, set off for Lands End, where it arrived 34 hours and 15 minutes later, on the 16th April, after setting a world record for the fastest journey by a mechanical excavator. For the rest of the year it led the HE Services’ JCB Stunt Team at numerous County and Agrticultural shows. In 1990 it appeared again at shows from the Isle of Wight to Brecon, leading the Stunt Team. In 1991 it was back to leading the Stunt Team. 1992 saw yet another year of Stunt Team appearences. In 1993 as it entered its’ fourth year of service, after the end of yet another Stunt Team season, it was retired gracefully to the roof of the display area at the Company’s Head Offices then based at Snodland in Kent. Such was the demand for the Stunt Team, that the Landshuttle was brought out of retirement for yet another season of shows. October 1994 saw the Landshuttle again retired to an elevated postion onto the roof of the Company’s new offices at Strood. During this period of retirement, both Caterpillar and Case claimed to have beaten the record set in 1989, however reseach brought to light that …
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