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 ...

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 ...

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 modern backhoe-loader traces its lineage to a hydraulic digging attachment developed in the late 1940s Some basic concepts that still survive today were developed during this same time period.

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 ...

Despite taking a serious hit in sales during the economic downturn in recent years, and despite having its job-site presence challenged by the likes of mini-excavators, large skid steer loaders, and ...

A four-wheel drive compact tractor loader backhoe is designed for general construction, landscaping, utility and other small to mid-size earthmoving applications, offering Allmand Bros. Inc.’s ...

MARAWI CITY—Jelbin Darantinao maneuvers the backhoe into position on a site marked for digging—not for canals or road projects that he had been doing for 12 years for the Lanao del Sur provincial ...