JCB launches its largest tracked excavator with 52-tonne 520X

JCB's 520X is its largest X-Series tracked excavator to date (Image courtesy of JCB) JCB’s 520X is its largest X-Series tracked excavator to date (Image courtesy of JCB)

UK-based construction equipment manufacturer has launched its largest X-Series tracked excavator to date.

The 52-tonne 520X will be the first X-Series model to be sold globally and was showcased at last week’s Heavy Equipment Connect 2026 show in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, as the OEM launched a non-legislated emissions format in the Middle East.

The new machine is powered by a six-cylinder Cummins X12…

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