Backhoes tend to be smaller and have a front loader in addition to a bucket arm. Meanwhile, excavators are typically more ...

A backhoe loader can make short work of any larger-scale earthmoving project, but renting one from a major retailer like Home ...

Mastering the backhoe-loader is a big job because it is really two machines in one. A good operator can improve productivity by employing many of the same principles that make excavators and wheel ...

There are a few key yet simple operational tips that every operator can use to get more uptime, better results and even increased safety with backhoe operation. In the most basic sense, a ...

Chances are, you don't need a backhoe you can keep in your backyard, but for those that do, Harbor Freight's towable backhoe ...

Backhoe-loaders have been a time-honored tradition on construction sites for many years. But with the introduction of specialized equipment for digging and a greater diversity of attachments for ...

The trusty backhoe loader is next to join today's list of high-tech earthmovers. Top: New loader can be ordered with advanced electronics. (Photo by Tudor Hampton for ENR.) Soon, Caterpillar Inc. will ...

Industrial equipment — skid-steer loaders, wheel loaders, excavators and backhoes — has become agriculture’s mechanical equivalent of a utility player. Planters, combines and sprayers are ...

Backhoe loaders, once the victims of cannibalization from compact excavators and skid steers or compact track loaders—and perhaps thought to be relegated to being a niche machine for municipalities ...