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 ...

When your business hinges on a single machine, it's essential that it be configured to do just about anything its user asks of it. This is certainly true for the Case 580 Super M backhoe loader owned ...

The BL60 and BL70 backhoe-loaders are powered by 83- and 90-hp turbocharged diesel engines. Curved S-style booms provide 14-ft. 9-in. dig depths 5,295- and 7,619-lb. loader lift capacities 16,564- and ...

The backhoe loader has a material-handling bucket at the front and an excavating tool (backhoe) at the rear. Most use two large wheels at the rear of the chassis to power the vehicle, and two smaller ...

Kubota's B26 is the only backhoe in the 25-horsepower range that can be bought with a bucket thumb and auxiliary hydraulics. Tables: B26 Backhoe-Loader vs. 25-horsepower Range Kubota replaced its ...

A lighter-weight backhoe digging arm has been added to Bobcat’s skidsteer and tracked loader attachment range to improve stability when in transport mode. The new backhoe comes in four models – a ...

A series of photographs originally circulated online in January 2009 supposedly show the aftermath of a backhoe operator who started digging without following proper safety procedures and struck a ...