Safe lifting with a backhoe, or any machine, starts with knowing the weight of your load and the capacity of the machine. But if all you have is a backhoe’s maximum rated lift capacity, you really ...

Today's backhoe-loaders come in a variety of sizes and capacities and are offered with numerous options, but before choosing one for your fleet, you need to consider the needs and experience level of ...

In the mid 1960s, when building Blue River Dam on its namesake river in the Cascade Mountains east of Eugene, Ore., Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co. chose some rather unusual machines for the ...