Telehandler · price guide 2026
JCB 525-60 Price — What It's Really Worth
A used JCB 525-60 is currently listed in Australia at $62,242–$113,025 — typical asking $72,000, from 6 listings. Sold-price ranges publish here the moment enough verified sales clear our data gate — until then, this is the live asking market, labelled plainly.
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The 525-60 is JCB's compact Loadall, sized to work where full-height telehandlers cannot — inside sheds, between buildings and on tight residential sites. In Australia it turns up with builders, landscapers, farmers and hire fleets, most often in Hi-Viz trim with its low boom pivot and good all-round visibility; Agri-spec units appear occasionally. Used stock spans earlier-emissions builds through to late-model Stage V machines with the Kohler-based JCB engine, and the wide spread in asking prices reflects that: age, hours and ex-hire history move the money more than options do. Supply on the east coast and in South Australia is steady but thin, so clean, low-houred units sell quickly and rarely discount. Inspect boom wear pads, confirm the load-moment indicator works, and verify hours against service records — ex-hire stock can carry hard, undocumented use.
Price by Year & Hours
Advertised asking ranges from public Australian listings, verified 5 July 2026. Negotiated sale prices typically land below these figures.
| Model year | Hours | Low | Typical | High | Spread | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2018 | 1,500-2,999 hrs | $64,495 | $69,000 | $72,000 | 3 | |
| All years | All hours | $62,242 | $72,000 | $113,025 | 6 |
What Moves the Price
Attachments included
Pallet forks, a bucket and a jib turn one machine into three. Telehandlers sold bare sit at the low end of the range.
Low hours for age
Farm-owned machines with light annual hours out-price the same year out of a hire fleet — the meter tells the story.
Lift height & capacity
Value tracks the lift-height and capacity class. A machine at the small end of its class competes with cheaper size brackets below it.
Tyres & boom wear
Four worn tyres on a telehandler are a big-ticket item, and slop in the boom sections gets quoted before anything else.
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Pre-purchase inspection checklist
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How we price. Current ranges on this page are compiled from genuine on-model asking listings on public Australian marketplaces — attachments and wrong-model results are filtered out by hand. Sold-price ranges are published per model as verified sales clear our data-density gate. Prices are estimates, not valuations or financial advice. Full methodology →