Closing Recommendation
Both machines sit in the same compact class, so choose by the kind of work you take and what you count at the end of the month. Take the JCB NXT 145 Quarry Master when your work is quarry, light mining and bulk loading, because the bigger bucket and longer reach move more material per pass and cover a wider face without shifting the machine. Take the Tata Hitachi ZAXIS 140H Ultra when your work is building foundations, drains and road shoulders and you run long daily hours, because it uses less diesel, places the bucket more exactly so there is less hand correction afterwards, and its AC cabin keeps the driver working through the afternoon. So match the machine to your work: NXT 145 Quarry Master for quarry and bulk loading, ZAXIS 140H Ultra for neat construction work and lower fuel cost.